Palestinian Territories – AFP The killing of Hamas leader Saleh Al Arouri will intensify the resistance of Palestinians, say people interviewed by AFP in Rafah. Mahdi Abou Muhamaad is a young resident of Rafah. He thinks the assassination will intensify the Hamas resistance “because al-Aruri is a man of stature. His assassination is not ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A prominent economist says Israel is heading towards a recession because of the uncertainties surrounding its war on Gaza. “I think that most chances are that this will be a recession and might be a deep recession too because the amount of uncertainty in our life is still there,” said Joseph Zeira, a […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Fayza Abdul Aziz, 11, and Mira Ayash, 8, two Palestinian girls who were injured in separate Israeli attacks in the southern Gaza Strip, are currently hospitalized at the Gaza European Hospital in Khan Younis City. The scenes of the Israeli bombardment haunt the girls in the form of “terrifying nightmares...
BEIRUT (AA) – The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon has voiced deep concern over possible escalation of hostilities after the assassination of Hamas’ deputy chief Saleh al-Arouri in Lebanese capital Beirut Tuesday evening. The escalation could lead to “devastating consequences” for people on both sides of the Blue Line, ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Two Israeli ministers have rejected US criticism of their calls for expelling Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said 70% of Israelis support a “humanitarian solution” for encouraging the emigration of Gazans. “Two million people [Palestinians in Gaza] wake up every mornin...
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AA) – A representative of the March 30 Movement in the Netherlands says he has filed a criminal complaint against five Dutch citizens serving in the Israeli army, accusing them of complicity in crimes in Gaza. “We are filing complaints in local courts here against Dutch, Belgian, French and Austrian citizens...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel is holding secret talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo, urging the Central African country to take in Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, the Israeli media has reported. According to the Times of Israel news website, Israeli officials held talks with officials in DR Congo and other African nations to accept [...
ANKARA (AA) – France’s President Emmanuel Macron has urged Israel to avoid escalation, “particularly in Lebanon,” following the Israeli drone strike in Beirut which killed a top Hamas figure. According to a statement by Elysee Palace, Macron held a phone call with Benny Gantz, former Israeli defense minister and war cabinet m...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli military confirmed on Wednesday the death of a person held by Hamas during a rescue attempt in the Gaza Strip. Sahar Baruch was killed during an operation by special forces to rescue him in the Gaza Strip on Dec. 8, the Israeli public broadcaster KAN reported. “Representatives of the Israeli […]
Lisbon, Portugal – AFP EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Wednesday said the international community had to “impose” a solution to the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians. “What we have learned over the last 30 years, and what we are learning now with the tragedy experienced in Gaza, is that the sol...
