Just under a month after returning home from a medical mission to Gaza, two US doctors and a nurse visit Washington to warn White House and congressional officials that Palestinian civilians are dying at Khan Yunis’ European Hospital because of restrictions imposed by Israel in the way of medical supplies. Ammar Ghanem, an intensive care...
Palestinian Territories – AFP The outgoing United Nations humanitarian chief warned Wednesday that a spread of Israel’s war on Gaza to Lebanon would be “potentially apocalyptic”. Martin Griffiths described Lebanon as “the flashpoint beyond all flashpoints”, especially its southern border with Israel which ha...
Beirut, Lebanon – AFP Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin on Wednesday urged warring parties in the Middle East to accept “peace proposals”, saying the region including Lebanon “doesn’t need war”. “The Middle East is going through a critical moment,” Parolin told a press conference in Beiru...
As Israel’s war on Gaza continues, a Palestinian man displaced by the shelling has made umbrellas from parachutes used in air-dropped aid packages and opened a picnic area for Palestinians living in tents in Khan Younis. Mahmud Helmi, who took refuge in Nuseirat camp and came up with the idea of opening a picnic area, […]
Palestinian-American airman Mohammed Abu Hashem has resigned after 22 years of service. He cited Washington’s unwavering support for Israel and its ongoing war on Gaza for leaving, which has killed over 37,000 Palestinians, including thousands of children. The Washington Post reported that Abu Hashem’s aunt was killed and more th...
Congressman Jamaal Bowman, known for his outspoken criticism of Israel, has lost the Democratic Primary of New York’s district 16 to George Latimer in the costliest House primary ever. Latimer’s campaign spent nearly $15 million on the race. He received heavy backing from the pro-Israel lobby, including the powerful American Israel Publ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Thousands of families in Gaza are forced to use contaminated sea water for their daily needs as Israel continues to block most of the humanitarian aid in the war-torn Palestinian enclave, leaving the population hungry and thirsty, the UN has said. “In Gaza’s burning summer heat, children have to wait in long [&helli...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa held talks on Tuesday with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to discuss ways to strengthen relief efforts in the besieged Gaza Strip. They also dwelt on means of ending Israel’s ongoing onslaught on the Palestinian enclave, the prime minister’s office said in a stat...
Paris, France – AFP A collaborative investigation by international media outlets on Tuesday shed light on the circumstances behind more than 100 Palestinian journalists and media workers being killed in the war on Gaza, some while wearing a press vest. A consortium led by investigative outlet Forbidden Stories and involving around 50 jou...
Palestinian Territories – AFP The Gaza civil defence agency said an Israeli air strike early on Tuesday killed 10 members of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh’s family, in an attack the Israeli military did not immediately confirm. The strike hit the Haniyeh family home in Al-Shati refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip, said Mahmud Bas...
