Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has agreed to open the Rafah crossing into Gaza to allow a first batch of around 20 humanitarian aid trucks through, US President Joe Biden said Wednesday. “He agreed to… let up to 20 trucks through to begin with,” Biden told reporters after calling Sisi from Air Force One […]
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) yesterday said Tuesday’s attack by Israeli forces on Al-Ahli Baptismal Hospital in Gaza was a war crime against humanity and a state-sponsored terrorism that deserves accountability and punishment. The Secretary-General of the OIC, Hussein Ibrahim Taha, who spoke at the emergency meeting the body held in Jeddah, Saudi […]
Israel said Wednesday it would allow humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip from neighbouring Egypt, while maintaining its siege on the Palestinian territory since bloody attacks by Hamas. The devastating impact of Israel’s restrictions and constant bombardment of Gaza, home to 2.4 million people, has been a major concern among the country’s allies […]
US President Joe Biden said Wednesday he would ask Congress this week for “unprecedented” aid for Israel, which is expected to be part of a $100 billion package that includes Ukraine support. Visiting after Israel’s deadliest ever attacks at the hands of Hamas militants, Biden said he was committed to the decades-old US promise […]
President Joe Biden said Wednesday the United States would work with Israel to prevent civilian deaths as it pounds Gaza, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promising to make efforts. “We will continue to have your back. As you work to defend your people, we will continue to work with you and partners across the […]
The US Treasury announced sanctions on 10 Hamas members, operatives and financial facilitators Wednesday, including a key commander, as conflict rages after the militant group’s surprise attack on Israel. The new sanctions target individuals based in Gaza and elsewhere, including Sudan, Turkey, Algeria and Qatar, the US agency said in a statement. “The United […]
US President Joe Biden condemned the killing of a six-year-old Muslim boy as a “horrific act of hate” on Sunday after authorities charged the assailant with murder and hate crimes for an attack allegedly linked to the war between Israel and Hamas. The child was stabbed 26 times by his landlord on Saturday and […]
United States President Joe Biden says the Palestinian Hamas militant group must be eliminated. Speaking on Sunday in an interview with CBS news, Biden said he believes Israel has to go after Hamas. “Hamas is a bunch of cowards. They’re hiding behind the civilians. Taking out the extremists is a necessary requirement,” he said. […]
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s office and Hamas on Monday, denied reports of a temporary ceasefire in Gaza to enable humanitarian aid to come in and foreigners to leave at the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt. “There is currently no ceasefire and humanitarian aid in Gaza in return for removing foreigners,” […]
Israel’s planned ground invasion of Gaza “could lead to the genocide of unprecedented proportions”, the heads of the Arab League and African Union have said. The Barron’s Daily reports that the two organisations stated this in a joint statement on Sunday. Both organisations called on “the United Nations and the international community to stop […]
