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...
Israel’s war on Gaza has reached 200 days, leaving a dire human and economic toll. According to the latest figures from the Gaza Health Ministry, 34,183 Palestinians have been killed. Over 14,500 children and 9,500 women are among those killed. Gaza’s Government Media Office has confirmed that Israeli forces have committed a total of 3,025 [&...
Pro-Palestinian demonstrations are sweeping across East Coast universities, with students at Yale University joining Columbia in solidarity by staging a sit-in. Yale’s administration cited safety concerns, leading to the arrest of 47 students. At New York University, protests continue against Israel’s war on Gaza and in support of...
PEN America has called off its prestigious annual awards ceremony which was scheduled for next week. This came following a wave of withdrawals by candidates protesting the organization’s alleged silence on Israel’s war on Gaza. Over 30 writers backed out, accusing PEN of failing to condemn the war which has killed over 30,000 Pale...
New York, United States – AFP Classes at Columbia University were shifted online Monday as protests over Israel’s war on Gaza heightened tensions on US campuses and led to dozens of arrests at Yale University. A large group of demonstrators has established a “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” on lawns at Columbia, with some J...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Gaza’s civil defence said Sunday health workers had uncovered at least 50 bodies of people killed and buried by Israeli forces at a hospital in the southern city of Khan Yunis. In a statement to AFP, the civil defence agency said the remains were discovered in the courtyard of Nasser Medical […]
Tulkarem, Palestinian Territories – AFP The Palestinian Red Crescent said Saturday at least 14 people had been killed in an Israeli raid on Nur Shams refugee camp in the north of the occupied West Bank. The Israeli army said troops had killed 10 militants during the operation, which it said started on Thursday. AFP journalists […]
Washington, United States – AFP Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives passed legislation Saturday to provide key aid to Israel and Ukraine, and bolster Taiwan while also threatening a ban on TikTok if it fails to divest from Beijing. A total of $13 billion in military assistance has been allocated for America’s historic ally...
ANKARA (AA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has stressed the need to open Israeli crossings with the besieged Gaza Strip. “We demand that the six Israeli crossings with Gaza be opened to humanitarian aid,” said Shoukry in a joint news conference with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan in Istanbul. The Egyptian official stresse...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is one of the primary causes of instability in the Middle East region. “The occupation of Palestinian territories by Israel and the unconditional support of the West for this are one of the main reasons for the instability ...
