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
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 surpassed 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 signing 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 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
Geva Binyamin, West Bank, Nov 27 (EFE).- Settler Ysrael Ganz, president of the Yesha Council, an umbrella group for Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, told reporters he was pleased with Donald Trump’s election victory and that he hoped the future United States president would listen to Israel’s demands. “I think we will see … Read more
Jerusalem/New York, Nov 18 (EFE).- A convoy of 109 trucks carrying food from southern Gaza, chartered by the World Food Programme and the United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees, was “violently looted” on Saturday. The incident, near the Kerem Shalom border, occurred after the Israel Defense Forces changed the convoy’s time and route “at the … Read more
United Nations, Nov 6 (EFE). – The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) told the General Assembly on Wednesday that Palestinians would plunge “into chaos” if the agency ceased to provide its services, and stressed the urgent need for international intervention to protect it. “Without intervention by member states, UNRWA will collapse, … Read more