JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army has announced that the number of Israeli prisoners in Gaza has increased to 224 while the number of soldiers killed since the beginning of war on October 7 has risen to 309. Daniel Hagari, Israeli army spokesperson, said at a press conference: “The families of 309 soldiers have been […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 22 Palestinians were killed on Thursday morning as Israeli jets kept bombing Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip overnight. The Palestinian Wafa news agency said the Israeli warplanes struck a home in Khan Younis city with several missiles. It added that the Israeli airstrikes destroyed the house complete...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Israel said Thursday that a column of tanks and infantry had launched an overnight raid into Gaza, striking “numerous” targets before retreating to home soil. The military announced the incursion into the north of the Palestinian territory hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared prepa...
Palestinian Territories – AFP The United Nations issued a stark warning Thursday that “nowhere is safe” in Gaza amid stepped up Israeli air raids in preparation for a widely expected ground offensive. With Israel retaliating after Hamas’s shock October 7 attacks with strikes on nearly every part of the Palestinian encla...
Cairo, Egypt – – AFP The sight of tent cities for Palestinians displaced within war-torn Gaza evokes dark historical memories for Israel’s Arab neighbours, especially Egypt and Jordan. “That’s how the Nakba started,” says the Gaza-based rights group Al Mezan, reflecting regional suspicions that Israel is pla...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – – AFP The raging war between Israel and Hamas is already battering the economies of nearby countries, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund told a Saudi investor forum on Wednesday. Israel’s neighbours are feeling the effects, especially those that rely on tourism, Kristalina Georgiev...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said that EU lawmakers had proposed action against Malaysia because of its support to Palestine, according to state-run Bernama News. “There were European MPs who proposed this (action) against Malaysia,” said Anwar, suggesting his personal safety may be at risk. His comments came after he...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Gaza’s government has dismissed as a blatant “lie” the Israeli claims of tanks of fuel being held by Hamas in the blockaded enclave. “This lie shows how narrow-minded the Israeli army spokesman is and unable to make believable claims,” the government media office said in a statement. Israeli military spokesman [&hel...
LONDON (AA) – The British prime minister failed again on Wednesday to call for a cease-fire amid a dire humanitarian situation in Gaza. Although asked numerous times by MPs during the Prime Minister’s Questions session in the House of Commons, Rishi Sunak avoided mentioning a “cease-fire,” while repeating the UK’s position th...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israeli warplanes targeted a mosque in Gaza City early Wednesday, according to Al-Aqsa TV. “The occupation’s planes bombed Hattin Mosque on Al-Jalaa Street,” it said, without providing further details. The attack raised the number of mosques in the Gaza Strip destroyed in Israeli attacks since October 7 to 33....
