Author: Steven Sahiounie

The Wafa news agency, citing its correspondent, said at least eight people, including a child, have been killed following the Israeli attack on the building near al-Amal Hotel. Earlier, Palestinian civil defense crews said they had recovered the bodies of six people from the site and that three people had been wounded. The bombing caused a huge fire that trapped several people on the building’s second floor, they said. source: AlJazeera

The Palestinian Telecommunications Company and Ooredoo Thursday announced that communications and the Internet network were cut off in Jenin due to the ongoing aggression for the second day in a row. They explained in two separate statements that the main and backup routes feeding the communications network in Jenin were damaged due to the Israeli massive destruction of the infrastructure. The two companies indicated that technical crews have been trying since yesterday to reach the affected areas, but the field conditions prevent this. The central operations room of the Red Crescent clarified that contact with the Jenin Ambulance Center and its…

The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said that the process of asking member states whether they want to impose sanctions on some Israeli ministers has officially begun. Borrell said in press statements today that some Israeli ministers are sending “hate messages” against the Palestinians and putting forward ideas that constitute a call to commit war crimes. Borrell had called in a post on X on August 12 to impose sanctions on extremists Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir. “While the world is pressing for a ceasefire in Gaza, Ben-Gvir is calling for cutting off fuel and aid to…

Israel must “immediately” end its large-scale military offensive in the occupied West Bank, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday. Guterres strongly condemned “the loss of lives, including of children,” and called for “an immediate cessation of these operations.” The secretary-general “calls on Israel to comply with its relevant obligations under international humanitarian law and to take measures to protect civilians and ensure their safety. He urges security forces to exercise maximum restraint and use lethal force only when it is strictly unavoidable to protect life,” his spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, said in a statement. Guterres emphasized that the injured “must have…

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a call from his Greek counterpart Giorgos Gerapetritis, the Saudi Press Agency said Wednesday. The pair discussed bilateral cooperation and regional and international developments. Source: Arab News

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met in Riyadh on Wednesday European Council President Charles Michel, the Saudi Press Agency said. The meeting discussed relations and ways of enhancing cooperation between the Kingdom and EU countries. The officials also tackled regional and international developments and the efforts made to achieve security and stability in the region and the world. Senior Saudi and EU officials attended the meeting. Source: Arab News

The United Kingdom has expressed its “deep concern” over reports of civilian casualties due to “large-scale” attacks by the Israeli army in the occupied West Bank. A statement issued by the British Foreign Office Spokesperson on Thursday said that, “It is clear that this situation is developing and we are monitoring it closely. “We continue to call for restraint, work to calm tensions, and adherence to international law,” it added. The death toll from the Israeli aggression on the northern West Bank, which is the largest since the invasion of 2002, rises to 17, while more than 30 wounded, which…

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will undertake an official visit to Slovenia on Friday. In a statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said during the visit, Fidan will discuss bilateral relations as well as current international and regional developments with Slovenian officials. Source: Anadolu Agency

The World Food Program (WFP) on Wednesday announced temporarily halting staff movement in Gaza after its vehicle came under fire by Israeli forces at a checkpoint. The UN vehicle returning from a humanitarian mission was hit by at least 10 bullets at an Israeli checkpoint near the Wadi Gaza bridge despite being clearly marked and having received prior clearance from Israeli authorities. “This is totally unacceptable and the latest in a series of unnecessary security incidents that have endangered the lives of WFP’s team in Gaza,” said WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain in a statement. She emphasized that the current…

A Palestinian young man was Thursday morning killed after he was shot by Israeli occupation forces in the city of Jenin. The Red Crescent Society said Mohammad Bassam Arabi, 32, succumbed to his serious injury by the bullets of the occupation in the eastern neighborhood of the city, adding that its crews transferred his body to Al-Razi Hospital. Local sources indicated that Arabi is the brother of the slain youth Fouad, who was killed in 1987, and Rashad, who was killed in 2003. With his killing, the death toll from the aggression on the northern West Bank, which is the…