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ISTANBUL, (AA): The Israeli bombing of Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza on Tuesday was widely condemned by Arab and Muslim states. Official statements were issued by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Egypt, Algeria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iran and Libya condemning the attack, which claimed the lives of more than 500 Palestinian civilians according to the latest statements […]

25th Jul 2021

Hamas condemns ‘shocking’ Israel’s observer status at African Union

By Nour Abu Eisha GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA): Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Saturday decried a decision by the African Union (AU) to grant Israel an observer status at the pan-African bloc. “This decision enhances the legitimacy of the (Israeli) entity on our land and gives it more opportunities to continue its plans to […]

11th Jun 2021

US lawmaker: ‘Freedom of speech doesn’t exist for Muslim women in Congress’

By Servet Gunerigok WASHINGTON (AA): Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib defended her fellow Congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Thursday after the House Democrat leadership criticized Omar over her tweet seemingly equating the US with the Taliban. “Freedom of speech doesn’t exist for Muslim women in Congress,” Tlaib said on Twitter. Her tweet came after House Speaker Nancy […]

17th May 2021

Israel intense bombings in Gaza has killed 197 Palestinians incl 58 children

By Ahmed Ghanem Selouma and Zeynep Tufekci Gulay GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA): Israel conducted intense attacks in different parts of the blockaded Gaza City in the wee hours of Monday, according to Anadolu Agency’s reporters. The death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza Strip on Sunday rose to 197, including 58 children and 34 […]

16th Nov 2018

Palestine: Israeli targets civilian properties leaving them in ruins in Gaza

By Moustafa Haboosh GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) : During the most recent escalations on Monday, Israeli forces targeted residential buildings, a kindergarten, a television channel and sites associated with resistance faction Hamas. Palestinian Minister of Public Works and Housing, Mofeed al-Hasayneh, has reported that the Israeli shelling and bombardment in the Gaza Strip, since Sunday, […]

12th Nov 2018

Palestine: 7 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in Gaza

By Mohammed Majid, Said Ammouri GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA): At least seven Palestinians, including a Hamas military commander, were killed and another seven injured late Sunday in an Israeli raid in southern Gaza Strip, said officials. Ashraf al-Qidra, a spokesman for the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, said in a statement that the Palestinians […]

21st Jul 2018

Palestine: Israel, Palestinian movements reach ceasefire, as 4 Palestinians killed

By Zeynep Tufekci GAZA, Palestine (AA): Hamas announced early Saturday that a ceasefire has been reached between Palestinian resistance movements and Israel. “A ceasefire has been reached between the [Israeli] occupation and the Palestinian factions under the mediation of Egypt and international sides,” Hamas spokesperson Fawzi Barhoum said in a written statement. The statement […]

27th Apr 2018

Body of Palestinian assassinated in Malaysia arrives in Gaza, Mossad blamed

By Mohamed Majed GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA): Hundreds of Palestinian mourners on Thursday evening turned out for the funeral of Fadi al-Batsh, a Palestinian thought to be linked to Hamas who was killed by unknown assailants in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.after his family accused Israel of killing him. The mourners performed funeral prayers at […]

2nd Nov 2017

Palestine: Gaza handover 1st phase of reconciliation: Hamas chief

By Nour Abu Aisha GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA): Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh described Wednesday’s handover of the Gaza Strip’s border crossings to the Palestinian Authority (PA) as “the first phase of inter-Palestinian reconciliation”. In an address delivered in Gaza City, Haniyeh stressed that Hamas had handed over responsibility for the enclave’s borders “without bargaining […]

13th Oct 2017

Egypt: Hamas, Fatah pen landmark reconciliation deal in Cairo

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah on Thursday signed a landmark reconciliation agreement in Cairo. “The two sides agreed in principle to allow the legitimate Palestinian government to return to Gaza in accordance with [Palestinian] law,” Azzam al-Ahmad, who led Fatah’s delegation at the Cairo talks, said at a news conference. […]

