Muhamad Yehia US President Donald Trump says he is ready to use “overwhelming lethal force” until Iranian-backed Houthi rebels cease their attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor. US President Donald Trump launched a series of airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, promising to use “overwhelming lethal force” until …
Read More »Muhamad Yehia TEL AVIV, Israel — After 16 months of excruciating uncertainty, Idit Ohel finally received word this week that her 24-year-old son, a hostage in Gaza, is still alive. She said she fainted upon hearing the brutal detailapnews.com/…/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-ceasefire-hostages-02-08-2025-bf94014ccedeb15b4d235a1df57b563as of his captivity from freed hostages who had been held with him by …
Read More »Trump says ceasefire should be cancelled if Hamas doesn’t release hostages
Muhamad Yehia “I’m speaking for myself,” Trump said, “Israel can override it.” US President Donald Trump said Monday that a precarious ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas should be cancelled if Hamas doesn’t release all the remaining hostages it is holding in Gaza by midday on Saturday — though he …
Read More »Why Palestinian forces are cracking down on Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank
Muhamad Yehia JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank — Gunfire has rung out for days from the West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp. But this time, it’s not Israeli forces that are facing off against armed groups. It is the forces of the Palestinian Authority clashing with Palestinian gunmen. The Palestinian Authority, which …
Read More »Israel cracks down on Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in Gaza
Muhamad Yehia UMM AL-FAHM, Israel (AP) — Israel’s yearlong crackdown against Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in Gaza is prompting many to self-censor out of fear of being jailed and further marginalized in society, while some still find ways to dissent — carefully. Ahmed Khalefa’s life turned upside down after he was …
Read More »Hungry Palestinians in north Gaza search for food
JERUSALEM (AP) — With virtually no food allowed into the northernmost part of Gaza for the past month, tens of thousands of Palestinians under Israeli siege are rationing their last lentils and flour to survive. As bombardment pounds around them, some say they risk their lives by venturing out in …
Read More »Iran faces tough choices in deciding how to respond to Israeli strikes
Muhamad Yehia How the Islamic Republic chooses to respond to the unusually public Israeli aerial assault on its homeland could determine whether the region spirals further toward all-out war or holds steady at an already devastating and destabilizing level of violence. In the coldly calculating realm of Middle East geopolitics, a strike …
Read More »Five things to know about Israel’s attack on Iran
Muhamad Yehia & sahar ragab JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel delivered its long-expected response to Iranian missile attacks early Saturday by carrying out a series of airstrikes against the Islamic Republic. Here’s what to know Multiple targets were struck Under the cover of darkness early Saturday, Israel struck multiple sites in different parts of Iran. Explosions …
Read More »? Why is Israel in turmoil
Muhamad Yehia Last November Israel elected its most far right government in its 75 year history. Months of protests followed over its plans for reform of the judicial system. Benjamin Netanyahu’s new coalition government is proposing an agenda that goes beyond domestic reforms – and not everyone is happy. As …
Read More »EU see UNIFIL mission as essential
MADRID, Oct 16 (Reuters) – The EU countries contributing to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, dubbed as UNIFIL, say it is “essential and fundamental” and only the UN can decide whether to end it, Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Wednesday after a video call with 15 …
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