Lawmaker Rashida Tlaib has brought attention to the tragic loss of life in Palestine by entering a list of names of children killed by Israeli forces into the Congressional record. She describes Israel’s ongoing war as “one of the most documented horrific crimes against humanity.” The list includes the names of more than 11,000 chi...
ISTANBUL (AA) – An Israeli airstrike targeted a house in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing four Palestinian children and their mother. According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, Israeli fighter jets struck the home of the “Abu Samek” family near Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah. The attack also left many ...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AA) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro denounced the silence over Israel’s war on Gaza, insisting that a genocide is taking place in Palestine. “Anyone who defends this genocide or remains silent in the face of it has destroyed their own human condition,” Petro said Sunday on X. “It would seem as if (Nazi […]...
LONDON (AA) – Oscar-winning Spanish actor Javier Bardem has denounced the Israeli government for committing “crimes against humanity” in the Gaza Strip and urged the international community to hold those responsible to account. Bardem told reporters at the Donostia Award as part of the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain tha...
ANKARA (AA) – At least 21 Palestinians, including 13 children, were killed and several others injured on Saturday in an Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced people in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, according to the Gaza government media office. In a statement, it said that 30 people, including nine children, were al...
ISTANBUL (AA) – In a new single, American rapper Macklemore comes out swinging for the Palestinian cause, urging Kamala Harris to “stop sending money and weapons” to Israel and its war on Gaza. In the single Hind’s Hall 2, which features Palestinian guest artists, the rapper says, “Hey Kamala,” referring to the current Vice President [&h...
More than 15,000 teddy bears were displayed in the capital of Qatar, Doha, on Tuesday in memory of Palestinian children killed in Israel’s war on Gaza. In the installation, titled “Echo of Lost Innocence,” black T-shirts on each teddy bear read, “I am not just a number. I am a human being. I have an […]
ANKARA (AA) – Israel on Friday announced its formal opposition to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the court’s prosecutor requested arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The Israeli Foreign Ministry appeal challenges both the authority of the court and the...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military wing, announced on Friday that its fighters had killed and injured several Israeli soldiers with a missile and an anti-personnel shell in a house in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. In a brief statement, Al-Qassam Brigades said its fighters successfully struck an Israeli unit...
ANKARA (AA) – Celtic football club fans have expressed solidarity with the people of Palestine facing Israel’s devastating attacks. Fans of the Scottish team displayed pro-Palestine banners during a Wednesday night UEFA Champions League match in Glasgow against Slovan Bratislava. “They can oppress you, they can imprison you, but th...
