GAZA, (PIC) At one of the main intersections in the city of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, a traffic police officer stands amidst busy, relentless traffic. Cars, primitive carts, and citizens trying to cross between damaged streets. He raises his...
France has referred allegations of abuse against French participants in the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla by Israel to prosecutors, as lawyers representing the activists accused the government of responding too slowly and attempting to minimise the scope...
GAZA, (PIC) One Palestinian citizen was martyred and two others were injured in an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza on Saturday, amid ongoing ceasefire violations. The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter said that Jamal Abu Aoun, head of the...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) displaced Jerusalemite citizens after forcing them to demolish their own homes in the village of Qalandia, north of Jerusalem. Local sources said the Awadallah family was compelled to demolish seven inhabited houses in the...
GAZA, (PIC) The Hamas Movement condemned the European Union Council’s decision to expand sanctions on political leaders of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, including members of Hamas’s political bureau, calling the move unjust and fully aligned with Israel’s narrative. In a statement on...
WEST BANK, (PIC) Several Palestinians were injured on Saturday morning in an armed settler attack on the village of Madama, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. Local sources said violent clashes broke out as residents confronted settlers attacking a home...
GAZA, (PIC) The Gaza Strip has witnessed a sharp escalation in Israeli attacks in recent days, including mass killings and assassinations, alongside official Israeli statements pointing to plans to expand military control inside the enclave and revive proposals for the forced...
GAZA, (PIC) The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, which started on October 7, 2023, has surged to 72,938 martyrs, according to the health ministry on Saturday morning. The ministry added that the total number of the...
WEST BANK, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnaped a number of Palestinian citizens from their homes during raids in the West Bank last night and at dawn Saturday. According to local sources, the IOF kidnaped three young men following raids on...
GAZA, (PIC) The Hamas Movement on Friday criticized the complete silence of the Board of Peace and its executive director, Nikolay Mladenov, over recent Israeli government statements about taking control of 70% of the Gaza Strip and pressing ahead with plans...
In the first step towards shifting aid further into the shadows, the House’s 2027 NDAA would all but fuse the two countries’ armed forces together Ben Freeman is Director of the Democratizing Foreign Policy program at the Quincy Institute Cross-posted from...
GAZA, (PIC) When news of Gaza is mentioned, what is meant is not just a torrent of breaking headlines or numbers of martyrs and wounded that are repeated every day as a result of the Israeli aggression. What is meant is...
The UK's press regulator said it would be looking into complaints made following the alleged "smear campaign" against activist Misan Harriman after four major UK publications accused him of spreading "antisemitic" conspiracy theories. Confirming this to Novara Media...
BEIRUT, (PIC) 20 people, including children, were killed and others were wounded in a series of intense Israeli airstrikes on Friday targeting multiple areas in southern Lebanon. According to Lebanon’s National News Agency, the Israeli occupation army carried out at least 29...
By Mustafa Abu Sway Despite Washington’s long-standing recognition of Jordan as the custodian of Muslim and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem, including Al-Aqsa Mosque, Middle East Eye has reported that the US and Israel are “actively working” to dismantle this arrangement. The...
A Brooklyn grocery store has voted to boycott Israeli products, in a decision that has turned one of New York 's best-known food cooperatives into a new flashpoint in the debate over Palestine solidarity and Israel's war on...
NABLUS, (PIC) Palestinian citizens from the town of Beita in Nablus managed last night to ward off a large-scale attack by extremist Jewish settlers on homes in the Jabel Bir Qawza area. Local sources reported that violent clashes erupted after settlers attacked...
BETHLEHEM /PNN/ By Monjed Jadou - Aida Youth Centre relaunched its “Right of Return Bazaar” for the fourth time during Eid al-Adha after a two-year hiatus, drawing broad official, public and economic participation in Bethlehem. The event, held at Aida refugee...
One of the innumerable stories of the crimes committed against the Sumud pariticpants by the Zionist Nazis Eugene Doyle is a writer based in Wellington. He has written extensively on the Middle East, as well as peace and security issues in...
Israel announced it would be severing ties with the United Nations' Secretary-General's Office following the UN's decision to blacklist the state over using sexual violence in the war against Palestinians. Following the announcement, in a lengthy tweet, Israel condemned...
Israeli authorities imposed sweeping restrictions on the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, in the southern West Bank, during Eid al-Adha , in what Palestinian officials describe as a new violation of the longstanding status quo of the religious...
GAZA, (PIC) During the Eid al‑Adha holiday, cemeteries in the Gaza Strip are no longer merely places of burial; they have become a central destination for thousands of families who have lost loved ones in the ongoing Israeli war since October...
WEST BANK, (PIC) The Hamas Movement has condemned the closure of the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Friday and until further notice, describing it as “a new crime” and a “blatant assault on one of...
