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Haj 2024: First batch of Palestinian pilgrims arrives in Makkah
Makkah: The first batch of pilgrims from the State of Palestine has arrived in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia, to perform upcoming Haj 1445 AH-2024. Upon arrival, the pilgrims were…
- Middle East
Over 1M people in Gaza may face death, starvation by mid-July: UN
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has said that more than one million people, almost half of the population of Gaza Strip, are expected to face death and…
- Middle East
Over 15,000 Gaza children killed by Israel since Oct 7
More than 15,000 Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip have been killed by the Israeli army since the beginning of the Israel and Hamas war on October 7, 2023, according to the…
- Middle East
Israel’s war on Gaza: More than a million forced to flee Rafah
Over a million people have been displaced from Rafah (in the Southern Gaza strip) where a humanitarian crisis is taking place. The violence, marked by Israeli air strikes and ground invasions, has…
- India
New Delhi: Protest against Rafah massacre held at Jantar Mantar
A demonstration was held at New Delhi’s landmark Jantar Mantar to show solidarity with Palestinians and condemn the Rafah massacre, a brutal attack that left the international community in shock. The protest…
- Middle East
Saudi King to host kin of Palestinian martyrs, prisoners for Haj 2024
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdul Aziz has issued an order to host 2,322 people from around the world to perform the upcoming Haj 1445 AH-2024 pilgrimage. These…
- World
Booking.com accused of laundering money from Israeli settlement holiday homes
Online travel giant Booking.com is facing a criminal complaint filed by a group of human rights organisations in the Netherlands, accusing it of “laundering money from war crimes” related to Israel’s occupation…
- Middle East
Israel prevents thousands of Palestinians from performing Haj
Thousands of Palestinians were prevented from performing the Haj pilgrimage 1445 AH-2024 due to ongoing Israeli agression on the Gaza Strip and continued closure of the Rafah crossing. The anouncement was made…
- Middle East
Israel calls for Palestinians in eastern Rafah to evacuate
Tel Aviv: Israel’s military has issued an urgent evacuation notice to residents of eastern Rafah, following a warning from the country’s defence minister of impending “intense action” in the area, CNN reported.…
- Middle East
Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza rises to 34,568
Gaza: The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 34,568, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement. During the past 24 hours, the…
- Middle East
At least 392 bodies from 3 mass graves recovered in Khan Younis
At least 392 bodies of people from three mass graves have so far recovered in the courtyard of the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. This comes after…
- World
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
UN rights chief ‘horrified’ by reports of mass graves in Gaza hospitals
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said he was “horrified” by the reports of mass graves containing hundreds of bodies at two Gaza hospitals following the withdrawal of Israeli forces.…
- World
Watch: Indian students at Columbia University raise ‘azadi’ slogans for Palestine
Amid Israel’s ongoing military offensive in the Gaza Strip, the Indian students at Columbia University in New York has participated in the pro-Palestine protest in the campus chanting ‘azadi’ (freedom) slogans. Video…
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Two Palestinians killed in Israeli operation in West Bank
Jerusalem: At least two Palestinians have died and seven suffered gunshot wounds in an Israeli military operation in the Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarm on the West Bank, the Palestinian health…
