JERUSALEM (AA) – As Israel’s war on Gaza continues killing over 38,000 Palestinians in nearly nine months, Tel Aviv also continues to take illegal steps in the occupied West Bank. The left-wing Israeli movement ‘Peace Now’ says that the government has “legalized” three more settlement outposts. “The Higher Plannin...
ANKARA (AA) – Supporters of the global Palestine liberation movement in Australia on Thursday scaled the roof of the parliament house in the capital Canberra, unfurling banners and chanting slogans. Four people stood on the roof of the building for about an hour, rolling out several banners, with such slogans as “No peace on stolen [&hel...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Another Biden administration high-level official has resigned, joining a chorus of those who have criticized the president’s policy on the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip. Maryam Hassanein said that she had left as a special assistant at the Interior Department. “I am resigning today from my position as a Bide...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The temporary pier built by the US military to bring humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip has not been re-anchored yet, the Pentagon has said. “The pier is still in (Israel’s Port of) Ashdod, (and) has not been re-anchored. We’re continuing to monitor weather conditions right now,” Press Secretary Maj. G...
United Nations, United States — AFP The UN humanitarian coordinator for Gaza has said that 1.9 million people are now displaced in the battered territory, adding she was “deeply concerned” by reports of new evacuation orders for Khan Yunis. The United Nations has estimated that up to 250,000 people are impacted by the Israeli...
Australian senator Fatima Payman from the ruling Labor Party has been “indefinitely suspended” from the party caucus. This was after she backed a motion to recognize Palestine as a state. Payman had been suspended after a conversation with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the official residence Lodge, she told the Australian Broadcasting Co...
Tensions escalated in New York City on Friday as President Joe Biden’s visit coincided with a heated protest organized by the free-Palestine group Within Our Lifetime. The demonstration drew hundreds of participants and focused on advocating for Lebanon and Palestine, which Israel has occupied and targeted with American financial and po...
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...
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...
