Hamas has reportedly indicated a readiness to give up thousands of rifles belonging to its police and internal security forces. The weapons conceded would still fail to meet the total disarmament required by President Donald Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan....
Israeli settlers opened fire on a secondary school in the occupied West Bank town of al-Mughayyir on Tuesday, killing two people - including one child - and leaving several others injured. The Palestinian Ministry of Health named...
RAMALLAH /PNN/ Two Palestinians, one of them a school student, were killed and four others were injured on Tuesday afternoon by Israeli colonists' gunfire in the village of al-Mughayyir, east of Ramallah. The Ministry of Health said the killing of student Aws...
Israeli forces and settlers deploy sexual violence as part of a sustained campaign of pressure driving Palestinian communities from their homes across Area C of the occupied West Bank , according to a report by the Norwegian...
Lebanon's prime minister and French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss on Tuesday how to strengthen the country's hand in possible direct negotiations with Israel in the United States later this week, as Beirut turns to a trusted European...
One of the final wishes of Pope Francis - to convert his Popemobile into a mobile clinic to vaccinate Gaza’s children - still remains ungranted on the first anniversary of his death. This particular Popemobile, dubbed the 'Vehicle of...
JORDAN VALLEY, (PIC) A horde of extremist Jewish settlers demolished a Palestinian school and nearby homes in the al‑Malih Bedouin community in the northern Jordan Valley after storming the area with bulldozers. Local sources reported that settlers seized citizens’ homes and raised...
Israel has not committed a single war crime in Gaza, the head of the newly-formed Reform Friends of Israel has claimed. Speaking to Declassified , Jason Pearlman also described the torture and abuse of Palestinian detainees held in Israeli prisons...
Hundreds of university students trapped in the besieged Gaza Strip gathered on Monday outside the Journalists Syndicate’s headquarters in western Gaza City in a demonstration to demand permission to travel abroad and resume their studies. According to the student movement...
On Monday, in Khan Younis's al-Mawasi, Rasha Yousef Abu Jazar, 36, was preparing food in a tent with her four daughters when clashes erupted nearby between Israeli-backed militias linked to Ghassan al-Dahini and Palestinian security forces. Local...
WEST BANK, (PIC) Two Palestinians, including a child, were killed and four others injured on Tuesday afternoon by Israeli gunfire during a terrorist settler attack on the village of al‑Mughayir, east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. The Red Crescent reported...
GAZA, (PIC) Gaza is facing a rapidly worsening water crisis as infrastructure destruction and mass displacement sharply reduce access to safe water, leaving residents struggling daily to secure minimal supplies. According to field reports, dozens of displaced Palestinians queue for hours at...
Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem early on Tuesday, raising an Israeli flag and performing Jewish rituals at the Muslim holy site. Settlers from the Jewish extremist "Temple Mount" movement entered the mosque's grounds under the...
The Palestine solidarity movement in the U.S. continues to protest the U.S. and Israel's atrocities in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran despite intensified repression from the Trump administration. CONTACT: Palestine Legal Media media@palestinelegal.org April 21, 2026 – Palestine Legal,...
Lebanon and Israel will hold a second round of talks in Washington on Thursday, as Beirut pushes to extend a fragile truce and halt Israel's continued occupation, attacks, home demolitions and scorched-earth campaign across southern Lebanon. The meeting...
A Palestinian teenager was killed in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday after being hit by a vehicle belonging to the security detail of an Israeli minister, according to reports. Mohammad Ali al-Jabari, 16, was on his way to...
A panel named the Middle East Working Group gummed up all efforts to align the DNC with the views of most of the party’s voters, writes Norman Solomon. By Norman SOLOMON Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK...
Spain, Slovenia and Ireland have called for discussions on the suspension of the EU’s association agreement with Israel , ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg on Tuesday. In a joint letter to EU foreign policy chief...
AL-KHALIL, (PIC) The Hamas Movement has called for a unified national response following the killing of a Palestinian boy in Al-Khalil, warning of escalating settler violence and urging greater protection for Palestinians. Senior Hamas official Abdurrahman Shadid condemned the attack, in which...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) Hordes of extremist Jewish settlers escorted by police officers desecrated the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards on Tuesday morning, amid tight restrictions on the entry of Muslim worshipers to the holy site. According to local sources, at least 152 settlers entered...
American logistics giant FedEx has been targeted in France by a legal complaint alleging "complicity in the crime of genocide" over claims it transported parts for Israeli aircraft involved in bombing Gaza. The French Jewish Union for Peace...
GAZA, (PIC) Hundreds of students in Gaza Strip staged a protest on Monday, calling for the reopening of border crossings, particularly the Rafah crossing, as they remain unable to travel abroad to pursue higher education despite securing scholarships and university placements. The...
GAZA, (PIC) The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, which started on October 7, 2023, has surged to 72,560 martyrs, according to the health ministry on Tuesday morning. The ministry added that the total number of the...
The conversation around social media platforms and the companies that own them must shift toward accountability. For too long, tech companies have escaped accountability despite mounting evidence that online platforms are actively violating digital rights and contributing to harm, particularly...
