Johannesburg, Jan 31 (EFE).- South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor on Wednesday called on the international community to stop funding and facilitating Israel’s military operations in Gaza to prevent what she described as “genocide” against Palestinians in the besieged enclave. “States must act independently and immediately to prevent genocide by Israel and to ensure that … Read more
By Patricia Martínez Sastre Nir Oz, Israel, Jan 18 (EFE).- Baby Kfir Bibas, born in the Nir Oz Kibbutz in southern Israel – located less than two kilometers from the Gaza Strip – turned one on Thursday. The kibbutz was the scene of a massacre on Oct. 7 when Hamas militants launched a surprise attack … Read more
Cairo, Jan 16 (EFE).- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard on Tuesday attacked targets linked to the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group and “spies of the Zionist regime (Israel)” with ballistic missiles in Iraq and Syria, killing at least two civilians. The Revolutionary Guard reported the attacks on social media, according to Iranian news outlets. Iraqi security sources … Read more
Sara Gomez Armas Jerusalem, Jan 15 (EFE). – Israel announced Monday that it is downgrading the intensity of the war in the north of the Gaza Strip and will soon do the same in Khan Yunis, in the south, where it is trying to hunt down the Hamas leadership. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced … Read more
Sana’a, Jan 15 (EFE).- A vessel reportedly hit by a missile southeast of the Yemeni port of Aden amid escalating security tensions in the Red Sea, British Navy said on Monday. “Master reports port side of vessel hit from above by a missile” The United Kingdom Maritime and Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said in a … Read more
Jerusalem, Jan 14 (EFE). – After 100 days of conflict between Israel and Hamas, which set the Middle East on fire, the number of dead and missing in Gaza has already reached 31,000, as Israeli authorities plan to increase defense spending. The conflict erupted on Oct. 7 after Hamas attacked Israeli territory, killing more than … Read more
Washington, Jan 13 (EFE). – Thousands of people, including relatives of victims of bombings in the Gaza Strip, took to the streets of Washington on Saturday to demand a ceasefire in the conflict and an end to US for Israel. Waving Palestinian flags, handkerchiefs, and signs accusing President Joe Biden of funding “genocide,” the … Read more
Sara Gomez Armas Jerusalem / Tel Aviv, Jan 13 (EFE). – As the war in the Gaza Strip approaches 100 days, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue “until victory” despite pressure from the families of the 136 hostages remaining in the enclave, who called a massive 24-hour protest to demand an agreement for … Read more
Sana’a, Jan 13 (EFE). – The United States launched a new bombing campaign on Saturday against a military base of Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the port city of Al Hudaydah. The US bombed insurgent positions for the second consecutive day in response to their attacks in the Red Sea, witnesses reported to EFE. According to … Read more
Jerusalem, Jan 10 (EFE) – The Israeli Armed Forces announced on Wednesday that it had intelligence that proved that the two journalists it killed in an air strike on Sunday in Gaza were of Hamas and Islamic Jihad. According to a statement released by the IDF, in the morning of Jan. 7, “IDF troops … Read more
Jerusalem, Jan 9 (EFE). – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of his regional tour to de-escalate the war in Gaza and “reiterated the need to secure a lasting and sustainable peace for Israel and the region, including through the realization of a Palestinian state,” … Read more
Beirut, Jan 6 (EFE).- The Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah announced on Saturday that five of its militants were killed in Israeli attacks, including artillery shells containing white phosphorus, on a particularly violent day as the movement began the first phase of its response to the assassination of Hamas’s number two, Saleh al-Arouri, in Beirut. In … Read more
