Author: Steven Sahiounie

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro calls on all Christians to stand with the Palestinians in the face of Israeli aggression and calls for a global conference to restore the rights of the Palestinian people. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro appealed to Christians around the world on Tuesday to stand against the genocide of Palestinians. In his television program “With Maduro”, he said, “I ask my Christian brothers and sisters in the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church, in Venezuela and all over the world, to raise their voices and stand against liquidating the people of Gaza and the Palestinian people.” “The genocide must…

The Israeli occupation police today shut down Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City and prevented Muslim worshippers from entering it, according to the Islamic Waqf department, the Muslim endowment in charge of the holy place. It said the police abruptly and in a surprise move shut down all gates leading to the walled holy compound and prevented all Muslims of all ages from entering it. It said that the occupation authorities tightened entry into the Mosque since the morning, where only the elderly were allowed to enter. However, this quickly changed and all worshippers of all ages were denied entry…

According to the top Russian diplomat, it is necessary to act collectively Unilateral mediatory efforts are not enough to settle the Palestinian-Israeli conflict as collective steps are needed for that, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday. “I am convinced that no one can reconcile Palestinians and the Israelis single-handedly, like the United States has been trying to do for year. It is necessary to act based on the collective potential of countries and the region, and, probably, the European Union, and the United States as it is difficult to do without it here. But it is necessary to…

Egyptian media announced on Monday the arrival of two Israeli female prisoners, Nurit Ishak and Yohevid Efshitz, held by Hamas during Operation Al-Aqsa Flood at the Rafah border crossing. Military spokesman for the Al-Qassam Brigades Abu Ubaida has confirmed the release of two Israeli captives for “compelling humanitarian and medical reasons” as a result of an Egyptian-Qatari mediation. Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement, confirmed on Saturday that it planned to release two Israeli captives on “humanitarian grounds”, but the Israeli occupation government declined the offer. Egyptian media announced on Monday the arrival of two Israeli female prisoners,…

Yocheved Lifschitz, one of the two captives released by Hamas on Monday night, is speaking to media. Seated in a wheelchair, a frail looking 85-year-old Lifshitz told reporters she was beaten by sticks, but was treated well during more than two weeks held captive in a network of tunnels. “The guys beat me on the way, they didn’t break my ribs but hurt me,” the 85-year-old told media at a Tel Aviv hospital. “They treated us well,” she said, explaining a doctor visited her and fellow hostages every two to three days. She added that her captives drove her into Gaza then…

Israeli forces Tuesday detained 51 Palestinians from several areas in the occupied West Bank, sources confirmed. In Hebron, the occupation soldiers detained 15 Palestinians, while in Ramallah, soldiers detained 11. The forces detained four, including a woman, from areas in Jerusalem. 11 Palestinians from Bethlehem were detained, two from Qalqilta, and two more from Jenin. Occupation forces detained five, including one with a disability in Jenin. Source: WAFA

The French president has arrived in Tel Aviv on a visit intended to show France’s “full solidarity” with Israel, French news agency AFP reported. Macron’s office briefed AFP on the topics the president plans to discuss during his visit. This includes resuming a “genuine peace process” for the creation of a Palestinian state and “halting the colonisation” of the West Bank with Israeli settlements. Source: AlJazeera

More than 120 Palestinians were killed in a series of violent raids launched by Israeli warplanes last night and Tuesday dawn, targeting populated homes in various areas in the Gaza Strip on the 18th day of the aggression. WAFA correspondent reported that Israeli warplanes destroyed a residential building in the city of Rafah belonging to Al-Aidi family, killing 48 Palestinians, while dozens were injured. He added that Israeli warplanes bombed a house belonging to Mukhaymar family in the Tal al-Sultan area in Rafah, killing and wounding a number of citizens. The warplanes bombed an inhabited house in the town of Beit…

Several people were killed and others injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes that targeted a number of houses in Gaza City tonight, said sources. Israeli warplanes fired at least three missiles targeting several houses in Al-Shati (Beach) Camp to the west of the city with people inside, killing and injuring dozens of people. Injuries were also reported following an Israeli shelling of a house in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, in Gaza City. In the northern Strip, seven people were killed, including children and women, and others were injured in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a house belonging to the…

Israel’s minister of defense Yoav Gallant tells navy members to “keep preparing for our operation, it will come soon,” as he toured the Ashdod Navy base and conducted a situation assessment of naval operations. “We are preparing thoroughly for the next step – a multilateral operation in the air, ground, and sea,” he added. Source: aLJazeera