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LONDON (AA) – Save the Children has raised alarm over rising casualties among the children in Gaza, with the official death toll now crossing 10,000. The UK-based charity stressed that the children are not mere statistics but individuals with dreams, hopes, and the right to a safe future. “They deserve to go to sleep at […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Hamas denounced a UN Security Council resolution Friday that urged expanded humanitarian access but did not include a demand for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. Hamas described the resolution as “an insufficient step” which “doesn’t meet the requirements of the catastrophic s...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has informed his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas in a phone conversation about steps that Moscow is taking to help de-escalate the situation in Gaza and ensure uninterrupted delivery of humanitarian aid to the millions of displaced survivors. According to a Kremlin statement, Putin als...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israel’s brutal war is pushing Gaza into famine and a staggering 90% of the people there are on the brink of starvation, UK-based anti-poverty organization Oxfam has warned. “While over 90% of people in Gaza cannot find their next meal, some UN Security Council member states are still toying with words rather [&hell...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Israel’s refusal to agree to a cease-fire has Canada and its allies “increasingly concerned” that Tel Aviv is damaging chances for long-term peace, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said. In the long run, it may even erode support for Israel, Trudeau said in a year-end interview with the Canadian Broadcasting [&...
The Hague, Netherlands – AFP A group of Dutch civil servants staged an unusual protest in front of the country’s Foreign Affairs Ministry on Thursday to call for a cease-fire in war-torn Gaza. Around 150 ministerial workers held up placards and unfurled a banner reading “Civil Servants Demand Cease-fire” over lunchtime,...
ANKARA (AA) – The French foreign minister expressed wish on Tuesday for “another immediate lasting truce” in Gaza. Catherine Colonna, in a joint news conference with her British counterpart David Cameron in Paris, said: “I believe our efforts converge to … wish for another immediate lasting truce.” “For our ...
LONDON (AA) – The British prime minister, who has been one of the staunchest supporters of Israel’s assault on Gaza and whose country abstained from voting in favour of a cease-fire resolution, has finally said “too many civilian lives have been lost” in Gaza. “It’s clear that too many civilian lives have be...
BOSTON – AFP Thousands gathered in Boston on Sunday to support Palestinians and call for a cease-fire in Gaza. Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 18,800 people, mostly women and children, according to the territory’s government. The offensive came in response to Hamas October 7 attacks which resulted in the deaths of 1,...
Wearing masks and sunglasses to protect their anonymity, a group of staff members of the Joe Biden and Kamala Harris administration lay down flowers outside the White House on Wednesday during a vigil to call for cease-fire in Gaza. “Over 800 of us have signed a letter to the president, vice president and cabinet members […]
