The head of humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders has urged the U.N. Security Council to enforce its cease-fire resolution for Gaza. Christopher Lockyear is asking its members to ensure their resolution does not remain an act of meaningless political theater. Stressing the urgency of an “immediate and sustained” cease-f...
Israeli attacks have killed 62 Palestinians and injured 91 others over the past 24 hours in Gaza. Israeli forces shelled Deir el-Balah and the Nuseirat refugee camp. Concerns have arisen over Israel’s use of AI-assisted targeting systems, with experts highlighting risks to civilian lives. Reports say the Israeli military has identified t...
Israel’s Knesset has passed legislation allowing the closure of Al Jazeera television. The law was passed 71 to 10 in its second and third readings in the Knesset plenum or assembly. Under the law, the communications minister can shut down foreign networks operating in Israel and confiscate their equipment if the defense minister identif...
Republican Congressman Tim Walberg has stirred controversy after suggesting the nuclear bombing of Gaza during a town hall event on Monday in Dundee, Michigan. His comment has sparked condemnation, with critics highlighting the disregard for Palestinian lives. A voter asked the Michigan Republican why taxpayer money was being spent to build a ...
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 [...
