Author: Anadolu Agency
At least one civilian was killed on Sunday in a rocket attack launched by the YPG/PKK terror group in the Al-Bab district of northern Syria. Terrorists positioned from the west of the district targeted the center of Al-Bab with multiple rockets. A total of 14 civilians were injured in the attack, according to initial reports. The injured have been taken to local health centers for treatment. The region was cleared of Daesh/ISIS terrorists in February 2017 during Türkiye’s Euphrates Shield Operation. The PKK/YPG terrorists, who attempt to enter the operation zone frequently, target civilian houses. Since 2016, Ankara has launched…
Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced Sunday that it clashed with Israeli soldiers, many of whom were killed or injured, in the city of Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. Fighters “engaged” with an infantry Zionist force of 10 soldiers from point-blank range in the Al-Janina neighborhood, the military wing said in a statement. In separate statement, it said fighters “targeted a military vehicle with a Yassin 105 missile north of Awad Tower in Rafah.” Israel began a military operation in Rafah on May 6, 2024, taking control of the Rafah Crossing despite international warnings about the catastrophic humanitarian consequences…
Türkiye, the Arab world, most European countries as well as international rights groups have welcomed the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The ICC accused Netanyahu and Gallant of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip. The court said there are “reasonable grounds” to believe the two bear criminal responsibility for “the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare; and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts.” Israel has killed more than 44,000 Palestinians, most of them women…
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Sunday said France would implement international law in relation to the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “France is committed to international justice and its independence,” Barrot said in an interview for France 3 TV channel. “We have been saying from the very beginning that Israel has the right to defend itself within the framework of respect for international law.” “Each time Israel violates international law, blocking access to aid, bombing civilians, forcibly displacing them, establishing colonies in the West Bank.” He added they “strongly” condemn these actions.…
Israeli opposition leader Benny Gantz called on the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday to bomb government facilities in Beirut amid deadly attacks on Lebanon. In a post on X, Gantz urged the government to target Lebanese governmental facilities, which so far have been spared from the ongoing Israeli bombardment. The Israeli army has launched almost daily airstrikes across Lebanon since late September against what it claims are Hezbollah targets, in an escalation of year-long warfare between Tel Aviv and the Lebanese group since the start of the Gaza war. Avi Ashkenazi, a military analyst for Maariv newspaper,…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has once again requested to postpone his testimony in his corruption trial, citing the arrest warrants recently issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC). On Thursday, the ICC issued arrest warrants for both Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. The Israeli premier is originally scheduled to testify before the court on Dec. 2 in his trial on charges of bribery, breach of trust, and fraud. Netanyahu “submitted another request to the Jerusalem District Court to delay his testimony for 15 days,” the Israeli Channel 12…
At least 21 Palestinians, including an entire family of seven, were killed on Saturday in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. According to the Al-Awda Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, three civilians were killed and several others injured in Israeli artillery fire that targeted the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza. In another attack, an entire family of seven, including three children, were killed when Israeli fighter jets bombed their home in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighborhood, medical sources told Anadolu. In central Gaza, three Palestinians, including two women, were killed, while others were injured in an Israeli airstrike that…
Recent International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and former defense chief are a “turning point in human history,” Türkiye’s parliament speaker said on Saturday. “I hope Netanyahu and his gang are arrested wherever they go as soon as possible and held accountable at the International Criminal Court,” said Numan Kurtulmus at an event in the Turkish metropolis Istanbul. The ICC announced in a landmark move Thursday that it issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. Kurtulmus noted that many…
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Saturday discussed bilateral relations over the phone, according to Turkish diplomatic sources. The two ministers also held talks on regional issues, the sources said.
Türkiye has no intention of aggression and regime change in Syria, the country’s foreign minister said on Saturday. Hakan Fidan warned that the lack of tangible steps on terrorism and refugees are creating a more substantial threat within Syria. “Therefore, we are pursuing solutions. If diplomatic and constructive approaches fail, we will inevitably evaluate other measures when the time comes,” Fidan told reporters in the capital Ankara. Noting that there is a cease-fire between the forces on the ground in Syria through the Astana Process, which has been going on for years, he underscored that what needs to be done…