BEIRUT (AA) – Two Hezbollah fighters were killed by the the Israeli army in southern Lebanon, bringing the group’s death toll since October 8 to 121, the Lebanese resistance group has said. Earlier on Friday, Hezbollah announced that a group fighter was killed in a clash with the Israeli army. Also, the Israeli Army Radio […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army has announced that two more officers and one soldier were killed and 8 others seriously injured during attacks against Palestinian resistance groups in the Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll since October 7 to 469. A military statement said that First Lt. Yaakov Elyan, 20, First Lt. […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – China has opposed any attack on ships in the Red Sea amid security concerns following Houthi attacks in retaliation for Israel’s war on Gaza. “The Red Sea is an important international route for trade and energy, and maintaining security and stability in the region is in the common interest of the international […]...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli army is holding hundreds of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, said to be “Hamas’ armed wing elite forces members”, in extremely inhuman conditions. Israeli Channel 12 estimated that 300 members of the Al-Qassam Brigades elite forces, known as Nakba Forces, are currently being held in Israel. It ...
ANKARA (AA) – A UN agency has urged Israel to launch an investigation into incidents in which its army killed at least 11 unarmed Palestinian men in front of their family members in Gaza City. “The Israeli authorities must immediately institute an independent, thorough and effective investigation into these allegations, and if found to b...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A journalist sacked by Australian broadcaster ABC allegedly for criticizing Israel’s war on Gaza says she is weighing her legal options. “This is not a win for journalism or critical, fair thinking,” said journalist and author Antoinette Lattouf, who was terminated by ABC over reported comments about Isr...
GENEVA (AA) – At least 66% of employment in the Gaza Strip has been wiped out by Israel’s military attacks since October 7, the UN labor agency has said. This is equivalent to a loss of 192,000 jobs, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said, citing a joint bulletin published with the Palestinian Central Bureau of […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has defended the violence by illegal Israeli settlers in the West Bank. Violence by illegal Jewish settlers “is a marginal phenomenon and there is a sharp decrease in the actions of Jews against Arabs,” Ben-Gvir said during a situation assessment meeting cited by Israeli publ...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that some “external forces” are attempting to fan a fire of regional discord between Middle Eastern states by exploiting the situation in Gaza. The purpose of such actions is to “weaken countries that pursue an independent foreign policy course,” Lavrov said ...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said that “the time has come for Europeans to speak clearly and with one voice” on Israel’s brutal attacks on the Gaza Strip. “Not because the world is watching or because history will judge us … but because human beings are suffering; little children are […]