Tag Archives: Palestine

  Gaza, Palestine | Xinhua | The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has reached 9,488 on Saturday, as the Israel-Hamas conflict that started four weeks ago shows no sign of ending, according to the Gaza-bases Health Ministry. Meanwhile, 24,000 others were wounded in the …

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) released two elderly Israeli women held hostage in Gaza on Monday, as more planes carrying humanitarian aid landed at Egypt’s al-Arish Airport in North Sinai, waiting to be sent into war-torn Gaza. As Israel’s airstrikes on Gaza and its …

They handed to the Jewish people land they confiscated from Palestinians and violently repressed their nationalism COMMENT | SAURAV SARKAR | Israeli flags are flying over all government buildings in the United Kingdom currently, but this isn’t the first time the former imperial hegemon has put its weight behind Zionism. In …

The choice isn’t between Hamas and Israeli hardliners because these are two sides of the same coin COMMENT | SLAVOJ ZIZEK | The barbarism that Hamas has unleashed on Israel should be condemned unconditionally, with no “ifs” or “buts.” The massacres, rapes, and abductions of civilians from villages, kibbutzim, and a …

Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua |  Tens of trucks loaded with humanitarian aid, medical supplies, food and blankets are lining up on Tuesday at the Rafah crossing, waiting for access to the coastal enclave of Palestine from the Egyptian side. “Trucks moved from Arish city in north Sinai in the early …

New York, USA |  XINHUA |  The UN Security Council on Monday failed to adopt a Russian-drafted resolution that calls for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The draft resolution obtained five votes in favor and four against, with six abstentions. Four countries joined Russia in voting for the resolution — …

What you need to know ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | On the morning of Oct. 7, the Palestinian militant group Hamas carried out a massive attack on Israel that was nearly unprecedented in its scale and scope. Hamas fired rockets from Gaza and infiltrated its operatives across the border, where they engaged …

New York, US | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Friday that the relocation of Gaza residents from the north to the south as ordered by the Israeli military is extremely dangerous. After days of airstrikes, the Israeli military has ordered the Palestinians in Gaza City and its …

How Hamas and the hardliners in Israel politics need each other for their political survival and success THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The successful attack by Hamas on Israel last week illuminates the folly of the human mind. Israel has been boasting of having built an “Iron Dom” to protect …

Jerusalem, Israel | X inhua |  The following are the latest developments related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The death toll and injuries from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip have risen to 687 and 3,726, respectively, according to the latest update by the Palestinian Health Ministry on Monday. The Palestinian …