JENIN, Palestine (AA) – Several Palestinians were detained by the Israeli army in Jenin city and the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank on Wednesday, amid reports of explosions and gunfire that injured six people. The Israeli forces had stormed Jenin city in the northern West Bank on Tuesday evening, besieged the Jenin […]
Brussels, Belgium – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday he would work to prolong a pause in Israel’s war against the Palestinians in Gaza on an upcoming visit to the country. “Looking at the next couple of days, we’ll be focused on doing what we can to extend the pause so that […]
Palestinian Territories – AFP Hamas is willing to extend the truce for four days and release more Israelis in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, a source close to the group said Wednesday, as mediators sought a lasting halt to the conflict. The truce is scheduled to expire early Thursday. Qatari mediators said they were working for [&he...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The UN World Food Program (WFP) has warned of the possibility of a famine in the Gaza Strip, stressing that supplies are woefully insufficient to address the hunger levels observed by WFP staff in UN shelters. “It is highly likely that the population of Gaza, especially women and children, are at high […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said “flames of war” should not be “re-ignited” in Gaza. Discussing the humanitarian pause in Gaza with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York on Tuesday, Wang said: “China has always firmly stood on the side of peace, human conscience, and international law in t...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – A total of 200 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid entered the Gaza Strip on Tuesday via Egypt’s Rafah border crossing. The aid includes four fuel trucks and others carrying water, food, and medicines, Wael Abu Mohsen, media director of the Rafah crossing, told Anadolu. Qatar announced an agreement late Monday...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian Islamic Jihad group has said it is willing to release all the people from Israel it is holding in exchange for all the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. “We can accept the all-for-all equation regarding the detainees. If Israel is ready to release all our prisoners, then we […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – A Democratic US senator called Tuesday for an “indefinite” cease-fire in Gaza to “prevent further loss of civilian life.” In a statement, Peter Welch, from the state of Vermont, said although he supports Israel’s right to pursue those who carried out the Oct. 7 attacks, Israel “must not do ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The White House said Tuesday there is no evidence to suggest that Hamas is attempting to use any form of leverage to hinder the departure of Americans from Gaza. “There’s no indication at all that Hamas is trying to use leverage or something to keep Americans from getting out,” National Security Counci...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israel’s hardline National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir threatened late Tuesday to dissolve the government if the war stopped in the Gaza Strip. “Stopping the war = dissolution of the government,” Ben-Gvir said on X. His remarks coincided with reports of efforts to extend the pause in Israel’s attac...
