ANKARA (AA) – The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Friday that nine out of 10 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced in the Gaza Strip. “Families seek shelter where they can: overcrowded schools, destroyed buildings, makeshift tents on the sand or amid piles of trash,” the agency said in a statement. It stressed [&he...
LONDON (AA) – The UK has said that it would not proceed with efforts to question whether the International Criminal Court (ICC) has jurisdiction to issue arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister and defense minister, according to local media. The ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan announced in May that he had requested arrest warrants for [...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Hamas leader Mustafa Muhammad Abu Ara was killed in an Israeli prison, raising the number of detainees who have been killed since Oct. 7 to 19, Palestinian organizations involved with prisoner affairs said on Friday. “The administrative detainee Sheikh Mustafa Muhammad Abu Ara, 63, from the town of Aqaba in the...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden emphasized the need to close remaining gaps and finalize a Gaza cease-fire deal during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the White House said Thursday. During the meeting at the presidential mansion, the two leaders discussed developments in Gaza and ongoing negotiations on...
Sydney, Australia — AFP Australia has followed Europe and the United States by imposed on illegal Israeli settlers accused of “beatings, sexual assault and torture” of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced financial sanctions and travel bans on seven individuals and the Hilltop Youth ra...
ANKARA (AA) – The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has strongly criticized allowing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver a speech at the US Congress, accusing him of “distorting facts” over his war conduct in Gaza. In a statement, Hamas slammed what it said “giving him an opportunity to polish his f...
German sportswear company Adidas is under fire after dropping American-Palestinian model Bella Hadid from its retro shoe campaign. The move follows criticism from Israel due to Hadid’s vocal support for Palestinian rights. In response, Hadid has hired legal representation, and social media users are calling for a boycott of the brand. Adidas h...
The International Criminal Court has accepted 64 fillings by states, organizations and persons to intervene in Prosecutor Karim Khan’s requests to issue arrest warrants for top Israeli and Hamas officials. Among the leaders with an arrest warrant out is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The US, Palestine, Germany, South Africa, Bangla...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used a decades-old theory known as the “clash of civilizations” during his address to Congress, justifying Israel’s war on Gaza as a “clash between barbarism and civilization.” Saying he came to thank the United States on behalf of Israel, he asked for more arms for the ongoing war, which has [&hellip...
Washington, United States – AFP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed Gaza cease-fire demonstrators Wednesday and called for a global alliance against the Iranian regime he accuses of funding them, as he addressed a US Congress divided by the war. Washington has become increasingly alarmed by the humanitarian toll of Israel&#...
