Malaysian authorities have apprehended three people accused of providing firearms to a 36-year-old Israeli passport holder. The man, who was detained in the capital Kuala Lumpur, arrived from the UAE with six handguns and 200 bullets, and initially used a suspected fake French passport. Authorities say that upon interrogation, he disclosed his...
Hundreds of Muslims congregated outside Philadelphia’s City Hall for late night Ramadan prayers to express solidarity with Gaza and local communities affected by violence. Organized by the Council on American–Islamic Relations and local mosques, Friday’s event featured prayers for peace and an end to conflict. Participants displayed signs advo...
A prominent figure of the Democratic Party is criticizing the Biden administration for endorsing Israel’s war on Gaza and accepting Israel’s claim that it is adhering to international law. President of the Center for American Progress Patrick Gaspard is demanding evidence that Israel is respecting laws. He is also calling for transparency in ...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Israel has illegally confiscated about 27,000 decares of land in the occupied West Bank and forced 25 Palestinian communities to leave since the start of the war on Gaza on October 7, a Palestinian government body has said. “The occupation state makes use of its fierce hostility towards our people in […]...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has pledged to “keep the flame of resistance burning” in the face of the Israeli occupation, stressing that the “Al-Aqsa Flood operation is an extension of our people’s journey to defend their land.” “On the 48th anniversary of Land Day, the Al-...
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories – AFP The Palestine Red Crescent said five people were killed and dozens wounded by gunfire and a stampede during an aid delivery Saturday in Gaza, where famine is looming. AFP video footage shows a convoy of trucks moving quickly past burning debris near the distribution point in pre-dawn darkness as [...
Palestinians are describing a temporary pier being constructed by the U.S. on the shores of Gaza City as an “occupation port.” On March 7, President Joe Biden announced that he had ordered the U.S. military to build a temporary pier off Gaza for the delivery of much-needed humanitarian aid. Meanwhile, Israel continues to let only [...
Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister has announced that his country will join the South Africa-led genocide case against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Micheal Martin says that while the court will determine whether genocide has occurred, there have been blatant violations of international humanitarian law on a mass s...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Amid the ongoing onslaught by Israel against Palestinians in Gaza, a petition has been moved in the New Zealand parliament seeking support for the people in the besieged coastal enclave. “We call for the New Zealand government to fulfill its international legal obligations, and to demonstrate moral leadership to the rest of [&h...
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza and southern Lebanon continue despite a UN Security Council resolution passed this week urging an immediate cease-fire during Ramadan. In the last 24 hours, Israeli forces killed 76 Palestinians and wounded 102 in Gaza. Palestinian civilians seeking aid have been targeted, with two severely wounded by Israeli snipe...
