*) More polio vaccines arrive in Gaza: Palestinian Health Ministry A new shipment of polio vaccines totalling 350,000 doses has arrived in Gaza, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. It came as the vaccination campaign in the enclave continued amid a devastating Israeli war. The second batch of vaccines brings the total number of doses received by Gaza to around 1.6 million. *) US says 'time to finalise' Gaza truce deal as protests continue in Israel The United States has called for u...
Sep 04, 2024•3 min
*) US officials say Netanyahu ‘torpedoed everything in one speech’ US officials involved in negotiating a hostage release-ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas have said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu torpedoed their efforts with his press conference. CNN reported that officials continued to work on a deal even after the death of six hostages. However, Netanyahu said that Israel will never leave the Philadelphi corridor, torpedoing “everything in one speech”, a US official said. *) Ove...
Sep 03, 2024•3 min
*) Netanyahu responsible for truce talks' failure, lives of captives — Hamas Palestinian resistance group Hamas has accused Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the US administration for the failure of negotiations to halt the war on Gaza. In a statement, Hamas said that full responsibility for the lives of the prisoners lies with the Israeli army – which has killed several captives. The statement said Israel’s attempts to mislead public opinion through deception is done in order to ev...
Sep 02, 2024•3 min
*) Israeli attacks on West Bank devastate Jenin infrastructure The Israeli army has destroyed about 70 percent of the streets and infrastructure in Jenin city in the northern occupied West Bank during its ongoing military offensive for the fourth day. The Palestine news agency Wafa reported that “water has been cut off from 80 percent of the city and the entire camp due to the destruction of networks”. Israeli offensives in Jenin and Tulkarem have claimed 22 Palestinian lives, adding to the more...
Sep 01, 2024•3 min
*) Israel continues to bomb Gaza, toll soars in West Bank The Israeli army has killed 12 Palestinians in a series of deadly raids across Gaza, with more bodies being recovered from areas previously vacated by Israeli forces. Palestinian Civil Defense spokesperson said that six Palestinians were killed in two Israeli air strikes in Jabalia, northern Gaza, including one targeting a gathering of people. Palestinian health authorities also said that the death toll from Israel's most aggressive invas...
Aug 31, 2024•2 min
*) Harris says 'No' to arms embargo on Israel US Vice President Kamala Harris has said in an interview that she would not change President Joe Biden's controversial policy on supplying Israel with weapons for its carnage in Gaza if elected in November. The Democratic nominee and vice president said ‘No’ when asked if she would change course and withhold weapons to Israel, while adding that it was time for a ceasefire and hostage deal and to "end this war." Washington rolls out $3.8 billion in an...
Aug 30, 2024•2 min
*) Israeli opposition parties agree to oust Netanyahu amid Gaza war Chairman of the Democrats Yair Golan has called on leaders of opposition parties to convene an emergency meeting to discuss the removal of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Golan said in a recorded message posted to his X account that “the complete lack of public trust in the government and decisions made solely based on political considerations compel ... to rise to the occasion”. In response to Golan’s message, I...
Aug 29, 2024•3 min
*) Israeli attacks kill at least 10 Palestinians in occupied West Bank At least 10 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raids and strikes in several towns in the north of the occupied West Bank, a spokesman for the Red Crescent said. Two Palestinians were killed in the city of Jenin, four others in a nearby village, and four more in a refugee camp near the town of Tubas, said the Red Crescent’s Ahmed Jibril. He added that 15 others had been wounded. *) UN says only 11 percent of Gaza spared from ...
Aug 28, 2024•2 min
*) Israeli army and Zionist settlers unleash terror upon Palestine Illegal Israeli settlers have shot dead a Palestinian and wounded three others in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. This is part of more than 1,270 Zionist terror attacks targeting Palestinians since October last year. At least 680 Palestinians have since been killed and nearly 6,000 others wounded by Israeli army and the illegal settlers in the occupied territory. *) Palestine lambasts Ben-Gvir’s call...
Aug 27, 2024•2 min
*) Hamas rejects new Israeli conditions in Gaza talks Palestinian resistance group Hamas has said that it is sticking to a July 2nd Gaza ceasefire proposal and rejects new Israeli conditions for a ceasefire. Osama Hamdan, a Hamas official, told media that the talk of an imminent deal is false. The resistance group said that Hamas' negotiating team left Cairo after reviewing the results of the latest round of Gaza ceasefire talks with Israel. *) Israel kills several Palestinians in Gaza City, Kha...
