RAMALLAH — The Palestinian presidency has rejected any foreign presence on Palestinian lands, in response to Israeli statements calling for the handover of the Gaza Strip to international forces. In a declaration carried by the official news agency WAFA, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesperson for the presidency, said on Sunday that “there is no legitimacy for […]
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Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 37,877: Health authorities
GAZA — The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 37,877, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli military killed 43 people and wounded 111 others, bringing the total death toll to 37,877 and injuries to 86,969 since the Palestinian-Israeli conflict […]
40 Palestinians killed, 224 injured in Israeli attacks in Gaza: Health authorities
GAZA — At least 40 Palestinians were killed and 224 others injured in Israeli attacks across the besieged Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, according to health authorities controlled by Hamas. The latest casualties bring the total Palestinian death toll to 37,834, with 86,858 injuries reported since the outbreak of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in […]
24 killed by Israeli army in Gaza
GAZA — At least 24 people were killed overnight when the Israeli army targeted two houses in northern and central Gaza, the media reported. A total of 16 Palestinians, including 10 children, were killed and several others injured after the Israeli army shelled a house in the center of Gaza City on Wednesday night, Palestinian […]
After crackdown on Al Jazeera, Israel seizes broadcasting equipment of AP citing ‘violation’ of media law
TEL AVIV — Following its crackdown on Qatar-based media outlet Al Jazeera, the Israeli government seized the broadcasting equipment of The Associated Press (AP) in southern Israel, accusing the news agency of violating a new media law by providing images to Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based media giant reported on Tuesday. Al Jazeera said it was […]
‘Incitement channel’ Al Jazeera will no longer broadcast from country: Israeli PM Netanyahu
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday announced that his government has decided to close Al Jazeera channel’s operations in the country. “The government headed by me unanimously decided: the incitement channel Al Jazeera will be closed in Israel,” Netanyahu posted on X, thanking his Minister of Communications, Shlomo Karhi. Last month, Netanyahu […]
17 killed in Israeli airstrike on Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza
GAZA — At least 17 Palestinians were killed and more than 34 others injured in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, local medical sources told the media. The sources added on Wednesday that rescue efforts are still ongoing, and the casualties include women and children, […]
Palestine rejects Israeli PM Netanyahu’s remarks over Israeli security control in West Bank, Gaza
RAMALLAH — Palestine has rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks about Israel’s security control over the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, considering it a challenge to international legitimacy and the Arab Peace Initiative. Nabil Abu Rudeineh, the spokesperson of the Palestinian presidency, said on Tuesday in a press statement that these Israeli policies […]
103 Palestinians killed in Gaza in last 24 hours, death toll climbs to 29,195: Health Ministry
GAZA — The Gaza-based Health Ministry said that the death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 29,195 with 69,170 others wounded as the Israeli attacks continue. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 103 Palestinians and wounded 142 others in the Strip, the Ministry said on Tuesday in a press statement. […]
Erdogan urges unity in Islamic countries against Israel’s offensive in Gaza
ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Islamic countries to act in unity in response to the ongoing Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip. He made the remarks on Friday when addressing the fifth General Assembly of the Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum in Istanbul via video message, Xinhua news agency reported. “We […]