Washington, Feb 4 (EFE).- US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States will “take over” and “own” the Gaza Strip in the long term and rebuild it, turning it into the new “Riviera of the Middle East,” after permanently expelling Palestinians to other countries. “I don’t want to be cute. I don’t want … Read more
Washington, Feb 4 (EFE).- United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending US participation in the United Nations Human Rights Council and continuing the suspension of funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on Tuesday. The g comes as Trump is scheduled to meet … Read more
Jerusalem, Jan 30 (EFE).- Hamas spokesman Abu Ubaida confirmed on Thursday the death of Mohammed Deif, the former head of Hamas’ military wing, six months after the Israel Defense Forces said it had killed him in a raid on the Al-Mawasi humanitarian zone in the southern Gaza Strip. “Our martyred leaders achieved their goal of … Read more
Sanaa, Jan 22 (EFE).- Yemen’s Houthi rebels and the Yemen branch of the Palestinian group Hamas on Wednesday linked the release of the crew of the Galaxy Leader vessel to the ceasefire agreement that took effect in Gaza on Sunday. Hamas’s representative in Yemen, Moaz Abu Shamala, said in a live broadcast on Houthi-controlled Al-Masirah … Read more
Jerusalem, Jan 16 (EFE) – The Israeli government will meet on Friday to approve the ceasefire agreement with Hamas after postponing the vote, an Israeli official confirmed to EFE. A senior member of the Hamas political bureau assured EFE that all differences over the agreement “had been resolved.” The news come after Israeli authorities accused … Read more
Doha, Jan 15 (EFE) – Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani announced Wednesday in Doha that Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas had reached a ceasefire in Gaza. The Qatari PM, who acted as a mediator between the parties, said “Hopefully this will be the last page in … Read more
Jerusalem, Dec 16 (EFE).— The death toll in Gaza has sured 45,000 since the war began, with recent Israeli attacks adding dozens to the grim tally of over 14 months. The health ministry of the Hamas-governed enclave Monday said the increasing death toll due to the relentless bombings have compounded a humanitarian crisis that leaves … Read more
Jerusalem/Gaza, Dec 12 (EFE).- At least 27 people were killed and 50 others wounded in an Israeli attack on the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, local hospital sources confirmed to EFE. A post office and several houses were hit in the attack, most of the victims were women and children. The Israel … Read more
Jerusalem, Dec 11 (EFE).- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz told his United States counterpart Lloyd Austin in a telephone conversation on Wednesday that there was a possibility of g an agreement to free the hostages still in Gaza after 14 months. “At this point, there is a possibility of a new agreement, with the hope … Read more
Jerusalem, Dec 9 (EFE).- The Jerusalem District Court on Monday rejected a petition by several of the Security Cabinet of Israel, to refuse to testify in the corruption trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who will take the stand for the first time on Tuesday. According to the Haaretz newspaper, the petition signed by … Read more
Beirut, Dec 5 (EFE).- The secretary-general of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Naim Qasem, said on Thursday that the group had been “seriously harmed” but was gradually recovering after a year-long war with Israel that escalated drastically in September. “The resistance has been seriously harmed, but it is gradually recovering. Hezbollah is strong because of … Read more
Jerusalem, Dec 3 (EFE).- Doctors and humanitarian organizations called Tuesday for the reopening of the humanitarian corridor between Gaza and East Jerusalem, saying 15,000 patients urgently need to be evacuated. The first and most urgent corridor is the Gaza-East Jerusalem corridor, about 80 kilometers (49 miles) from the enclave, a spokesman for the World Health … Read more
