Category: 2. Middle East

The Israeli occupation forces have killed 102 Palestinians and wounded 193 others over the past 24 hours in new airstrikes against the besieged Gaza Strip, Anadolu agency reported citing local authorities.

The Gaza Media Office said in a statement on Wednesday that the victims were killed in the central and northern areas of the Gaza Strip, the densely populated areas in the enclave.

According to the statement, a majority of the victims were killed in direct…

World Central Kitchen, the American humanitarian organisation, announced on Wednesday that it is no longer able to provide food to the residents of Gaza due to the Israeli blockade on humanitarian aid.

In a statement, the organisation said: ” After serving more than 130 million total meals and 26 million loaves of bread over the past 18 months, World Central Kitchen no longer has the supplies to cook meals or bake bread in Gaza.”

Since early March, Israel has…

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee conducted on Wednesday the first official visit by a US envoy to an Israeli illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank, and met with settlement leaders in the area, Anadolu agency reported.

Israeli media outlets said Huckabee visited the illegal settlement of Shiloh and met with the Yesha Council, an umbrella organisation representing settlement municipal authorities in the occupied West Bank, marking his first official…

First responders in Gaza said Thursday that their operations were at a near standstill, more than two months into a full Israeli blockade that has left food and fuel in severe shortage.

Israel denies a humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the Gaza Strip, where it plans to expand military operations to force Hamas to free hostages held there since the Iran-backed group’s unprecedented October 2023 attack.

“Seventy-five percent of our vehicles have stopped operating due to a lack of diesel fuel,”…

First responders in Gaza said Thursday that their operations were at a near standstill, more than two months into a full Israeli blockade that has left food and fuel in severe shortage.

Israel denies a humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the Gaza Strip, where it plans to expand military operations to force Hamas to free hostages held there since the Iran-backed group’s unprecedented October 2023 attack.

“Seventy-five percent of our vehicles have stopped operating due to a lack of diesel fuel,”…

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Thursday that Israel closed three of its schools in annexed east Jerusalem, months after an Israeli ban on its activities took effect.

An AFP photographer at the scene reported that a closure notice in Hebrew was left at the entrance of at least one of the schools, and UNRWA said at least one of its staff members was detained.

“From May 8, 2025, it will be prohibited to operate educational institutions, or employ teachers, teaching staff or any other…

US President Donald Trump announced that pro-Palestine protests will be allowed during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be co-hosted by the US, Canada, and Mexico.

This came during a press conference with FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the White House on Wednesday.

Trump explained that potential pro-Palestinian protests during the 2026 World Cup in the US will not be prohibited.

“I think people are allowed to protest. You have to do it in a reasonable…

Amnesty International said on Wednesday that “Israel has continued to commit genocidal acts, fully aware of the irreversible harm being inflicted on Palestinians in Gaza.”

It stated, “Any move by Israel to displace Palestinians to the south of the Gaza Strip and confine them into so-called ‘closed bubbles’ or continue to impose inhumane conditions of life to push Palestinians out of Gaza, would amount to the war crime of unlawful transfer or…

A new documentary titled “Who Killed Shireen?” was presented for the first time in New York, produced by Zeteo Media. The film reveals new details about the identity of the Israeli soldier who killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in 2022 in the West Bank city of Jenin.

According to the film, the soldier responsible for the killing is Israeli soldier Alon Skajio.

Al Jazeera reporter Bisan Abu Kweik, who appears in the documentary, pointed out a…