GAZA, (PIC) The effects of the Israeli war on the Strip were not limited only to shelling, widespread destruction, and human losses, but extended into the depths of economic and living conditions, to affect the sources of livelihood of the population,...
More than 260 British artists are calling on five leading UK theatres to end partnerships with Bloomberg Philanthropies over its links with Israel, as Tel Aviv continues to wage wars in the Gaza Strip , Lebanon, and the...
NEW YORK, (PIC) In a step carrying unprecedented legal and political dimensions, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has included the Israeli army and security services in the list of parties accused of committing patterns of sexual violence associated with armed conflicts,...
Tens of thousands of Palestinians were able to perform the Friday prayer at the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem despite the Israeli security measures that restricted their access to the holy site. According to the Islamic Awqaf Administration, about 60,000 Muslim...
Doctors in Gaza have raised the alarm over a rise in cancer cases, in particular breast and uterine cancer, as Israel continues its genocidal war on the enclave, impacting treatment and diagnoses. Dr Samer Al-Dahdouh, an oncologist working in one...
Professional photo and video journalists working in Gaza are to receive an annual press freedom award on Monday for risking their lives to report on the war, an association of publishers has said. The 2026 Golden Pen of Freedom will be...
AL-KHALIL, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) closed the Ibrahimi Mosque to Muslim worshipers on Friday until further notice. Acting director of the Ibrahimi Mosque Hammam Abu Markhiya said the IOF closed the Mosque in the morning, with guards, staff, and worshipers...
It is unsurprising that generative AI is being used to churn out atrocity propaganda to manufacture consent for imperial war projects, because these new technologies lend themselves perfectly to the task of creating realistic-looking video footage of events which never...
With the possibility that the Hamas negotiating delegation will return to the Egyptian capital, Cairo, after the Eid al-Adha holiday to continue ceasefire talks on Gaza, Israel has escalated its attacks on Khan Younis in the...
Irish football fans disrupted Ireland's friendly with World Cup participants Qatar in Dublin late Thursday by throwing tennis balls on the pitch in protest against upcoming games against Israel . An AFP journalist in the stadium...
At a time when the American public is expressing unprecedented levels of distrust in the Israeli government, Congress just proposed tying the U.S. to the Israeli military more than ever before. Buried in the House's version of the 2027 National...
An average of 11 children have been killed or injured every 24 hours in Lebanon in the last week, as Israel expanded strikes across the country despite an alleged ceasefire being in place since 16 April. A...
GAZA, (PIC) The markets of the Gaza Strip are witnessing an unprecedented state of stagnation and economic contraction, in light of the continuation of the repercussions of the Israeli war and strict closure policies and preventing the entry of goods and...
DOHA, (PIC) Member of Hamas’s political bureau Hussam Badran has affirmed that his Movement has participated in all rounds of negotiations on Gaza and has not boycotted any of them in recent months. Speaking to Al‑Araby al‑Jadeed news website on Thursday, Badran...
As Gaza’s fragile ceasefire frays and humanitarian conditions deteriorate, a senior UN envoy warned the Security Council last week that delays in implementing the Council-backed transition plan for the enclave will only increase suffering and undermine recovery. Credit: UN News...
GAZA, (PIC) At least four Palestinian civilians were martyred and several others were injured in intense Israeli attacks in different areas of the Gaza Strip yesterday and at dawn Friday. According to media sources, an Israeli airstrike targeted a police post near...
For those just joining us, here are the latest updates: - Both the White House and Tehran officials have said that the United States and Iran have reached an agreement on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to extend the ceasefire...
For those just joining us, here are the latest updates: - Both the White House and Tehran officials have said that the United States and Iran have reached an agreement on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to extend the ceasefire...
TEL AVIV / PNN/Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israeli forces currently control about 60% of the Gaza Strip and have been instructed to expand that to 70%, according to remarks reported by Israeli media. Netanyahu indicated that the...
BRUSSELS /PNN/ The European Union announced new restrictive measures targeting entities and individuals accused of supporting extremist settler activity in the occupied West Bank, citing serious and systematic human rights abuses against Palestinians. The sanctions were adopted under the EU Global...
TEL AVIV /PNN/ The Israeli government has decided to freeze its relations with the office of UN Secretary-General António Guterres in response to the inclusion of several of its institutions on a blacklist related to sexual violence in conflict zones. Sources...
In February, we led a week-long congressional delegation to visit Israel and the West Bank, the latest of several trips we have taken in recent years to better understand the region and the needs of the people who live there....
The war on Iran has not only ended in a humiliating defeat for the United States, but resulted in a dramatic shift in the balance of power in the Middle East and the Global South. Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer...
In a disturbing escalation, a US Court of Appeals has allowed the reinstatement of sanctions against Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Read Article HERE UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in...
Dozens of Palestinians in Gaza City gathered on Thursday for funeral prayers for 10 people killed in Israeli strikes the night before, including five children and an elderly person, as well as a Hamas chief . More than 20...
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