Israel announced on Thursday the killing of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the October 7 attack, calling his death a “heavy blow” to the Palestinian group it has been fighting for more than a year. The Israeli military said that “after a year-long pursuit”, troops “eliminated Yahya Sinwar,...
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By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja – The Palestinian Authority has called on the United Nations to form an international investigation committee to investigate and hold accountable all those who committed genocide and war crimes before, on, and after October 7. This request comes after the recent escalation of violence in...
“No end to hell,” wrote Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees, on X about the situation in northern Gaza. “At least 400,000 people are trapped in the area.” He said that many people were refusing to listen to evacuation orders “because they know...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that over 500 Nigerian citizens have registered with the Nigerian mission in Lebanon for evacuation back to the country. Amb. Eche Abu-Obe, the ministry’s spokesperson, disclosed this in Abuja on Sunday. He said approximately 2,000 Nigerian citizens reside in Lebanon, although most...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja – The Palestine Embassy in Nigeria has condemned the United States for supporting Israel’s genocide war against Palestine. This condemnation comes after Israel confirmed that it has secured an $8.7 billion aid package from the U.S. to support its ongoing military efforts. The Palestinian Ambassador...
President Masoud Pezeshkian insisted Wednesday that Iran was “not looking for war” but pledged a stronger response if Israel retaliates for its missile attack. “If it (Israel) wants to react, we will have a stronger response, this is what the Islamic Republic is committed to,” Pezeshkian said in a...
The White House in a statement said President Joe Biden has directed U.S. forces to aid Israel’s defence against Iran, which launched missile attacks against the Jewish state. Sean Savett, U.S. National Security Council spokesperson said Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris “are monitoring the Iranian attack against Israel...
Israel has launched fresh series of attacks on the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Wednesday. The army made the announcement on social media platform X, saying it was attacking terrorist targets in Beirut. The army issued multiple evacuation orders for people living in several buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs...
Pope Francis implored bishops not to cover up the sexual abuse of children, during an open-air mass on Sunday that capped a three-day visit to Belgium, which is still struggling with the legacy of past scandals. Gathered in bright morning sunshine, about 40,000 faithful, some waving Belgian and Vatican...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja – The Palestine Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullah M. Abu Shawesh, has expressed gratitude to Nigeria’s Vice President, Mr. Kashim Shettima, for his support of Palestine’s independence and freedom at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). “I am grateful to the government and people of Nigeria...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described the targeted killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as a settling of accounts with an “arch-murderer.” “Nasrallah was not just another terrorist, he was the terrorist,” Netanyahu told members of the media in Tel Aviv. It was his first public statement...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja – The Palestine Embassy in Nigeria has said it is outraged by the sheer brutality and violation of human rights perpetrated by the Israeli military against Palestinians. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the latest figures indicate that the death toll has surpassed 41,272, with over 95,551...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja – The Palestine Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullah M. Abu Shawesh, has called for immediate action to address the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people. Ambassador Shawesh in a statement on Saturday, strongly condemned the Israeli government’s actions, which he described as “mass murder, wound,...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja – The Palestine Embassy in Nigeria has issued a statement condemning the ongoing US-Israeli massacres of Palestinians, describing it as a “wake-up call for all humanity” that not only targets the Palestinian people but also the current economic and political orders that have ruled the...
Israel’s continued occupation of Palestinian territory ‘unlawful’, says ICJ The UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday declared that Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory “is unlawful”, and that “all States are under an obligation not to recognize” the decades-long occupation. The Court was responding to...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja – The Palestine Embassy in Nigeria has condemned in strong terms the ongoing genocide in Gaza, which has resulted in the death of over 38,000 Palestinians. In a statement released yesterday, the embassy decried the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, which has left 87,903 injured...
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that negotiations on a potential ceasefire-for-hostages deal between Israel and Palestinian extremist group Hamas are “making progress.’’ “The trend is positive,’’ Biden said in a news conference at a NATO summit in Washington, adding that the framework was now agreed on...
About 50 Palestinian prisoners arrested during the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine were released on Monday, including the director of Gaza’s largest hospital, Israeli sources confirmed. An Israeli security official stated that the prisoners were released from various Israeli facilities, including the military detention camp of Sde...
At least 3 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, a war monitor reported on Thursday. It added that 11 others were wounded as a result of shrapnel that fell on houses from a Syrian air defence missile that...
U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken met the Israeli President, Isaac Herzog on Tuesday to negotiate a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The negotiation was part of the efforts by the U.S. Qatar and Egypt on Gaza, the meeting was delayed for months. Antony Blinken’s trip to the...