Dubai, United Arab Emirates – AFP Yemen’s Huthis on Friday threatened to extend their attacks on Israel-bound shipping to the Mediterranean after months of strikes on vessels in the Red Sea. The Iran-backed Huthis, who say they are acting in support of Palestinians of Gaza which has been ravaged by Israel, said the escalation would...
GAZA, Palestine (AA) – A Kuwaiti activist has posted a video revealing the extent of the damage to a medicine warehouse burnt by the Israeli army at Nasser Hospital before it withdrew from Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on April 7. Muhammad al-Kandari described the situation at the hospital, which Israeli soldiers raided, […]
Occupied Palestinian Territories — AFP The United Nations has said that the post-war reconstruction of Gaza would require an international effort unseen since the aftermath of World War II, estimating it could cost up to $40 billion. Much of Gaza has been reduced to a grey landscape of rubble. The United Nations estimated the cost [&hell...
Paris, France – AFP France’s prestigious Sciences Po university said it would close its main Paris site on Friday due to a fresh occupation of buildings by dozens of students advocating freedom of Palestine. In a message sent to staff on Thursday evening, its management said the buildings in central Paris “will remain closed ...
More than 50% of the construction of a temporary pier off Gaza’s coast to deliver humanitarian aid has been completed. Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh says the floating pier has been completely constructed and set up. The causeway is in progress. Humanitarian aid delivery will begin in May. The Pentagon announced on March 8 that it ...
As many as 57 House Democrats have urged President Joe Biden to prevent a potential Israeli invasion of Rafah. In a letter led by Congress members Pramila Jayapal and Madeleine Dean, they emphasized the dire humanitarian situation in the city. Over a million Palestinians displaced by Israel’s aggression are struggling with overcrowded shelt...
Washington, United States – AFP President Joe Biden broke his virtual silence Thursday on the nationwide Gaza campus protests, saying the United States was not authoritarian but insisting “order must prevail.” In a televised address from the White House, Biden added that there was “no place” for anti-Semitism on u...
Los Angeles police forcibly removed a free-Palestine camp at UCLA, dismantling tents and arresting protesters, causing widespread outrage. The selective police action came a day after masked supporters of Israel attacked the camp. LA police did not stop the attackers until 3 a.m., failing to protect non-violent protesters. The university ca...
NEW YORK – AFP Students in New York have condemned the police raid on Columbia University campus by police. “Columbia and the cops collaborated to brutalize my classmates in the dark for standing up for what is right,” Columbia University student Maryam Alwan said at a news conference alongside other students, a day after New...
Tehran, Iran — AFP Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that efforts are underway to forge a normalization of ties between Israel and Arab countries, but that this will not resolve the crisis in the Middle East. “Some people think that by forcing neighbouring countries to normalize their ties (with Israel) th...
