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Amid outcry over Hillary Clinton collab, Malala voices support for Palestine
After severe backlash over collaboration with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Pakistani Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai voiced her support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The statement came after social media labelled…
- Middle East
West Bank holds general strike to protest Israeli violence
Jerusalem: People in the West Bank launched a general strike on Sunday in protest against Israel’s killing of Palestinians in a refugee camp in Tulkarm and the Gaza Strip. The Fatah movement,…
- Middle East
Photo of Palestinian woman cradling niece’s body wins World Press Photo award
A photograph showing a Palestinian woman cradling the body of her five-year-old niece killed in an Israeli air stike in the Gaza Strip, on Thursday, April 18, won the 2024 World Press…
- Middle East
Israel attacks Rafah in Gaza Strip, 7 killed
Tel Aviv: The Israel Air Force has attacked a building in Rafah in southern Gaza, killing seven people. According to Israeli media, the attack occurred early Wednesday morning. The US and other…
- Middle East
Israeli minister Smotrich calls to invade Rafah, control entire Gaza Strip
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has renewed his demand to “invade Rafah and impose control over the entire Gaza Strip”. “Abandoning Israeli red lines and pursuing Hamas in order to reach an agreement will only…
- Middle East
Hamas proposes new ceasefire deal, demands 6-week break from hostilities
Tel Aviv: After rejecting the Israeli proposal of a ceasefire amid the continuing hostilities in Gaza, Hamas presented a ceasefire and hostage release deal to mediators, demanding that Israel observe a six-week ceasefire…
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ICJ hears Nicaragua’s ‘genocide’ case against Germany for aiding Israel
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) held the first hearing in a lawsuit filed by Nicaragua against Germany, accusing of facilitating genocide of Palestinians during the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza…
- Middle East
Israel admits to killing Gaza aid workers, dismisses 2 officers over drone attack
Tel Aviv: The Israeli military said that it has dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others for their roles in an attack in Gaza that killed seven aid workers, Al Jazeera reported.…
- Middle East
UAE halts coordination of humanitarian aid with Israel
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reportedly halted the coordination of humanitarian aid with Israel against the backdrop of the killing of seven aid group workers in Gaza Strip. The UAE foreign…
- Middle East
‘We will scream until we’re heard’: Besieged Palestinians write on Al-Shifa Hospital walls
The Israeli army’s withdrawal from the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City has left behind a scene of devastation and emotional messages from Palestinians who experienced the two-week siege of the medical complex.…
- Middle East
Gaza detainees have limbs amputated due to handcuffs: Israeli doctor
A doctor at a Sde Teiman detention facility in the Negev desert in Israel has reported severe conditions for Palestinians detained from Gaza, including limb amputation due to handcuff injuries. Sde Teiman…
- Middle East
Israel uses AI ‘Lavender’ to identify bombing targets in Gaza
Israel is using an artificial intelligence (AI) system called “Lavender” to identify Palestinians as potential targets for air strikes in the Gaza Strip, resulting in more than 33,000 Palestinian deaths since October…
- Middle East
Gaza’s death toll climbs to 32,623: Health ministry
Gaza: The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 32,623, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement. The Israeli army killed 71 Palestinians and wounded 112 others…
- Middle East
Israel will no longer approve UNRWA food convoys to northern Gaza
Israel will no longer approve UNRWA food convoys to the northern Gaza Strip, Director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, informed. “As of today,…