US approves additional bombs, warplanes sales to Israel

US approves additional bombs, warplanes sales to Israel

Washington: Amid escalating tensions and concerns over potential military actions in southern Gaza, the Biden administration has quietly sanctioned the transfer of billions of dollars of bombs and fighter jets to Israel, The Washington Post reported. Despite apprehensions about the impact on Palestinian civilians, Washington has proceeded with the arms packages, signalling its unwavering support […]

Over 400 Palestinians killed in Israel’s siege on Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital

Over 400 Palestinians killed in Israel’s siege on Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital

Gaza: Gaza’s media office said more than 400 people – patients, war-displaced and healthcare staff – have been killed in Israeli attacks during 13-day siege of al-Shifa Hospital. “Over the course of 13 days since storming the al-Shifa Medical Complex, the “israeli” occupation army has committed crimes of destruction, arson, and targeted 1,050 homes, killing […]

Complicit In Genocide: Where Israel Gets Its Weapons From

Complicit In Genocide: Where Israel Gets Its Weapons From

Over 9,000 Palestinian women have been killed since the start of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip. Mothers have been the largest share of Israeli killings, at an average of 37 mothers per day since October 7. The numbers above, from the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza and the Red Crescent Society respectively, only […]

UNRWA chief urges Israel to allow food delivery to Gaza amid warnings of famine

UNRWA chief urges Israel to allow food delivery to Gaza amid warnings of famine

New York: Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), has urged Israel to allow the organisation’s food and nutrition convoys reach northern Gaza and to open additional land crossings to facilitate the delivery of aid amid international warnings of famine in the coastal enclave. Lazzarini made the […]

World warns Israel to obey ICJ on Gaza aid as Netanyahu plans Rafah assault

World warns Israel to obey ICJ on Gaza aid as Netanyahu plans Rafah assault

Doha: Countries have called for Israel to obey an International Court of Justice order to allow the unimpeded delivery of aid into Gaza, where famine has set in, as it continues to flout a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in the enclave. Judges at the UN’s top court, which is examining […]

Palestinian Christians barred from Jerusalem’s Old City at Easter

Palestinian Christians barred from Jerusalem’s Old City at Easter

Jerusalem: As Christians around the world prepare to celebrate Easter, Palestinians in the land that birthed the religion are facing severe restrictions on entering Jerusalem’s Old City to mark the occasion. While at least 200 leaders from the occupied West Bank have been given permits to enter the area, their congregations are not being allowed […]

‘Palestinians have been denied their homeland’: EAM Jaishankar

‘Palestinians have been denied their homeland’: EAM Jaishankar

Kuala Lumpur: At a time when India has reiterated its two-state solution for the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that although the October 7 attack was definitely an act of terrorism, there remains the “underlying issue of the rights of the Palestinians and the fact that they have been denied their […]

UN Security Council adopts resolution on Gaza ceasefire for Ramzan

UN Security Council adopts resolution on Gaza ceasefire for Ramzan

United Nations: The UN Security Council Monday passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the month of Ramzan, a breakthrough coming after more than five months since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict. The 15-nation Council adopted the resolution, put forth by the 10 non-permanent elected members of the Council, with 14 […]

Gaza faces cash liquidity crisis

Gaza faces cash liquidity crisis

Gaza: The Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) has said that the Gaza Strip is experiencing a cash liquidity crisis due to the disruption of banking operations caused by the ongoing Israeli attacks. Many banks have been destroyed amid the conflict, and it has become impossible to open the remaining bank branches in the entire region due […]

Siege, hunger, disease to be ‘main killer’ in Gaza, warns UN agency for Palestinians

Siege, hunger, disease to be ‘main killer’ in Gaza, warns UN agency for Palestinians

New York: Siege, hunger, and diseases will soon become the main killer in Gaza, said commissioner- general of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). Philippe Lazzarini, who heads the UNRWA for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, took to X on Wednesday to vent his concern for the growing hunger and spread of diseases […]