Tel Aviv, Israel – AFP US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Friday Yemen’s Houthi rebels are a “threat to freedom of navigation to commercial shipping”, after the Iran-backed group claimed a series of attacks. “The United States is working with the international community, with partners from the region ...
Washington, United States — AFP The United States has told Israel of its “concerns” about the mounting civilian casualties in Gaza, the White House has said. President Joe Biden — who has been Israel’s strongest support and ally — warned Israel on Tuesday it could lose support over “indiscriminate bomb...
ANKARA (AA) – The US has asked Australia to join a maritime task force in the Red Sea to stop the Houthi group’s targeting of Israeli vessels, local media said on Thursday. Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said Canberra is considering the request by Washington but that the focus is on naval efforts closer to […]
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel came under pressure Wednesday from its allies over its war in Gaza, with key backer the United States criticising its bombing in response to the October 7 attacks as “indiscriminate”. The United Nations General Assembly also overwhelmingly backed a non-binding resolution demanding an immed...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Israel will not allow the establishment of a Palestinian state, an Israeli minister has said, after US President Joe Biden warned that Israel is losing global support over its “indiscriminate” bombing of Gaza. “We respect and cherish the President of the United States, Joe Biden, who went out of his wa...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz to take “affirmative steps” to de-escalate tensions in the West Bank while also reiterating that Israel must take “all possible measures” to avoid civilian harm. In a phone call, Blinken and Gantz discussed ongoing effort...
NEW YORK (AA) – The UN has said that it is “very concerned” over a report suggesting that Israel used US-supplied white phosphorus munitions in an attack in southern Lebanon. Asked by the media about the report by The Washington Post, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said he does not have any information to confirm. “W...
ANKARA (AA) – Democrat lawmaker Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has slammed the US government for vetoing a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, calling the move “shameful.” “The Biden Admin can no longer reconcile their professed concern for Palestinians and human rights while also s...
ANKARA (AA) – Popular US Senator Bernie Sanders has said that it would be “irresponsible” for the US to provide an additional $10 billion in military aid to Israel to sustain its “war against Hamas”. Sanders made the remarks while appearing on the CBS News program Face the Nation, according to The Hill news outlet. […]...
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP The World Health Organization’s executive board on Sunday adopted a resolution on tackling the worsening health situation in the Gaza Strip, calling for immediate and unimpeded humanitarian access. After the UN Security Council declined Friday to demand a cease-fire in Gaza, the 34 countries on the WHOR...
