The cuts on her feet from a strike she survived two weeks earlier had yet to heal, Asma Al-Sarafendi said, before more shrapnel embedded itself into the flesh of her leg during a strike this week on a designated humanitarian zone in southern Gaza. The Wednesday strike on Al-Mawasi began just after midnight, Al-Sarafendi said, […]
Riham is heavily pregnant and just days away from giving birth, but she has no idea who will cover her hospital expenses. She fled Gaza when she was six months pregnant and has repeatedly asked the Palestinian embassy in Egypt for help, so far in vain. “All I got was promises that everything will be […]
Several Palestinians were killed in clashes during an Israeli military operation in the West Bank on Thursday, according to Israeli and Palestinian reports. The Israel Defense Forces reported two deaths during a counter-terrorism operation in a village near the town of Jenin. The Ministry of Health in Ramallah confirmed one death, saying the 21-year-old man […]
By Ali Sawafta QABATIYA, West Bank (Reuters) -Israeli forces raided a town in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, killing three Palestinians and detaining several others in what the army described as an operation to pre-empt militant attacks. The West Bank, among territories where Palestinians seek statehood, has seen a surge in violence since the […]
By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Support for armed struggle as the best means to end Israeli occupation and achieve statehood rose among Palestinians while backing for the militant group Hamas also increased slightly in the last three months, according to an opinion poll. The poll by the Palestinian Center for Policy and […]
An EU court has ruled that stateless Palestinians can obtain refugee protection in the European Union more easily, if it is determined that the main aid agency in the Gaza Strip cannot provide a minimum level of security and humane living conditions. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling concerned the grounds for asylum for […]
The Israel-Hamas war has thrust Israel and Palestinians back on the front-burner of U.S. policy, and abruptly injected some long-standing divisive issues into the 2024 presidential race. Both President Biden and former President Trump express baseline support for Israel, but they diverge significantly on a two-state solution, settlements and other key questions. Here’s a comparison […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday announced more than $400 million in new humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza as he again called on Hamas to accept a ceasefire proposal that he described as the most effective way to address the humanitarian devastation. The top US diplomat, speaking at an emergency humanitarian aid […]
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — They arrived in the middle of the day, when the squat concrete buildings of the Nuseirat refugee camp are stifling and the narrow streets outside are filled with people. No one suspected a thing until the shots rang out. The Israeli raid caught everyone off guard, from the Hamas […]
At least 274 Palestinians were killed in the Israeli air and ground raid that rescued four hostages held by Hamas, Gaza’s Health Ministry has said. It added that around 700 other people were injured in Saturday’s operation. The complex assault deep into central Gaza was the largest rescue operation since October 7th, when Hamas and […]
At least 274 Palestinians were killed in the Israeli air and ground raid that rescued four hostages held by Hamas, Gaza’s Health Ministry has said. It added that around 700 other people were injured in Saturday’s operation. The complex assault deep into central Gaza was the largest rescue operation since October 7, when Hamas and […]
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least 274 Palestinians were killed in the Israeli air and ground raid that rescued four hostages held by Hamas, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Sunday. The ministry said around 700 people were wounded in Saturday’s operation. The complex assault deep into central Gaza was the largest rescue operation since […]