Tag: Region Middle East

Jewish communities in North America are ramping up security in the face of rising emotions over the massacre of Jews in Israel and the imminent invasion of Gaza, with pro- and anti-Israel rallies being held daily in cities across the United States. Eric Fingerhut, CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America, told VOA that the communities are prepared and…

As a ‘very large platform’ under the EU’s new Digital Services Act, X is required to respond by next week and could face massive penalties. The European Union (EU) has formally opened an investigation into X, the platform previously known as Twitter, to ensure it’s complying with the Digital Services Act (DSA) following Hamas’ attack on Israel in early October…

“In Ministry of Health hospitals, medical staff report that they are running out of anaesthetics and painkillers,” says Darwin Diaz, MSF Medical Coordinator in Gaza. “On the MSF side, we moved medical supplies from our two-month emergency reserves to Al-Awda hospital and now we have used three weeks’ worth of stock in three days.” MSF staff, including medical personnel, have…

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA-More than 1,300 Israeli soldiers and settlers have been killed since the beginning of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. The enemy media admitted that the number of deaths among Israeli soldiers and settlers has risen to more than 1,300, and more than 3,000 injuries, in addition to evacuating tens of thousands of settlers from 24 settlements in Gaza vicinity. The…

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- The Israeli occupation forces committed two new massacres in Gaza Strip, killing 18 Palestinians as the occupation aircraft targeted residential buildings in Khan Yunis city, south of the besieged Gaza Strip. The occupation aircraft shelled a house in Ma’an area, causing the death of a family of seven persons, as it also targeted another house in the…

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- Three Palestinians were injured, on Thursday at dawn, as the Israeli occupation forces stormed Jenin city of the West Bank. Wafa News Agency stated the occupation forces raided Jenin city and opened fire on the Palestinians, wounding three young men while dozens suffered suffocation, in addition to arresting five others. The occupation forces also broke into Jericho…

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA – 15 Palestinians were martyred and dozens were injured at dawn on Thursday in a new massacre committed by Israeli occupation aircraft which targeted a house in the besieged northern Gaza Strip Palestinian media reported that the occupation aircraft bombed a house for Al-Mutawaq family on al-Nuzha Street in Jabalia Al-Balad area, northern Gaza Strip. 15 people…

Boeing has begun delivering smart munitions to Israel as the country intensifies retaliation in the wake of Hamas’ large-scale surprise attack. An Israeli Air Force transport aircraft recently flew with the 250-pound (113 kilogram) Small Diameter Bombs from the US to Israel, Bloomberg revealed citing a US official. Israel bought 1,000 GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs (SDB) in 2021 for $735…

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- Massive demonstrations have been organized in the cities of Ramallah, Jenin, Qalqilya, Tulkarm, Hebron, Tubas, Nablus, Jericho, Qalandia, and Shuafat in the West Bank at dawn on Wednesday. The demonstrations denounced the ongoing aggression launched by the Israeli occupation against Gaza Strip for the fifth day in a row. Wafa News Agency reported that participant in the…

Hamas’s devastating terrorist attack against Israel has unleashed the most violent and serious conflict the country has seen in half a century. Already, at least 1,000 Israelis (and 14 U.S. citizens) have been killed. It is an astronomical number for such a small country—equivalent to 30,000 Americans. About 2,900 more Israelis have been injured and an estimated 150 others, including…

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA-The number of victims from the ongoing Israeli aggression on besieged Gaza Strip has risen to about 700 martyrs and 4,000 wounded. Palestinian media outlets said that the occupation aircraft launched several raids on a number of areas causing the death of seven Palestinians, including children, and the injury of others. Five civil defense personnel were injured east…

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- A Palestinian was martyred on Tuesday at dawn in fire of Israeli occupation forces in al-Arroub camp, north of the West Bank. ‘The 20-year Palestinian Muhammad Majid Hammad was martyred succumbed to his injury in fire of occupation forces while they suppressed a demonstration took place in al-Arroub camp denouncing the Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip’, Wafa…

Israel has incurred several cyberattacks following the large-scale surprise attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas. Among the recorded incidents was an attack on the country’s services and government information website, resulting in the portal’s connectivity failure. It was claimed by hacktivists called Killnet, a pro-Russian cyber group that gained notoriety after Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. “Israeli government, you are…

JERUSALEM – The Bank of Israel said on Monday it will sell up to US$30 billion (S$41 billion) of foreign currency in the open market, in the central bank’s first ever sale of foreign exchange, to maintain stability during Israel’s war with Palestinian militants in Gaza. The move appeared to quickly calm the market as the shekel recovered from steep…

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- A Palestinian girl was martyred and others were injured on Monday at dawn due to an attack by Israeli occupation aircraft on a mosque in al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City. ‘The occupation aircraft shelled Ahmed Yassin Mosque in Shati camp with several missiles, causing the death of a girl and wounding others’, Wafa News Agency said….

Havana, SANA- Cuba expressed deep concern about the situation in occupied Palestinian territory, stressing the current escalation in Gaza strip is due to 75 years of continued violation of Palestinian people’s rights, in addition to aggressive and expansionist policy of the Israeli entity. Cuban Foreign Affairs Ministry called on Security Council to fulfill its obligations in putting an end to…