Jerusalem, Undefined – DECEMBER-AFP The Israeli army said Wednesday that 115 soldiers have been killed so far in its offensive against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. It said 10 soldiers died in fighting in the north of the territory on Tuesday, the deadliest day for the military since the ground assault began on October […]
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel came under pressure Wednesday from its allies over its war in Gaza, with key backer the United States criticising its bombing in response to the October 7 attacks as “indiscriminate”. The United Nations General Assembly also overwhelmingly backed a non-binding resolution demanding an immed...
BEIRUT (AA) – Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah said Wednesday that one of its members was killed in a clash with Israeli forces. In a statement, the group said that the fighter was killed near the border between Lebanon and Israel. Tensions have flared along the border between Lebanon and Israel amid exchanges of fire between [&hellip...
GENEVA (AA) – UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Wednesday opened the Global Refugee Forum with a call for an “immediate and sustained humanitarian cease-fire” in Gaza. “A major human catastrophe is unfolding in the Gaza Strip, and so far, the (UN) Security Council has failed to stop the violence,”...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – At least 87 journalists have been killed in the ongoing Israeli military campaign in the Gaza Strip since October 7, the government media office in the besieged Palestinian enclave has said. In a statement, the office said the latest fatality was Abdulkarim Oda, who was killed in an Israeli attack. […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – There has to be a cease-fire in Gaza as soon as possible and some international powers should enter Gaza for it to happen, says an Israeli journalist and author. Gideon Levy came to the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul to attend TRT World Forum 2023, where he shared his views about the war […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – Israel will not allow the establishment of a Palestinian state, an Israeli minister has said, after US President Joe Biden warned that Israel is losing global support over its “indiscriminate” bombing of Gaza. “We respect and cherish the President of the United States, Joe Biden, who went out of his wa...
ERBIL, Iraq (AA) – Israeli security forces have finally admitted that only 10%-15% of the Palestinians they recently detained were actually affiliated with Hamas. Photos of these detainees showing them in handcuffs and stripped to their underwear had recently made headlines, arousing grave concerns about human rights abuses. In addition,...
United Nations, United States – AFP The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a non-binding resolution Tuesday demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza — a call the paralyzed Security Council has so far failed to make, piling pressure on Israel and the United States. The body, which includes all 193 UN member natio...
LONDON (AA) – The European Union has expressed concern over controversial Israeli projects in Jerusalem, saying they threaten to permanently change the character of numerous holy sites of the Abrahamic faiths. In a statement, the Office of the European Union Representative (West Bank and Gaza Strip, UNRWA) expressed concern over projects...
