Category: 1. Palestine

A police officer killed as the country sees renewed deadly clashes in the aftermath of the killing of a militia commander.

Several ministers with Libya’s internationally recognised government have resigned in support of the protesters calling for Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah to step down.

The government late on Friday said a police officer was killed in an “attempted assault” on the prime minister’s office as thousands of Libyans marched into squares and various areas in the…

Gazs (Quds News Network)- For 77 consecutive days, Gaza has faced a total Israeli blockade, with humanitarian aid deliberately withheld, Gaza’s Government Media Office has warned, accusing Israel of using starvation as a weapon of war and the United States of being complicit in genocide.

Israel’s Gaza Blockade

Since March 2, Israel has closed Gaza’s main crossings, halting the flow of food, medical aid, and other humanitarian supplies. This blockade has caused a severe and…

Tebogo talks to Al Jazeera about breaking the American and Jamaican dominance, and the future of sprinting in Africa.

Doha, Qatar – Loud cheers greeted Letsile Tebogo when he stepped onto the track for the men’s 200-metre race at the World Athletics Doha Diamond League in Qatar and stepped away a winner a few minutes later.

The Botswanan Olympic gold medallist made his Doha debut with a time of 20.10 seconds on a balmy Friday evening, coolly glancing sideways at his closest competitor as…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

The UN warns that Gaza faces irreversible devastation unless immediate humanitarian access is restored.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs have called for the urgent entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, warning that the situation has become “desperate”.

Meanwhile, seven European…

The war on the Palestinian territory is expected to dominate the summit, especially after Israel approves plans to expand its offensive.

The annual summit of the Arab League has begun in Baghdad, with Israel’s war on Gaza expected to dominate the talks, alongside other regional crises.

Saturday’s talks in the Iraqi capital come only a day after United States President Donald Trump completed his Middle East tour, triggering hopes of a ceasefire and the renewal of aid delivery to…

Albania (Quds News Network)- French President Emmanuel Macron called on European leaders on Friday to respond with “coherence” to the situations in both Ukraine and Gaza, urging a united diplomatic and humanitarian approach.

“I really want us to collectively wake up here about the coherence we must uphold on these matters. Deep down, we can see it: all these situations show the need for peace, the obvious necessity of returning to diplomacy,” Macron said at the opening of…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Mass casualties reported as Israel begins its latest military push to occupy parts of Gaza and escalate the war.

At least 120 Palestinians have been killed and over 200 others wounded in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since dawn on Friday, as the Israeli military began expanding its operations early Saturday.

Al-Jazeera reported that three people were killed and several injured in an…

In August 2005, the Israeli government officially withdrew from the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian coastal enclave it had occupied continuously since 1967. Apart from pulling back its armed forces, it had to undertake the dismantlement of 21 illegal settlements housing 8,000 Jewish settlers.

Israeli troops were deployed to begin the process, which pulled at the heartstrings of international media outlets like The New York Times. The paper reported on the sobbing settlers affected by Israel’s…