12th Oct 2017

Palestine: Agreement reached between Hamas & Fatah

By Yaser al-Banna, Ali Abo Rezeg GAZA CITY (AA): Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have reached an agreement after talks held since Tuesday in the Egyptian capital of Cairo. “Ismail Haniyeh [Hamas chief] has just announced that an agreement was reached dawn on Thursday between Fatah and Hamas movements under Egyptian auspices,” Taher […]

6th Oct 2017

Palestine: Palestinian PM leaves Gaza after landmark 3-day visit

By Mohamed Majed and Hani al-Shaer GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA): Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on Thursday afternoon returned to the West Bank city of Ramallah following a landmark three-day visit to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. Before departing the blockaded coastal enclave, Hamdallah visited Gaza City’s Dar al-Shifa Hospital, the territory’s largest medical facility, to […]

7th Jul 2017

Palestine: Israel continues to reduce power supply to impoverished Gaza

By Nour Abu Aisha GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israel has reduced the electricity supply to the blockaded Gaza strip from 120 to 55 megawatts, a reduction of more than 45 percent, Gaza’s energy authority said Thursday. “Ongoing power reductions by Israel are adding further burdens to Gaza’s already suffering population, especially in light […]

22nd May 2017

Palestine: Hamas hits back at Trump’s ‘terrorist’ epithet, as Muslim leaders acquiesce

By Gulsen Topcu GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA): Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump for mentioning the group’s name alongside al-Qaeda and Daesh during his speech in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. “Trump’s description of Hamas as terrorist means a bias in favor of Israel and having no objection for […]

2nd May 2017

Palestine: Hamas reveals dramatic change in stance on Israel

By Kaamil Ahmed JERUSALEM (AA): The Gaza-based Hamas movement revealed a dramatic change in its stance on Israel Monday when it officially announced revisions to its controversial charter. At a press conference in Qatar, Hamas leader Khaled Mashal revealed the new document, which no longer pledges Israel’s destruction but does accept a Palestinian state […]

19th Feb 2017

Israel: Death of Muslim scientists puts spotlight on Mossad

By Mustapha Dalaa ISTANBUL (AA): The assassination late last year of a Tunisian aviation engineer with alleged links to Palestinian group Hamas has put the spotlight on Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency suspected of killing Israel’s enemies. Mohamed al-Zawari was shot dead in December outside his home in Tunisia’s southeastern city of Sfax. Hamas swiftly […]

20th Oct 2016

Palestine: Hamas slams UN chief over Al-Aqsa resolution

By Ola Atallah GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA): Palestinian group Hamas has criticized UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for distancing himself from a UNESCO resolution denying a Jewish connection to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. On Tuesday, the UNESCO’s executive board officially adopted a resolution that referred to the Al-Aqsa mosque as a purely Islamic heritage. Ban, […]

18th Oct 2016

Qatari emir meets Hamas leaders in Doha

By Ahmed Yousuf DOHA (AA): Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Monday met with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal and deputy Ismail Haniyeh in capital Doha, according to Qatar’s official news agency. “The two sides discussed recent developments in the Palestinian political arena, especially in the Gaza Strip,” the news agency reported. […]

22nd Aug 2016

Palestine: Israeli warplanes carry out 50 strikes in Gaza, 5 injured

By Anees Bargouthi GAZA CITY, (AA): Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes in the blockaded Gaza Strip on Sunday, shortly after a rocket was fired into southern Israel. The Israeli military said in a statement that a rocket hit the southern city of Sderot from the Palestinian territory. “In response to the attack, the Israeli air […]

10th Aug 2016

Palestine: Israel arrests UN aid worker for alleged Hamas links

By Kaamil Ahmed JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has arrested a U.N. aid worker in the blockaded Gaza Strip, accusing him of supporting Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, Israel’s Shin Bet intelligence agency announced Tuesday. The arrest of Waheed Borsh, an engineer for the United Nations Development Project (UNDP), follows last week’s indictment of Mohammad al-Halabi, […]

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