GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian resistance group Hamas published a 16-page report on Sunday highlighting the motives behind its Oct. 7 attack on Israel and its connection to the Palestinian cause while also countering Israeli allegations. The report, titled “Our Narrative…Operation Al-Aqsa Flood”, said Operation Al-Aqsa...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The United States Navy has sent a nuclear submarine to the Middle East. “On November 5, 2023, an Ohio-class submarine arrived in the US Central Command area of responsibility,” US Central Command (CENTCOM) said late Sunday on X. Since the Palestinian group Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel on Oct. ...
ANKARA (AA) – The death toll in Gaza due to Israel’s ongoing bombardment has climbed to 4,651, including 1,873 children, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave said Sunday. In a statement, Ashraf Qudra, a ministry spokesman, said that 1,023 women were also among the people killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since Oct. 7. [&hell...
GAZA, Palestine (AA) – A government spokesperson in Gaza on Monday rebuffed Israeli army claims that 600,000 Palestinians have been displaced due to the ongoing war with Hamas, saying that just 70,000 people have been displaced from northern Gaza to the south. “The occupation (Israeli army) continues to spread lies and allegations ...
ANKARA (AA) – The US has raised the travel warning for Israel and the West Bank to Level 3, urging its citizens to reconsider traveling to those places. “Updated given the current security situation including increased travel restrictions for U.S. government employees,” a State Department statement said. “Violence can occur in Israel and...
RAMALLAH (AA) – The Israeli forces have detained 55 Palestinians in the West Bank, and East Jerusalem, according to official sources. “Israeli forces carried out detention operations in various regions of occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank,” Emani Serahine, an official with the Palestinian Prisoners Association said. Serahine reported t...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli Foreign Ministry on Wednesday declined to comment on Washington’s announcement of holding discussions with Tel Aviv and Cairo to establish a humanitarian corridor for civilians in Gaza. An official at the ministry, requesting anonymity, told Anadolu: “We have no comment on this matter at the moment.” US N...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army on Wednesday said it struck the Islamic University of Gaza, claiming it is an “important Hamas operational, political and military center.” “Hamas transformed a university into a training camp for weapons development and military intelligence,” it said. The Islamic University of Gaza wa...
ANKARA (AA) – At least 1,200 Israelis have been killed since a surprise attack by the Palestinian group Hamas early Saturday that involved dozens of fighters who infiltrated Israeli towns, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) said early Wednesday. Meanwhile, citing Israel’s Health Ministry, the Times of Israel reported that ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza has risen to 900, as the war entered its fifth day. Israeli warplanes continued to launch airstrikes on targets in various parts of the Gaza Strip. The Gaza-based resistance group Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel early Saturday, firing a barr...
