US President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Israel has a right to defend itself but after speaking with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he hopes violent clashes with Palestinians will end quickly. US President Joe Biden (Drew Angerer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) "I had a...
Calls grew on Wednesday for a de-escalation of violence after intense hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians that have left at least 72 dead and hundreds injured. Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces in the city centre of the West Bank town of Hebron, on May 12,2021. The most...
The Philippines on Wednesday joined the international community in expressing “serious deep concern” over the escalation of violence in parts of Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. Photo shows Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip, controlled by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, on May 10,...
The Philippine Embassy in Jerusalem has not received any report of Filipino casualties amid the ongoing escalation of the violence between Israel and the Palestinians, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday. DFA Strategic Communications Executive Director Ivy Banzon-Abalos said...
Palestinian militants in Gaza have fired more than 1,000 rockets towards Israel since Monday evening, when hostilities escalated dramatically following days of unrest in Jerusalem, the Israeli army said. Smoke billows on May 12, 2021 at Ashkelon's refinery, hit by Hamas rockets the previous day in...
More than 100 rockets were fired Monday from Gaza towards Israel by multiple Palestinian armed groups, Hamas Islamists who control the blockaded enclave said. Israeli security forces clash with Palestinian protesters at the Hawara checkpoint, south of Nablus city, in the occupied West Bank on May...
Reactions poured in from around the world on Monday after violence sparked by days of unrest at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, with Israel launching deadly air strikes on Gaza in response to a barrage of rockets fired by the Islamist movement Hamas. A picture shows Israeli air strikes in the...
The largest real-world study yet of the Pfizer/BioNTec vaccine on Thursday confirmed that the jab provided more than 95 percent protection against Covid-19, but found that the level dropped significantly when people received just one of the two prescribed doses. (FILES) In this file photo syringes...
The Israel Ministry of Tourism announced the possibility of direct flight from Manila to Tel Aviv via Philippine Airlines (PAL), the country’s flag carrier with the recent discussion between Israel’s delegation and PAL executives. PAL plans to do a nonstop flight in October of 2021 for Filipino...
Philippine Airlines, the country’s flag carrier, is planning to fly non-stop from Manila to Tel-Aviv in October 2021, the Israel Ministry of Tourism announced on Tuesday. PAL President Gilbert Santa Maria hands over a replica of a Philippines Airlines plane to Amir Halevi, Directo- General of...
It’s a new day in the United States and Israel as their governments finally lifted the wearing of masks in outdoor spaces, something that Vice President Leni Robredo’s camp wishes for the Philippines to achieve, too. Vice President Leni Robredo’s spokesman Barry Gutierrez (OVP photo) Lawyer...
Philippine Airlines (PAL) plans to mount nonstop flights from Manila to and from Tel Aviv, the gateway to Jerusalem and Israel, by October 2021. The flag carrier targets to serve growing demand for air linkages between the Philippines and the Holy Land to serve tourists and Overseas Filipino...
