GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – At least 22 people, including four children, were killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, medical sources said. Witnesses said a drone shelled a group of civilians in Block C in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. Five people lost their lives in the attack, including four children, […]
The State Department has voiced outrage at the reported killing of a Save the Children aid worker in Gaza last weekend. The group confirmed Saturday the death of staffer Ahmad Faisal Isleem Al-Qadi in an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis. Spokesman Vedant Patel said humanitarian workers must be protected so they can safely [&helli...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Israel is constructing military bases in the central Gaza Strip, The New York Times reported citing satellite imagery and video analysis. Israeli forces have demolished more than 600 buildings in recent months to create a buffer zone. The report said troops have established a network of fortified outposts featuring comm...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Palestinian and international doctors called Tuesday for the opening of a humanitarian corridor from the Gaza Strip to enable the urgent evacuation of 25,000 patients to hospitals in East Jerusalem as Israel’s ongoing genocide has rendered most of the enclave’s medical facilities non-operational. The call came during a p...
Iran is set to implement the “hijab law,” officially known as the “Promoting Chastity and Hijab Culture to Support the Family,” on December 13. This contentious legislation prescribes fines between $71 and more than $2,000 for non-compliance with the country’s dress code. Violators who do not settle their fines wi...
BEIRUT (AA) – The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has resumed its health care services in its centers across Lebanon under a cease-fire deal with Israel reached last week. The cease-fire between Lebanon and Israel took effect last Wednesday in the hope of ending over 14 months of fighting between the Israeli army and […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz has threatened to attack Lebanese state targets if a cease-fire deal with Lebanon collapses. “There will no longer be an exemption for the state of Lebanon,” Katz said during a visit to the border area with Lebanon. On Tuesday, at least 10 people were killed in overnight ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Lebanese army forces have been redeployed in the southern city of Tyre, marking the start of its redeployment in southern Lebanon. Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) said that the redeployment was meant to maintain security in the city and its surroundings. “It signals the start of the army’s redeployment in the [&he...
BEIRUT (AA) – Israel killed at least 10 people in overnight airstrikes in southern Lebanon, marking the deadliest violations of the cease-fire agreement reached last week, the Lebanese Health Ministry said on Tuesday. A ministry statement said an Israeli strike killed six people and injured two others in the town of Haris in Bint Jbeil [...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Canada on Monday officially designated Yemen’s Ansarallah movement, commonly known as the Houthis, as a “terrorist entity” under the criminal code. “Today’s addition of Ansarallah as a listed terrorist entity contributes to our efforts in fighting terrorism globally and aligning Canada with...
