The Council convened an emergency session on the killing of Haniyeh at the request of Iran, which was supported by Russia, Algeria, and China. Speaking at the session, Chinese Ambassador Fu Cong said China strongly condemns the assassination of Haniyeh. Calling the incident “a blatant attempt to sabotage peace efforts,” Cong stressed that “China is […]
Palestinian rescue workers and civilians retrieved bodies from the streets of the deserted battle zone, transporting the corpses wrapped in rugs to morgues using cars and donkey carts. The Hamas-run Gaza media office reported that Israel’s eight-day raid in eastern Khan Younis resulted in the deaths of 255 Palestinians and injuries to over 300 others. […]
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported no casualties in the overnight strikes in Daraa province, which abuts the armistice line separating Syrian and Israeli forces on the Golan. Syria’s state-run media did not report any strikes. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed a “severe” response to Saturday’s strike, which killed 12 youths […]
Mustafa Muhammad Abu Ara, 63, died after being moved from a prison in southern Israel to a hospital, according to a joint statement by the Palestinian Authority’s prisoners affairs body and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club watchdog. “We mourn the passing of the leader and prisoner Sheikh Mustafa Muhammad Abu Ara and hold the occupation responsible […]
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Pro-Palestine protesters climbed the roof of Australia’s Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday and unfurled banners, one saying Palestine will be free, and accused Israel of war crimes, in a serious security breach condemned by lawmakers. Four people dressed in dark clothes stood on the roof of the building for around an […]
Israel must halt its illegal settlement expansion and hold to account those responsible for extremist settler violence a statement from a Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) spokesperson said. We are clear that actions by Israel to weaken the Palestinian Authority must stop. We call for longer-term measures to be put in place to ensure […]
Passengers were informed of a delay of several hours on the ground in Turkey and were not allowed to exit the plane. Due to the Israel-Hamas conflict, all direct flights from Israel to Turkey have been suspended. The aircraft required refueling but one of the airport workers refused to refuel it, causing further delays, according […]
Israeli tanks which moved back into Shejaia four days ago fired shells toward several houses leaving families trapped inside and unable to go the residents said. Speaking at a weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated his stance that there is no substitute for victory in the war against Hamas. We […]
In a statement, the Health Ministry in Gaza reported that the death toll from the Israeli attack on tents in Al-Mawasi had risen to 25 with 50 others injured. Earlier medical sources told Anadolu that rescue teams recovered the bodies of 18 victims and treated 35 injured people after Israeli tanks targeted the displaced persons […]
Blinken and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Jerusalem for two-and-a-half hours, after which Israel repeated that the Rafah operation would go ahead despite the US position and a UN warning that it would lead to “tragedy”. “We cannot, will not support a major military operation in Rafah absent an effective plan to make […]
