Washington, United States — AFP Israel has taken US concerns into account as it wages an unprecedented military operation in the battered Gaza city of Rafah, which is packed with refugees, a senior United States official has said. “It’s fair to say, I think the Israelis have updated their plans. They’ve incorporated man...
BEIRUT (AA) – Two more Hezbollah fighters were killed by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese pro-Palestine resistance group said. The group identified the slain fighters as Mohamed Ali Butoam and Ali Hassan Soltan, without providing any details about the circumstances of their death. The announcement came shortly after Lebanese me...
LONDON (AA) – More than 100 lawmakers and lords in the UK have urged the government to condemn any threats to the independence of the International Criminal Court (ICC) after its prosecutor applied for arrest warrants for Israeli leaders. “We urge you to condemn any threats and attempts to undermine the independence and impartialit...
Washington, United States – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that a Gaza cease-fire deal was still possible but he charged that an International Criminal Court arrest bid for Israeli leaders was setting back efforts. Blinken was opening two days of testimony before Congress that were immediately disrupted by proteste...
The Hague, Netherlands – AFP The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday applied for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top Hamas leaders on suspicion of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Prosecutor Karim Khan said he was seeking warrants against Netanyahu and Israeli Defence Mini...
Washington, United States – AFP US President Joe Biden on Monday denounced an application by the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor for an arrest warrant for Israel’s prime minister and defense minister. Secretary of State Antony Blinken separately warned that efforts to secure a cease-fire in Israel’s war on Gaz...
ISTANBUL (AA) -Leaders from the Arab and Muslim world have extended their condolences to Tehran following the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir Abdullahian and other top officials in a helicopter crash. “Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al-Sudani expressed his deepest condolences to the Iranian government and ...
ANKARA (AA) – Hamas’ armed wing Al-Qassam Brigades on Saturday said that it killed 15 Israeli soldiers in Rafah. In a statement, Al-Qassam Brigades said it targeted “a Zionist Merkava tank with an Al-Yassin 105 shell in the Al-Tanour neighborhood east of the city of Rafah in southern Gaza Strip.” It added that its fighters […]...
Tel Aviv, Israel — AFP Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant says he is opposed to Israeli military control or taking responsibility for the governance of the Gaza Strip after the ongoing war on Gaza ends. “Since October, I have been raising this issue consistently in the cabinet, and have received no response,” Gallan...
Rafah, Palestinian Territories — AFP Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted on Wednesday there was no “humanitarian catastrophe” in Rafah as he announced nearly 500,000 people had been evacuated from the south Gaza city amid intense fighting. It came as Palestinians commemorated the 76th anniversary of the ...
