JERUSALEM (AA) – A member of Israel’s Knesset (parliament) has called for dismissing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he has become a “burden” for the state. “It pains me to say these words in the midst of the war, but it seems there is no other option,” Meirav Cohen, a member of “There is a […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – A journalist sacked by Australian broadcaster ABC allegedly for criticizing Israel’s war on Gaza says she is weighing her legal options. “This is not a win for journalism or critical, fair thinking,” said journalist and author Antoinette Lattouf, who was terminated by ABC over reported comments about Isr...
GENEVA (AA) – At least 66% of employment in the Gaza Strip has been wiped out by Israel’s military attacks since October 7, the UN labor agency has said. This is equivalent to a loss of 192,000 jobs, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said, citing a joint bulletin published with the Palestinian Central Bureau of […]
Tel Aviv (AA) – Israel’s Chief of General Staff and National Security Minister shouted at each other during a cabinet meeting, Channel 12 reported. Herzi Halevi shouted at Itamar Ben-Gvir, “Don’t threaten me,” during a weekly cabinet meeting on Monday when “the issue arose of soldiers taking control of a loudspeaker system in...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has defended the violence by illegal Israeli settlers in the West Bank. Violence by illegal Jewish settlers “is a marginal phenomenon and there is a sharp decrease in the actions of Jews against Arabs,” Ben-Gvir said during a situation assessment meeting cited by Israeli publ...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that some “external forces” are attempting to fan a fire of regional discord between Middle Eastern states by exploiting the situation in Gaza. The purpose of such actions is to “weaken countries that pursue an independent foreign policy course,” Lavrov said ...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said that “the time has come for Europeans to speak clearly and with one voice” on Israel’s brutal attacks on the Gaza Strip. “Not because the world is watching or because history will judge us … but because human beings are suffering; little children are […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israeli detainees held in the Gaza Strip fear for their lives due to Israeli airstrikes on the enclave, and have asked the Netanyahu government: “Do you want us dead?” The military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, Al-Quds Brigades, aired a video of two Israeli detainees held in the Gaza […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army has announced that a paratrooper commander was killed in clashes with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, bringing their total death toll since October 7 to 466. The army said in a statement that Major Reserve Orel Cohen, 33, of the Givati Brigade, was killed in a battle in southern […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – A UN spokesman on Wednesday voiced concern over the surging death toll in the Gaza Strip as Israel’s war on the enclave continued for the 75th day. “The number has been unacceptable and huge and sheer and whatever adjective you want to use for quite some time,” Stephane Dujarric told reporters. “...
