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ANKARA (AA) – Three people, including a woman, were killed and six others injured in a shooting attack in Jerusalem on Thursday, Israeli Channel 12 reported. Earlier on Thursday, Israel’s Broadcasting Authority said two people were killed and seven others injured in the attack. In an earlier statement on X, the Magen David Adom res...
JERUSALEM (AA/AFP) – A truce between Israel and Hamas was extended on Thursday just before it was due to expire, the two sides announced, with mediator Qatar reporting it would continue for one day under the same conditions that saw prisoners exchanged. Majid Al-Ansari, spokesperson for the Qatari Foreign Ministry, told Qatar’s official ...
MADRID (AA) – The general secretary of Spain’s left-wing Podemos party has criticized the international community for its silence in the face of Israel’s “attempt to exterminate” the Palestinian people. Speaking at an event for the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People organized by Podemos in the capital...
BERLIN (AA) – The West German city of Bochum has suspended an award ceremony for German-British author Sharon Dodua Otoo because of her links to a group supporting a boycott of Israel. “At its meeting on November 10th, the eight-member jury voted for Sharon Dodua Otoo as the winner. It has recently become known that […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – At least 44 Palestinian journalists are held in Israeli prisons, and 29 of them have been arrested since October 7, a local journalists group has said. In a statement, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) said: “The Israeli occupation forces released 12 of the detained journalists after serving various terms.”...
Ankara, Turkey — AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has branded hardline Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “the butcher of Gaza” and accused him of spawning anti-Semitism across the world. Erdogan has lashed out repeatedly at Israel for the scale of death and destruction caused by its war on Gaza launched on O...
JERUSALEM (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel late Wednesday to discuss the possibility of extending a pause in Israel’s war in Gaza. The Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper said this is Blinken’s fourth visit to the country since the outbreak of fighting on Oct. 7. He was expected to meet with top […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has called on media outlets to increase their presence in the Gaza Strip and view the extent of destruction caused by Israel in the enclave. “We call on journalists and international media agencies to intensify their presence in the Gaza Strip to see the extent […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G-7) nations have voiced support for again extending the current pause in Israel’s war against Gaza, stressing the need to protect civilians. In a joint statement, the diplomats from G-7 nations said every effort must be made to ensure humanitarian support for civilians, ...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany’s former President Christian Wulff has warned of growing anti-Muslim and Ialamophobic sentiments in the country, calling for a stronger stance against the xenophobic and racist propaganda of right-wing extremists. “Some still blame Muslims for completely different problems that have nothing to do with Muslims,” Wulf...
