Category: 1. Palestine

Iranian president says neither Qatar nor its people were targets of attack on US base in the gas-rich Gulf nation.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has expressed his “regret” to Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani over Tehran’s missile attack on a US base on Monday.

In a phone call on Tuesday with the emir, Pezeshkian noted that neither Qatar nor its population were the target of the attack on the Al Udeid Air Base, the United States base in Qatar, and that it did “not…

Israel claims Iran is closer than ever to building a nuclear weapon. But as it targets Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his nation’s attacks will also “liberate” Iranians. In a civilization shaped by millennia of empire and resistance, those words land differently. What does liberation mean to Iranians as the US and Israel call for regime change?

U.S. President Donald Trump said he was “not happy with Israel” on Tuesday after it launched an attack on Iran hours after Trump announced that a ceasefire would take effect between the two countries.

Trump had announced, in the early hours of Tuesday local time, that Israel and Iran had reached a ceasefire deal, and that it would take effect at 7:00 a.m. Iranian time. Although no written deal was announced, both sides halted their attacks, with Iran launching three volleys of…

Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani called for peace and diplomacy less than 24 hours after Iran attempted strikes on the US’s Al Udeid Air Base located in the country. But he said a “scar” had been inflicted on Qatar’s regional relationship with Iran.

A ceasefire between Israel and Iran came into effect at 0400GMT on Tuesday, ending “the 12-day war.”

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Israel against bombing Iran, calling it a “major violation” of a ceasefire agreement he announced earlier.

“ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!” Trump stated in a post on…

By Shaimaa Eid

Since her father’s death, Hanadi has suffered severe depression and often spends her time sitting silently by the sea, unable to move forward with her life.

“My soul went dark.” With these simple but devastating words, Hanadi Ramadan Abu al-Khair begins telling her story, seated on the sands of Al-Mawasi Beach in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, her voice cracking beneath a spiral of tears.

On…