GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – At least 16 Palestinians, including six children, have been killed on Saturday in Israeli airstrikes on the northern and central Gaza Strip. Medical officials have confirmed that the children alongside three Palestinians lost their lives when Israeli forces bombed the Mashharawi family home in the Al-Tuffah ne...
President Donald Trump “fully supports Israel” as it renews attacks on Gaza, the White House said on Thursday. Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt blamed Hamas for Israel’s renewed violence and said Trump wants all Israeli prisoners returned. She said Trump backs Israel’s military and resumption of attacks which have killed more than 700 Pales...
A U.S. judge has blocked the deportation of Badar Khan Suri, an Indian Muslim student at Georgetown University. Suri was detained by U.S. immigration agents earlier this week. Authorities say Suri is promoting Hamas and antisemitism on social media. Suri is doing PhD research on peacebuilding in Iraq and Afghanistan. The university says it re...
President Donald Trump has set a two-month deadline for Iran to agree on a new nuclear deal. Axios reports Trump’s letter to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei outlined the ultimatum. Khamenei dismissed the move as “bullying tactics.” Iran’s Foreign Ministry confirmed the letter is under review, with a response being drafted...
With nearly two million people facing complete food insecurity, Gaza has officially entered the first phase of famine. The World Food Program reports that no food supplies have entered Gaza since March 2. Israel continues to block border crossings for both humanitarian and commercial goods. Palestinian media office chief Ismail Thawabteh desc...
The Trump administration has detained Indian Muslim scholar Badar Khan Suri for supporting the cause of Palestine. Authorities say the postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown University is being deported over alleged ties to Hamas and spreading antisemitic propaganda. The Department of Homeland Security claims Suri’s activities pose a threat t...
Mass protests have erupted worldwide following Israel’s resumption of violence on Gaza, which has left more than 450 Palestinians dead, including women and children. From Washington to Vienna, demonstrators are taking to the streets, calling for an immediate ceasefire and an end to Israel’s violence. In Washington, free-Palestine demonstrators...
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil calls himself a “political prisoner” after being detained by U.S. immigration authorities. Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate, wrote a letter from an ICE detention center in Louisiana, describing harsh conditions. He accused the U.S. of targeting him for his activism. He was arrested M...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called on President Donald Trump to take action against Israel for its airstrikes on Gaza. These have so far killed roughly 450 Palestinians, mostly women and children. CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad condemned the attacks as genocidal and accused Israel of committing mass slaugh...
ANKARA (AA) – At least 326 Palestinians were killed and 440 others injured in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, breaking a ceasefire that lasted nearly two months, the Health Ministry said. “Many victims are still under the rubble and efforts are underway to recover them,” the ministry added in a statement. The […]