Category: 1. Palestine

Detainees were regularly executed and unarmed people killed in their sleep during night raids, according to ex-soldiers.

Former members of the United Kingdom’s special forces have described alleged war crimes committed by British soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq dating back over a decade.

More than 30 witnesses who served with or alongside special forces soldiers broke their silence to the BBC’s Panorama programme and spoke about illegal killings and executions of detainees, including…

WEST BANK, (PIC)

Extremist Jewish settlers seized and vandalized swaths of Palestinian agricultural land in different areas of the West Bank on Monday.

Local activist and journalist Osama Makhamra reported that a horde of settlers placed metal corners and pipes on citizens’ lands in the village of Umm al-Khair in Masafer Yatta area as part of their efforts to seize the area.

Additionally, armed settlers released their livestock into swaths of cultivated land and near the homes…

Pope Leo XIV urged the release of imprisoned journalists across the world, saying their work is essential in defending “dignity, justice, and the right of people to be informed.” He also affirmed the “gift” of free speech and free press.

PM Starmer’s shift to the right on immigration risks alienating Labour’s large base of left-of-centre supporters.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer promises to “finally take back control” of the United Kingdom’s borders as his Labour government unveils policies designed to reduce legal immigration and fend off rising support for the hard right.

“Every area of the immigration system, including work, family and study, will be tightened up so we have more control,” he told…

United States President Donald Trump will undertake a three-day tour of the Gulf for his first state visit since retaking office in January.

The trip begins in Saudi Arabia, followed by Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

It marks Trump’s second foreign visit as president after he attended Pope Francis’s funeral in Rome in April.

Here is what to know about the trip and what is on the agenda:

When and where is Trump visiting?

Trump will fly out of the US on Monday and start his trip in…

GAZA, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation army continued last night and on Monday to carry out deadly attacks on different areas of the Gaza Strip, killing and injuring dozens of civilians.

According to local media sources, Israeli forces also continued today to detonate more homes and displace families in the Gaza Strip, further deepening the dire humanitarian crisis as the population grapples with worsening famine.

According to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporters in…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

The decision marks the second such divestment since the fund’s Council on Ethics adopted stricter ethical guidelines in August 2023 for companies involved in Israel’s activities in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has sold all its shares in Israel’s Paz Retail and Energy, reportedly over the company’s involvement in…

WEST BANK, (PIC)

Israel’s security cabinet approved on Sunday a decision aimed at implementing large-scale land registration in the West Bank for the first time since the territory came under occupation in 1967.

This Israeli decision would lead to the final registration of property rights in Area C of the West Bank – the area placed under exclusive Israeli control according to the Oslo Accords. This violates international law on occupied Palestine and is expected to deepen…