Category: 1. Palestine

Last week, Ugandan lawyer Agather Atuhaire was finally set free five days after she was detained by the Tanzanian police for unclear reasons. She was unceremoniously dumped at the Mutukula border crossing between the two countries.

Details of Atuhaire’s condition remain unclear, but a statement from the organisation she works with as well as Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi, who was detained with her, alleged that she was tortured. He himself showed signs of physical abuse after he was…

US president continues to fuel global economic uncertainty with erratic trade policy.

United States President Donald Trump has backed away from launching a trade war with the European Union, two days after threatening to impose punishing tariffs.

Trump said on Sunday that he has agreed to extend trade negotiations with the EU to July 9 following a call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. As part of that agreement, the US will also hold back from imposing a 50 percent…

Cannebera (Quds News Network)- Australian Prime minister Anthony Albanese has called Israel’s blockade of aid into Gaza “an outrage,” condemning Israel’s “excuses” for blocking critical food and medical supplies as “completely untenable,” amid warnings of a looming famine in the enclave.

In a press conference on Monday morning, Albanese said: “Israel’s actions are completely unacceptable.”

“It is outrageous that there be a blockade of food and supplies to…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

More than 19 months into the war, Israel admits Gaza’s resistance remains deeply entrenched—armed, organized, and unwilling to endanger civilians despite relentless assaults.

The Israeli newspaper Walla published a report on Monday detailing the Israeli military’s assessment of the situation in the Gaza Strip, more than 19 months into Israel’s ongoing war on the besieged territory.

According to…

Attacks on civilian infrastructure rising amid Israel’s ‘intensified’ offensive on battered enclave.

Israeli attacks on northern Gaza are reported to have killed more than 50 people since dawn.

The death toll from the overnight attacks was being tallied on Monday morning. Among the targets hit was a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza City and a family home in Jabalia, according to Palestinian Civil Defence officials.

At least 33 people were killed in an attack in the middle of…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Israel warns it will respond to international recognition of Palestine by annexing large parts of the occupied West Bank, including settlements and the Jordan Valley.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has threatened to unilaterally annex West Bank settlements and the Jordan Valley if major international powers, including Britain and France, move forward with…