Author: Steven Sahiounie

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs categorically accuses the Israeli occupation of exploiting international focus in Gaza to advance its agendas in Al-Aqsa. In a stern statement issued by the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs,  Ramallah accused the Israeli government of exploiting the international concerns being geared towards the humanitarian crisis in Gaza to advance its agenda in Occupied East Al-Quds. Specifically, the statement speaks of attempts to seize control of Al-Aqsa Mosque. “Israel exploits the preoccupation with the genocidal war in the Gaza Strip and imposes Judaization measures against Al-Aqsa Mosque,” the MFA’s statement read. The ministry vehemently condemned the measures taken by…

The question of whether Hamas would be willing to recognise the state of Israel to achieve the goal of establishing a Palestinian state for Gaza and the West Bank is “meaningless at this point in time”, Hamas official Husam Badran says. “The real question that should be raised is why are Israelis continuing to wreak killings among our people and the destruction among all our properties – even mosques and places of worship, school buildings were not spared – denying water and food,” Badran told Al Jazeera. “These are the questions to be raised to the Israeli occupation forces, not…

The Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmad Aboul Gheit, said, today that the adoption of a resolution in the United Nations Security Council regarding the delivery of aid to the Gaza Strip came late, and is still far from what is expected to be achieved, which is a complete ceasefire. “Resolution No. 2272, which was adopted yesterday, Friday, is an attempt to prevent famine in the Gaza Strip and to save people, especially women and children, from a catastrophic situation, but it is not enough to stop Israel’s war machine, particular it does not include a ceasefire,” said the Arab…

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