Aug 26, 2024•2 min
*) Hezbollah launches retaliatory strikes against Israel Hezbollah has announced it launched attacks on Israel with a large number of drones in response to the assassination of the group's top commander in Beirut last month. The Lebanon-based group said it targeted an identified "special military target” as well as Israel's Iron Dome platforms and other sites. Meanwhile, Israeli media reported that 200 rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel. *) Israeli military claims 100 fighter jets raid ...
Aug 25, 2024•2 min
*) Israel issues flee or die ultimatum in northern Gaza The Israeli military has issued a new ultimatum for tens of thousands of Palestinians in several areas in the northern Gaza, who have nowhere left to go, ordering them to flee ahead of a possible military invasion. The military statement ordered Palestinians to flee towards "shelters" in western Gaza City, claiming it as a "safe area." The Israeli army ordered all those in the 10 neighbourhoods and areas of Al-Salateen, Al-Atatra, Al-Seifa,...
Aug 24, 2024•2 min
*) Palestine invites those ‘with spine’ to visit besieged Gaza Palestine's envoy to the UN has reiterated his call for a ceasefire in besieged Gaza and invited the UN Security Council members to witness firsthand the "horror" endured by Palestinians during the last 10 months of Israeli carnage. Speaking at a Security Council session on Palestine, Riyad Mansour has said that he calls on all those who have a “spine” to come and say we are coming to demand a ceasefire and to demand it now in Gaza. ...
Aug 23, 2024•2 min
*) Palestinian groups reaffirm truce deal conditions The Palestinian resistance group Hamas and Islamic Jihad movement have reaffirmed their conditions for any agreement with Israel, including an end to the Gaza carnage, a full Israeli withdrawal and a serious prisoner exchange deal. This was outlined in a statement released by Hamas following a meeting of its Shura Council. According to the statement, the two groups emphasised the need to ensure the rapid delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza re...
Aug 22, 2024•3 min
*) Hamas: Biden's remark give Israel 'green light' to continue war on Gaza Hamas has criticised claims by US President Joe Biden that it was backing away from a Gaza truce deal, calling his remarks a "green light" for Israel to continue the war. Hamas said the "misleading claims... do not reflect the true position of the movement, which is keen to reach a ceasefire" agreement and called Biden's remarks an "American green light for the Zionist extremist government to commit more crimes against de...
Aug 21, 2024•3 min
*) Israel kills Gaza civilians as US touts progress in truce talks Israel has killed at least nine Palestinian civilians, including children, in a strike that targeted a gathering of civilians in the al Shati camp west of Gaza City, Palestine's official news agency WAFA reported. WAFA said that "the occupation's warplanes also targeted a residential tower West of Khan Younis in southern Gaza." *) Protesters flood DNC site in Chicago, voicing outrage over Gaza war Thousands of protesters have mar...
Aug 20, 2024•3 min
*) Israel orders army to intensify Gaza onslaught Israel has decided to escalate its carnage in besieged Gaza to improve its position in Gaza ceasefire and prisoner swap talks. Sources say that the Israeli security cabinet recently instructed the military to intensify its attacks in Gaza to strengthen Israel's position in the ongoing ceasefire negotiations. *) Netanyahu wants to sabotage ceasefire, prolong war: Hamas Palestinian resistance group Hamas has said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjami...
Aug 19, 2024•2 min
*) Hamas backs UN-proposed humanitarian pause in Gaza for polio vaccination Palestinian resistance group Hamas has supported a call from the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to provide concrete assurances from all parties guaranteeing humanitarian pauses in order for a polio vaccine campaign to be conducted. The group supports the request announced by the United Nations for a 7-day truce in order to vaccinate thousands of children. Hamas also demanded the delivery of medicine an...
Aug 18, 2024•2 min
*) Gaza ceasefire talks fail to uphold July 2 agreement: Hamas A senior Hamas official has said that the outcome of the latest Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar’s capital Doha does not include commitment to what was previously agreed upon on July 2 and is not based on US President Joe Biden's proposal. A Hamas official said that the information relayed to Hamas leadership from the Doha meetings did not include adherence to the prior agreement. Another well-placed Palestinian source has said that the...
Aug 17, 2024•3 min
*) Gaza truce must involve 'complete' Israeli withdrawal — Hamas Palestinian resistance group Hamas has said any Gaza ceasefire deal must involve the total withdrawal of Israeli invading troops from the Palestinian territory. "Any agreement must achieve a comprehensive ceasefire, a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and the return of the displaced," a Hamas official said in a statement after truce talks resumed in Doha. A Palestinian official also said that Hamas would not take part in talks...
