UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday condemned the killing of more than 100 Palestinians waiting for aid in northern Gaza, said his spokesman. “The secretary-general condemns the incident today in northern Gaza in which more than 100 people were reportedly killed or injured while seeking …
Read More »Guterres calls for reforms at UN, independence of Palestine
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has reiterated the urgency for administrative reforms at the global body and the independence of Palestine. Speaking at the closing of the 19th Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Kampala, Guterres noted that the persistent violations of the rights of the poorer …
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They are standing in the way of the Ben Gurion Canal Project, an alternative to the Suez Canal through Gaza ANALYSIS | YVONNE RIDLEY | I hate conspiracy theories and fake news. They degrade my profession as a journalist and incite fear, hate and tribulation with the deliberate intention of causing …
Read More »6 killed in Israeli airstrike on ambulances heading to Rafah crossing
Gaza, Palestine | Xinhua | At least six Palestinians were killed on Friday after an Israeli warplane attacked ambulances in front of the main gate of the Shifa Medical Complex, the largest hospital in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. In a press statement sent to Xinhua, the ministry …
Read More »Israeli-Palestinian confrontations
What sparked the latest attacks? | THE INDEPENDENT | For weeks, tensions had been building between Israelis and Palestinians in Jerusalem, with a confluence of recent events and longer-term trends leading to the latest violence. Israeli restrictions around holy sites during Ramadan; increasingly intense protests and violence on both the …
Read More »Biden expects Israeli-Palestinian clashes to end soon, urging for restoring calm
Washington, USA | XINHUA | U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday expected the ongoing clashes between Israelis and Palestinians would be “closing down sooner than later,” while urging for restoring a sustainable calm. “My expectation and hope is that this will be closing down sooner than later, but Israel has …
Read More »Palestine’s president says to decide date for holding elections after agreement with factions
Ramallah, Palestinian | XINHUA | Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced that holding the elections in Palestine will be decided after an agreement with the Palestinian factions is reached, official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Thursday. Abbas made the announcement during a telephone conversation late on Wednesday night with Josep …
Read More »Israel, Kosovo to establish diplomatic ties, Serbia to move embassy to Jerusalem: Israeli PM
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Friday that Israel is to establish diplomatic relations with Kosovo, a predominantly Muslim nation, while Serbia will move its embassy to Jerusalem. The agreements were reached with U.S. mediation, as an announcement was made by U.S. President Donald …
Read More »Trump Mideast plan faces dim prospects
Washington, United States | AFP | President Donald Trump has boasted that his Middle East plan will find support but most experts believe its unabashed backing of Israel and tough conditions for the creation of a Palestinian state mean it is doomed to fail. “It is a non-starter,” said Steven Cook, …
Read More »Trump’s Middle-East peace plan: from idea to reality
Jerusalem, Undefined | AFP | US President Donald Trump, who has announced his long promised “ultimate deal” for Israeli-Palestinian peace, has since coming to office maintained a staunchly pro-Israel stance. With the new US peace plan rejected in advance by the Palestinians and talks between the two sides stalled …
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