Photo: Anadolu Gaza: At least 30 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli bombing of the town of Beit Lahia in the north of the Gaza Strip, media reported. The Israeli army shelled a residential square that includes at least five houses, and the victims included women and children, the Palestinian official news agency WAFA said … Read more
Cairo: High-ranking Egyptian security and military team met with a delegation from Israel to press for restoring talks on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Egypt’s Al-Qahera News TV channel reported on Friday. Citing an anonymous security official, the report said the chief of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, and a delegation of Shin Bet security … Read more
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Wednesday, October 23, announced that six Al Jazeera Arabic journalists in Gaza Strip are members of the Palestinian groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). The six named journalists are Anas al-Sharif, Talal Aruki, Alaa Salama, Hossam Shabat, Ismail Farid and Ashraf Saraj. “The IDF has disclosed intelligence information and numerous … Read more
Kazan: Leaders from BRICS countries on Wednesday, October 23, called for an immediate, permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages from “both sides”, while denouncing Israel for its military offensive that has led to “mass killings” of civilians in that territory. The escalating conflict in West Asia figured prominently in the … Read more
Jerusalem: The killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar could positively affect the release of Israeli hostages and help achieve the Israeli war’s objectives, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Sinwar’s death could “positively influence the return of the hostages, the achievement of all war goals, and the post-war reality,” said Netanyahu when meeting with visiting … Read more
Former SodaStream CEO Daniel Birnbaum is pledging a significant cash reward for anyone who can bring an Israeli prisoner from Gaza back to Israel. In a viral video making the rounds on social media platforms, Birnbaum makes a heartfelt plea to the “good people in Gaza” and announces a $100,000 reward to anyone who can … Read more
Doha: Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the latest joint mediation efforts for a ceasefire in Gaza and ways to de-escalation in Lebanon. During a phone call talk on Thursday, the two sides reviewed ways to further enhance … Read more
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) urged the Biden administration to halt Israel’s attacks on the Jabalia refugee camp after an American’s family was killed in repeated airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. In a statement on Tuesday, October 15, a Palestinian American man from the state of Virginia, who was not identified, informed CAIR that … Read more
Brussels: The leaders of the European Union (EU) and Gulf countries have expressed deep concern over the escalation of tensions in the Middle East, calling for an immediate ceasefire. In the statement issued here on Tuesday after the first summit between the EU and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which groups Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, … Read more
Gaza: At least 18 Palestinians were killed on Sunday as Israeli forces launched attacks in the northern and central Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources. Israeli artillery targeted the outskirts of the Bureij refugee camp and Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, Palestinian security officials told Xinhua. Seven people were killed in the shelling and taken … Read more
