The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has announced the release of “If I Must Die,” a collection of works by the late Palestinian poet and activist Refaat Alareer. The book’s title references his last poem, which he famously tweeted just weeks before his assassination by Israel on Dec. 6 last year. It has since become a ...
Nearly one million displaced Palestinians in war-torn Gaza are at risk of extreme cold and rain this winter. The UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) has called for protection of displaced people from rain and cold in Gaza. The agency said 945,000 people are at risk of exposure this winter. UNRWA said the human cost […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel and Hamas are close to reaching a “small” cease-fire deal, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported Sunday, citing political sources. The broadcasting authority quoted the unnamed Israeli sources as saying that the two sides are close to finalizing a deal that would include a two-month cease-fire. T...
PARIS (AA) – An Israel supporter brandished a gun Saturday and threatened protesters at a Free Palestine demonstration in Paris. Protesters had gathered to demand an end to Israel’s military actions in the Gaza Strip, which have continued for more than one year. Far-left France Unbowed (LFI) party lawmaker Claire Lejeune, who atten...
CAIRO (AA) – Qatar has recommitted to mediating the Gaza cease-fire negotiations, said Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani during the opening of the 22nd Doha Forum. Qatar had suspended its mediation efforts nearly a month ago, citing a lack of “seriousness” from the parties involved in the negotiations. S...
The U.S. has rejected Amnesty International’s report issued this week which accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said the U.S. views these allegations as unfounded, despite acknowledging the significance of NGOs in monitoring human rights. Patel emphasized U.S. concerns about the impac...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Lebanese civil defense teams came under fire while looking for people trapped under rubble of buildings destroyed by Israel, local media said. Lebanon’s official National News Agency said Israeli artillery shelling targeted civil defense teams in Naqoura while searching the rubble of destroyed buildings in the area. The teams w...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Egypt has proposed a cessation of fighting in Gaza for 45 to 60 days and opening the Rafah border crossing, Israeli media reported. The proposal also includes a gradual release of Israeli captives in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and an increase in the number of aid trucks into Gaza to some [&hellip...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has verbally attacked a report by human rights group Amnesty International accusing Tel Aviv of committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The UK-based organization said that it has found “sufficient basis to conclude that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – At least nine Palestinians have been killed and eight others injured in Israeli airstrikes in the northern and southern Gaza Strip, a medical source said. Israeli fighter jets hit a house next to Kamal Adwan Hospital in the town of Beit Lahia, leaving seven people dead and five others injured, […]
