Displaced Palestinians in Deir al-Balah have to form long queues in Deir al-Balah to receive a little share of food distributed by aid groups. As the Israeli blockade continues unabated across Gaza, essentials such as food and water have become increasingly hard to obtain. Flouting a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-...
Student outcry has intensified at Harvard University following the release of findings from two separate inquiries into anti-semitism and Islamophobia on campus. Tasked with investigating allegations amid tensions over Israel’s war on Gaza and occupation of Palestine, both reports acknowledged a climate of discrimination and harassment on camp...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian presidency has rejected administration of Gaza by international forces in response to statements by Israel calling for such a move. “There is no legitimacy for any foreign presence on Palestinian Territory, and only the Palestinian people can decide who governs them and manages their affairs,” s...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army has released the director of the Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City after more than seven months of detention. Dr. Mohammed Abu Salmiya was among 50 Palestinians who were released across the eastern border of central and southern Gaza. The released individuals were transported to Al-Aqsa Ma...
ANKARA (AA) – Israel killed 43 more Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, pushing up the overall death toll since last October to 37,877 people, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave said on Sunday. A ministry statement added that at least 86,969 other people have also been injured in the onslaught. “Israeli attacks killed 43 […]
CAIRO (AA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has warned of an “unprecedented conflict” in the region, calling for international intervention to prevent it and urging collective efforts for cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, the presidency said in a statement. This came during Sisi’s meeting with European Commission P...
RIYADH (AA) – Saudi Arabia has condemned Israel’s Security Cabinet decision to expand illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank, warning of “dire consequences,” according to a statement by the Foreign Ministry. The statement came following an announcement by Israel’s official broadcasting authority that the Israeli Security Cabi...
The US House of Representatives has voted to forbid the State Department from citing casualty figures provided by the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza. The amendment, passed by a 269-144 margin with bipartisan support, aims to restrict the use of these statistics in official reports. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib condemned the move, calling i...
Jerusalem, Occupied Palestinian Territories – AFP In the office of one of Israel’s most recognizable Palestinian politicians, framed pictures show him posing with famous figures like Bill Clinton, Yasser Arafat and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In front of Ahmad Tibi’s desk is the Arabic slogan, “The more beautiful days are tho...
Cairo, Egypt – AFP Twenty-one cancer patients crossed from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip into Egypt on Thursday through the Kerem Shalom crossing, a medical source in Egypt’s El-Arish city told AFP. “They will be transported to the United Arab Emirates for treatment,” said the source, who requested anonymity because they a...
