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The fundamental truth that Palestinian and Israeli lives and security are of equal worth must prevail COMMENT | GRACA MACHEL | The relentless siege on Gaza is a dark reflection on humanity. Well over 100,000 Palestinians have been declared killed, injured, or missing over the past six months, and the overwhelming …

JERUSALEM | Xinhua |  Israel withdrew all ground troops except for one brigade from southern Gaza on Sunday, local media reported. The one brigade, named Nahal, remains in central Gaza, splitting the strip in two and preventing the return of civilians from south to north of Gaza. In addition, the …

GAZA | Xinhua |  The Health Ministry in Gaza announced on Tuesday that the death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 32,916. In a press statement sent to Xinhua, the ministry said that the Israeli army killed 71 Palestinians and wounded 102 others during …

UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | The heavy bombardment against Gaza by Israel has resulted in “direct hits” on 212 schools within the enclave, according to analysis partnered with the United Nations released on Wednesday. Satellite images have shown that at least 53 schools have been “completely destroyed” since the conflict …

CAIRO | Xinhua |  United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday visited the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip, reiterating his call for an immediate ceasefire in the besieged Palestinian enclave. “Now more than ever, it’s time for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. It is …

UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | A Chinese envoy said Friday that by setting preconditions for a ceasefire in Gaza, a U.S. draft resolution essentially green-lights continued killing, which is “unacceptable.” During his explanatory statement following the Security Council’s vote on the Palestine-Israel issue draft resolution, China’s permanent representative to the …

CAIRO | Xinhua  |  Workers and volunteers with the non-profit organization Egyptian Food Bank (EFB) are working nonstop to prepare free food boxes for those underprivileged both in Egypt and the neighboring besieged Gaza Strip, as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan will start on Monday. Raising the slogan of …

THE HAGUE | Xinhua | South Africa asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday for more urgent orders on Israel to end “widespread starvation” in the Gaza Strip. The move followed South Africa’s earlier allegation in a case to the ICJ over Israel’s military operation in Gaza, which …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua | Amid growing domestic discontent over his handling of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, U.S. President Joe Biden is now pressing for a ceasefire in Gaza in the run-up to November’s presidential elections. As more than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Israel began its …

It is a combination of factors, including the U.S. strategic interests for global dominance and the lucrative war business. BEIJING | Xinhua | Over the weekend, the full-scale war in Ukraine has hit a two-year mark, and the Palestinian death toll in the Gaza conflict is nearing 30,000. Two ongoing …