MOSCOW (AA) – Russia has strongly condemned the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the Palestinian group Hamas’ political bureau, in an airstrike on his residence in the Iranian capital Tehran. “The orchestrators of this political assassination were clearly aware of the severe repercussions this act could have for the region,&#...
Ramallah, Occupied Palestinian Territories – – AFP Palestinian factions called for a general strike and marches on Wednesday to protest the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in an airstrike in Tehran. “The national and Islamic factions in Palestine announce a comprehensive strike and anger marches to (protest) ...
TEHRAN (AA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has strongly condemned the assassination of Hamas political bureau leader Ismail Haniyeh, saying Iran considers it a duty to “avenge the dear guest’s blood.” The statement came hours after Haniyeh, who was in Tehran to attend Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian&...
JERUSALEM (AA) – A Palestinian detainee sexually abused by Israeli soldiers at the Sde Teiman Prison in the Negev desert has been transferred to an Israeli hospital in critical condition, the Israeli public broadcaster KAN has said. The state-run broadcaster did not reveal the name of the prisoner. The broadcaster said that the victim was [&he...
ANKARA (AA) – Authorities in France have launched an investigation after people attending the 2024 Paris Olympics displayed a banner protesting the Israeli army’s attacks on Gaza during a football match between Israel and Paraguay. The fans, who carried Palestinian flags and a banner reading “Genocide Olympics,” are being probed fo...
JERUSALEM (AA) – A Palestinian prisoner was sexually abused by Israeli soldiers at the Sde Teiman Prison in the Negev desert in southern Israel, according to Israeli media. Israeli public broadcaster KAN, citing a security source, said the victim was finally taken to a hospital with severe injuries to an intimate body part, which left [&hellip...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinians in the ravaged Shejaiya neighborhood in eastern Gaza City face immense difficulties trying to survive amid a lack of basic services, food shortages, a water crisis and infrastructure destruction as the Israeli onslaught enters its 10th month. Abu Mohammad Hajila, 44, sits on the rubble of a destro...
ANKARA (AA) – At least nine Palestinians have been killed and several others injured in an Israeli attack in the southern Gaza Strip. Medical sources at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis said that they received nine Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli army bombing of two houses in southern Gaza Strip. Eyewitnesses reported [&hell...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli security minister has said that “there will be no halt to the war” amid the US vice president’s call for a cease-fire in Gaza. The daily Haaretz reported earlier on Thursday that after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, US Vice President and presidenti...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Australia, Canada and New Zealand have called for an “urgent” cease-fire in Gaza, which has been under attack by Israel for about ten months. In a joint statement, the three nations said the situation in Gaza is “catastrophic.” “The human suffering is unacceptable. It cannot continue,” the statement said. Crit...