DUBAI | TASS | Palestine’s radical Hamas movement announced that it responded positively to the latest proposal about ceasefire in Gaza and release of hostages, put forward by US President Joe Biden. “During all stages of negotiations, Hamas demonstrated its positive attitude, necessary for achieving a comprehensive and sustainable solution, …
Read More »UNSC adopts US-sponsored resolution on Gaza ceasefire
The 15-member Security Council adopted the resolution in a 14-0 vote UNITED NATIONS | TASS | The UN Security Council voted to pass a US-sponsored resolution in support of the latest proposal for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, according to a TASS reporter. The 15-member Security Council adopted the …
Read More »Egypt warns against safety risks on border with Gaza: media
CAIRO, Egypt | Xinhua | Egypt has warned against the safety risks facing its army personnel deployed on the border with the Gaza Strip, Egypt’s Al-Qahera News TV channel reported Monday, citing a high-ranking security source. Commenting on the killing of an Egyptian soldier near the Rafah crossing earlier in …
Read More »UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting today on IDF strike at Rafah
UNITED NATIONS | TASS | The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on the IDF missile strike at a tent camp in Rafah, which killed dozens of Palestinians, on May 28, a Security Council diplomatic source told TASS. “On Tuesday evening, closed-door consultations will take place under Algeria’s …
Read More »Arab League’s chief slams Israeli bombing on camp in Gaza’s Rafah
CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | Secretary-General of the League of Arab States (AL) Ahmed Aboul-Gheit on Monday criticized Israel for bombing tents for the displaced Palestinians in the southern Gazan city of Rafah. In a post published on social media platform X, Aboul-Gheit called the bombing, which took on Sunday, …
Read More »Gaza’s health system to collapse soon due to fuel shortage
GAZA | Xinhua | The Hamas-run health authorities on Monday warned that the health system in the Gaza Strip could collapse within hours due to a severe fuel shortage. “As a result of the failure to bring the needed fuel to power hospital electricity generators, ambulances, and transport employees to …
Read More »Biden: U.S. won’t provide weapons to Israel for Rafah invasion
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | The United States will not send weapons to Israel if they are to be used in a major military operation in Rafah, in southern Gaza Strip, U.S. President Joe Biden told CNN on Wednesday. The president’s remarks were his first to address U.S. arms supply to …
Read More »Israeli army carries out airstrikes on eastern Rafah
GAZA | Xinhua | The Israeli army carried out on Monday airstrikes on areas in eastern Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, said Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses. Sources and eyewitnesses told Xinhua that Israeli airstrikes created fire belts in the vicinity of Gaza Airport and on the outskirts …
Read More »Hamas to deliver final response to latest truce proposal tomorrow
GAZA | Xinhua | The delegation of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) will return to Egypt’s capital Cairo on Tuesday to deliver the movement’s “final response” to the Egyptian proposal over a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and a prisoner exchange with Israel, a Palestinian source told Xinhua on Sunday. …
Read More »Pro-Palestine protests heat up in U.S. despite crackdowns
BEIJING | Xinhua | Protests against Israel’s military actions in Gaza have intensified across multiple American universities for over a week, calling for a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as well as the cessation of U.S. military aid to Israel. The growing protests underscore latest escalations in the Israel-Palestine …
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