Jerusalem, Occupied Palestinian Territories– AFP Hamas has said that it is studying Israel’s latest counterproposal for a Gaza cease-fire, a day after media reports said a delegation from mediator Egypt was in Israel trying to jump-start stalled negotiations. The armed wing of Hamas also released video footage of two men held hosta...
Palestinian Territories — AFP Hamas’s armed wing has released a video of two men detained in Gaza who are seen alive and urging Israeli authorities to strike a deal for the release of all the remaining captives. Campaign group ‘Hostages and Missing Families’ Forum identified the two as Keith Siegel and Omri Miran who we...
More than 50 labor unions have backed Columbia University students amid recent suspensions and arrests for protesting Israel’s war on Gaza. The solidarity comes as part of ongoing demonstrations against the Gaza Solidarity Encampment, urging divestment from entities linked to Israel’s policies in Palestine. The unions, including the Mother Jo...
Israel is planning to present a new proposal for a prisoner exchange with Hamas and a cease-fire in Gaza. According to Israeli media, Israeli negotiators have presented Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the cabinet with a fresh plan that will be sent to Hamas by mediators. The new initiative, which has not been officially announced, [&hel...
London, United Kingdom — AFP Amnesty International has said that the post-World War II order is on the “brink of collapse”, threatened by bitter conflict on multiple fronts as well as the unregulated rise of artificial intelligence. “Everything we’re witnessing over the last 12 months is indicating that the intern...
Gaza’s civil defense agency has reported the discovery of three mass graves holding 392 bodies, showing signs of executions and live burials. Only 65 bodies have been identified due to decomposition and mutilation. The search in Khan Younis continues amid demands for answers from Israeli leaders. Addressing a press conference Thursday, the hea...
The Muslim Public Affairs Council has condemned the potential deployment of the National Guard against Columbia University’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment protesters. The students are opposing the university’s investments in companies profiting from Israel’s war and violence in Palestine. The Council argues that Columbia’s over-policing infring...
Student editorial boards across the country are speaking out against college officials’ actions directed at pro-Palestinian protests. Campus newspapers have been reporting daily on debates over free speech and university investments in Israel, which has killed over 30,000 Palestinians since October, and is accused of genocide. Editorial ...
Austin, United States – AFP Spiraling pro-Palestinian protests that are rocking universities across the United States spread to more campuses Wednesday, triggering suggestions from a senior Republican leader that the National Guard could be brought in. The comments from House Speaker Mike Johnson are likely to evoke strong emotions in a ...
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP The UN has called for an international investigation into reports of mass graves at two Gaza hospitals destroyed in Israeli sieges, saying war crimes may have been committed. The United Nations rights office said it was “horrified” by the destruction of Gaza’s biggest hospital, Al-Shifa in Gaza...