WEST BANK, (PIC) A Palestinian child was killed in al-Khalil after being run over by a Jewish settler, while a woman in Jenin died from wounds inflicted by Israeli gunfire two years ago. Their martyrdom was reported on Tuesday morning. Medical sources...
Trump is not merely an individual sociopath — he is the system itself. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su And suddenly, the rot briefly dragged into the light by the little that is...
Islam Times - Benjamin Netanyahu’s military strategy, backed by the United States, was launched after Operation Al-Aqsa Flood with the declared aim of eliminating threats. However, battlefield developments, from Gaza to Iran, indicate that not only has this objective not...
Representatives of US President Donald Trump's " Board of Peace " have held talks with state-owned Dubai multinational DP World about managing supply chains and infrastructure projects in Gaza, the Financial Times said on Tuesday. Rehabilitation of...
After the Israeli Knesset passed a law to execute Palestinian prisoners, Renan Salhi is grappling with her fears over the fate of her imprisoned husband, Islam Hamed. Families of Palestinian prisoners have been living in constant anxiety for almost...
Humanity is "under attack" from a predatory world order in which powerful states trample international law with near-total impunity, Amnesty International has warned in its annual assessment of global human rights on Tuesday. The organisation said 2025...
A group of Lebanese Americans have announced that they will sue the US administration over the destruction of their homes due to Israel's war on southern Lebanon . At a press conference on Monday at the Bint Jbail Cultural Centre...
Egypt has welcomed the ceasefire hammered out between Lebanon and Israel, expressing support for efforts made by Lebanese institutions to impose control over Lebanese territories. During a phone call with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on 18 April, Egyptian President...
Brussels / PNN / Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa met on Monday with several European and international officials on the sidelines of donor meetings and the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution meeting in Brussels. The meetings were attended by...
CAIRO, (PIC) The Hamas Movement said it held numerous meetings and consultations in Cairo with mediators and Palestinian factions regarding the implementation of the first phase of the Sharm el-Sheikh agreement. In a statement released on Tuesday, Hamas added that its delegation...
North Korea’s ballistic missile. Credit: Wikipedia By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Apr 21 2026 (IPS) The ongoing military conflicts in the Middle East—involving the US, Israel, Palestine, Iran and Lebanon—have indirectly bolstered North Korea’s plans to expand its nuclear arsenal. North...
GAZA, (PIC) Seven Palestinian citizens were martyred on Tuesday in separate Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, amid ceasefire violations persisting for the 194th consecutive day. Local sources reported that an Israeli drone bombed a security checkpoint in al-Amal neighborhood west of...
Foreign aid groups are struggling to work in the occupied Palestinian territories including in war-torn Gaza despite Israel's top court lifting a ban against them, a director at one of the charities said Monday. Israel in December...
In the Middle East, the perception of ordinary Americans has long followed a familiar script: detached, uninformed, inward-looking, and politically shallow – a society of ‘gas guzzlers’, with little grasp of global realities beyond their immediate geography. This perception did...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) After air raid sirens sounded at 8:00 p.m. on Monday in Occupied Jerusalem and areas inside Israel, marking the start of “Memorial Day” commemorations, observed by Israelis to honor soldiers killed in their wars, the call to the...
GAZA, (PIC) Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem said that Israel continues to tighten its blockade on the Gaza Strip by closing crossings and controlling the entry of aid and the number of travelers through the Rafah crossing. In a video statement on Monday,...
A long read on the consequences of the current Strait of Hormuz crisis. Michael Hudson’s Killing the Host , The Collapse of Antiquity and The Destiny of Civilization are published by CounterPunch Books. Cross-posted from Counterpunch Announcing that “A...
The two-week ceasefire is nearly over and we are no closer to a deal than when it started. The US will have to take Iran’s 10 points seriously if an economic catastrophe is to be averted. Nicolas J. S. Davies is...
GAZA, (PIC) An international report released on Monday estimates that recovery and reconstruction in the Gaza Strip will cost approximately $71.4 billion, following the widespread devastation caused by Israel’s war. The report highlights major challenges facing rebuilding efforts on both humanitarian...
WEST BANK, (PIC) Different areas of the occupied West Bank witnessed aggressive and violent practices by extremist Jewish settlers targeting Palestinian citizens and property on Monday. According to media sources, settlers attacked several citizens and their homes in towns and villages south...
Hungary's incoming prime minister Peter Magyar said on Monday the country will execute International Criminal Court warrants against anyone , after he invited Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu - wanted under just such a warrant - to Budapest...
WEST BANK, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) displaced a Palestinian family after demolishing its home in the town of Tarqumiyah, northwest of al-Khalil in the southern West Bank. Local sources reported that Israeli forces with bulldozers stormed the Shaab al‑Bir area...
The UK's Green Party has suspended prominent Jewish anti-Zionist activist, Tony Greenstein , over alleged 'antisemitism', following his strong criticisms of Israel. The Canary reported that Greenstein's suspension was approved by the Green Party's regional council...
An Israeli-American soldier is facing a war crimes complaint over his suspected complicity in carrying out systematic demolitions of civilian infrastructure during Israel’s war on Gaza - the first such case to be filed against an American citizen...
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