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NEW YORK, Oct 13, 2023 (AFP) – Israel’s Maccabi Ra’anana lost to the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets 135-103 on Thursday to begin a US tour, but sent a defiant message with their determination to play. The squad was already in New York last Saturday when Israel was struck by bloody attacks, Hamas gunmen killing more than 1,200 people and taking about 150 hostages. “People at home said it was important we play, so the whole world […]
By Adel Zaanoun with Amelie Bottollier-Depois at the United Nations GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories, Oct 13, 2023 (AFP) – Israel has called for the immediate relocation of 1.1 million people in Gaza amid its massive bombardment in retaliation for Hamas’s attacks, with the United Nations warning of “devastating” consequences. The UN said the mass relocation of the entire population in northern Gaza to the south of the enclave was “impossible” and urgently appealed for the […]
WASHINGTON, Oct 13, 2023 (AFP) – US President Joe Biden condemned Donald Trump on Thursday for describing Hezbollah as “very smart” even as the Lebanese militant group exchanges fire with Israel following the Hamas attack on the US ally. During a campaign speech in Florida, Trump also falsely accused the Biden administration of bankrolling the Hamas assault as a result of a prisoner exchange deal with Iran, which has historically funded Hamas and Hezbollah. Biden […]
BAGHDAD, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) – Iran’s foreign minister, whose government supports Hamas and other Middle East militant groups, said on Thursday opening a “new front” against Israel would depend on Israel’s actions in Gaza. Although Tehran has been a long-term backer of Hamas, Iranian officials have been adamant that the country had no involvement in the militants’ attack against its arch enemy Israel on Saturday. Nevertheless, the United States fears the opening of a […]
BANGKOK, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) – The first flight of Thai evacuees fleeing the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas landed in Bangkok on Thursday, with several recounting harrowing escapes as they were reunited with tearful family members. Worried families gathered at the airport hours before the arrival of a flight carrying 41 Thais, including 15 evacuees, who were flown out with assistance from their country’s diplomats. Around 30,000 Thais work in Israel, […]
LONDON, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) – The British government will send two Royal Navy ships and surveillance aircraft to the eastern Mediterranean to support Israel, the prime minister’s office said Thursday. “Alongside our allies, the deployment of our world class military will support efforts to ensure regional stability and prevent further escalation,” Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said in a statement. “Our military and diplomatic teams across the region will also support international partners to re-establish […]
JERUSALEM, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) – Israeli lawmakers on Thursday endorsed an expanded “emergency government”, parliament said, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a war-time partnership with a rival. Benny Gantz and four members of his party were sworn in as ministers without portfolio, in parliament shortly after the 66-4 vote. Netanyahu, dressed in black, told parliament ahead of the vote that “the unity we are establishing sends a message of great force”, […]
WASHINGTON, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) – The White House said Thursday it was working to organize charter flights to help US citizens leave Israel as the number of confirmed American dead in the war with Hamas rose to 27. “Beginning tomorrow, (the) United States government will arrange charter flights to provide transportation from Israel to sites in Europe,” said White House national security spokesman John Kirby, adding that officials were “still working through some of […]
WASHINGTON, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) -WASHINGTON, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) – The United States and Qatar officials have agreed to prevent Iran from using a $6 billion humanitarian assistance fund, following militant group Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel, a news report said Thursday. The money had been transferred to Iranian accounts in Qatar, in a US-Iran prisoner swap deal announced in recent weeks where five US detainees were also released by Iran. But The Washington […]
JERUSALEM, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Doha later this week to discuss Hamas with Qatari leaders amid a devastating war between Israel and the militant group. “Tomorrow, Secretary Blinken will travel to Qatar to meet with senior officials there,” a US official said Thursday. A source with knowledge of the visit told AFP that Blinken’s discussions would “focus on joint Qatari-US efforts to secure the release […]
By Shaun Tandon with Adel Zaannoun in Gaza City TEL AVIV, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed unwavering US support for Israel in its war on Hamas during a visit Thursday but said the Palestinians also have “legitimate aspirations” not represented by the Islamists. Hamas gunmen killed 1,200 people in Israel and took about 150 hostages in their surprise onslaught from Gaza on Saturday. Israel has retaliated by raining air […]
By Patrick Anidjar NETIVOT, Israel, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) – Like clockwork, every 30 seconds Israeli artillery goes into action against a barely visible target somewhere in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Israel has vowed to “crush” Hamas after gunmen from the Palestinian Islamist group stormed across the border and killed 1,200 people — the deadliest attack on the country since it was founded 75 years ago. Six days since the offensive took Israel by surprise, […]