Aug 16, 2024•3 min
*) Hamas wants ‘clear commitment’ on Gaza ceasefire talks Hamas will not join the upcoming round of Gaza ceasefire and prisoner swap talks, a leader of the group has said. "The movement will not be part of the upcoming negotiations set to resume, whether they take place in Doha or Cairo," Suhail Hindi told media. He said Palestinian resistance group wants a "clear commitment" from Israel regarding what was agreed upon based on the Biden-backed proposal. *) Erdogan reaffirms support for Palestine...
Aug 15, 2024•2 min
*) Palestine envoy urges UNSC 'it is time to sanction' Israel Palestine's envoy to the UN, Riyad Mansour, has urged the UN Security Council to impose sanctions on Israel amid its ongoing carnage on civilians across Gaza. "Israel continues taking human lives and every action possible to spread wildfires across the Middle East as we sit here on the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions," Mansour said. Mansour urged the Security Council to "Wake up" and ask for accountability. *) US approves $...
Aug 14, 2024•2 min
*) South Africa welcomes Türkiye’s involvement in Gaza genocide case South Africa has welcomed Türkiye’s involvement in Gaza genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, saying it "will bring new perspective." Ronald Lamola, South Africa’s international relations and cooperation minister, said: "Türkiye's intervention will enable the top court to see it from a new perspective." Lamola told reporters in the capital Pretoria that Türkiye's joining in South Africa’s case agai...
Aug 13, 2024•3 min
Fire breaks out at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant amid Ukraine-Russia conflict A fire broke out in Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine, while the UN's atomic energy watchdog has said nuclear safety was not affected. Experts observed Sunday's "strong dark smoke" from the Zaporizhzhia power plant's northern area after explosions were heard in the evening, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on X, adding: "No impact has been reported for nuclear safety." Ukraine and Russia have been...
Aug 12, 2024•3 min
*) Algeria seeks urgent UN meeting over Israel's Gaza school attack Algeria has said it requested an urgent open UN Security Council session next Tuesday to discuss the Israeli attack on the Al Tabin school, killing more than a hundred displaced people in Gaza City. The official Algerian news agency said the "request was made in consultation with the State of Palestine" and "is supported by other member states of the Security Council." *) Ukraine's Zelenskyy confirms troops press deeper into Rus...
Aug 11, 2024•2 min
*) Israel bombs school in Gaza, killing 100+ Palestinians Israel has killed over 100 Palestinians and injured dozens in a strike on a school in Gaza City, according to WAFA news agency. The report states that the school was sheltering displaced Palestinians when it was hit by the Israeli military. *) Brazilian airliner crashes, all 62 on board killed A regional turboprop plane carrying 62 people crashed near Sao Paulo in Brazil, killing all on board. Airline Voepass reported that the plane trave...
Aug 10, 2024•3 min
*) Mediators invite Israel, Hamas to resume Gaza truce talks Israel’s war on Gaza has entered its 11th month and mediators are calling on Tel Aviv and the Palestinian resistance group Hamas to resume urgent talks on August 15, either in Doha or Cairo. Qatar, Egypt and the US are leading actors in the mediation to put an end to Israel’s war that has killed nearly 40,000 Palestinians and left the tiny coastal enclave of Gaza in ruins. The mediators say they now have a framework agreement on the ta...
Aug 09, 2024•3 min
*) Talks over Gaza truce, prisoner swap stalled — Israeli media The one thing that can stop Israel’s deadly and brutal war on Palestinians is the resolution of the thorny issue of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners that the two sides aim to exchange some time in future. But Israeli media reports suggest that process has come to a stop. KAN, the Israeli public broadcaster, reported that no new meetings are planned between Israeli, Qatari, Egyptian and American security agencies. Now don’t...
Aug 08, 2024•3 min
*) Hamas appoints Yahya Sinwar as new political bureau chief Palestinian resistance group Hamas has appointed Yahya Sinwar as its new political chief. Sinwar will replace Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated by Israel in Tehran after he attended the swearing-in ceremony of the new Iranian president on July 31. Meanwhile, Lebanon’s Hezbollah congratulated Sinwar on becoming the resistance group’s new political chief, saying it shows Israel’s goals in assassinating his predecessor, Haniyeh, have f...
Aug 07, 2024•2 min
*) Haniyeh’s assassination aimed at prolonging Gaza war: Abbas Palestine’s President Mahmoud Abbas has told Russia’s state media that the killing of Hamas politburo leader Ismail Haniyeh aims to prolong the war in besieged Gaza and complicate peace talks. He said: “There is no doubt that the purpose of Mr. Haniyeh’s assassination is to prolong the war and expand its scope.” He went on to say that Israel’s conduct “will have a negative impact on the ongoing negotiations to end the aggression and ...
Aug 06, 2024•3 min
