Palestinians
24 Dec
Palestinian officials reported that an ongoing raid by Israeli forces at a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank has resulted in five fatal
7 Oct
US President Joe Biden and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris mourned the bloody Hamas attack on Israel a year ago Monday while deploring heavy civilian losses of Palestinians in the subsequent Israeli operation. "Let us bear witness to the unspeakable brutality of the October 7th attacks but also to the beauty of the lives that were stolen…
7 Oct
Human Rights Watch on Monday said Israeli strikes near the main Lebanon-Syria border crossing were putting civilians at "grave risk" as they prevented them from fleeing and hampered humanitarian operations. The Israeli military said Friday its fighter jets struck Hezbollah positions near the Masnaa border crossing in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley. Syrian transport ministry official…
7 Oct
One year after Hamas's deadly attack on Israel unleashed war in Gaza, the Palestinian territory is unrecognizable and its residents are exhausted by displacement and shortages, with no end in sight. "It felt like the first day of the war all over again", said Khaled al-Hawajri, 46, as the Israeli forces bombarded his Gaza neighborhood…
5 Oct
Thousands of protesters marched in cities around the world on Saturday calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon as the war in the Palestinian territory neared the one-year mark. Kicking off a planned wave of demonstrations worldwide, pro-Palestinian supporters gathered in cities in Europe, Africa, and the Americas to demand an end to the…
5 Oct
The head of the United Nations refugee agency arrived in Lebanon on Saturday on a "solidarity" visit for the hundreds of thousands of Lebanese affected by Israeli bombardment and needing international support. UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi said on social network X that "Lebanon faces a terrible crisis" as "hundreds of thousands of people are left…
5 Oct
Israel's military on Saturday said its forces killed 12 militants in an air strike this week in the occupied West Bank, raising an earlier toll, while the Palestinian health ministry has reported 18 deaths. The army had previously given a toll of seven killed during the strike Thursday at the Tulkarem refugee camp, but added…
5 Oct
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday urged a halt to arms deliveries to Israel, which has been criticized over the conduct of its retaliatory operation in Gaza. "I think that today, the priority is that we return to a political solution, that we stop delivering weapons to fight in Gaza," Macron told broadcaster France Inter.…
5 Oct
Palestinian militant group Hamas said Israeli strikes killed two of its operatives in north and east Lebanon on Saturday, as Israel's military confirmed the killing of two Hamas figures. Saeed Attallah Ali, his wife, and two daughters were killed in "Zionist bombardment of his house in the Beddawi camp" near the northern city of Tripoli,…
2 Oct
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency on Wednesday advised all European airlines to avoid Iranian airspace, following an Iranian attack against Israel. "In view of the Iranian attack against Israel on October 1, 2024, and Israel's announcement of its intention to retaliate," the advisory warned carriers "not to perform flights in the airspace of Iran…
2 Oct
UK armed forces "played their part in attempts to prevent further escalation" after Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel, the British government said Wednesday. Two Royal Air Force Typhoon jets and a Voyager air-to-air refueling tanker were involved in the operation to support Israel late Tuesday, the Ministry of Defense said in a…
2 Oct
Israel's Iron Dome air defense system is just one part of a multi-layered missile shield that the state has deployed and which again proved its worth against Iran's missile barrage Tuesday. The Israeli army said it intercepted a large number of the incoming missiles 180 according to the army, while Iran said it had launched…
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Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs is to visit Namibia, the Republic of the Congo, Chad and Nigeria. The Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning disclosed this at a virtual news conference organised by the ministry on Friday in Beijing. According to her, the…
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Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said Friday he was unhappy about potentially losing key midfielder Dani Olmo because of the club's dire financial state, but optimistic the situation would be resolved successfully. The Catalan giants said Tuesday they had asked the Spanish football federation to grant Spanish international Olmo a new license to play, after his…
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Vice President Kashim Shettima on Friday performed the groundbreaking ceremony for a World Bank-funded State Action on Business Enabling Reforms (SABER) project in Nasarawa State. According to a statement by the Spokesman/Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications (Office of the Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha, the project includes a one-stop investment centre…