Category: 1. Palestine

US-backed Gaza foundation proposal to keep aid from Hamas, but critics slam bypass of UN, Israeli threat to besieged Palestinian civilians.

The United States has said a new foundation is being established to coordinate aid deliveries to Gaza amid Israel’s two-month blockade.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee told reporters on Friday that Israel would not be involved in distributing aid in the enclave but would provide security for the operations of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation…

* Xi’s upcoming visit to Russia is expected to inject new momentum into the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era.

* Under the guidance of the two heads of state, China and…

Hungary, whose government maintains support of Russian narratives over war in Ukraine, is accused of seeking defence data.

Ukraine has detained two people who it accuses of spying for Hungarian military intelligence.

The SBU security service claimed in a statement on Friday that the former members of the Ukrainian military were recruited by Hungary to conduct “espionage activities to the detriment of our state”. Relations between Kyiv and Budapest have long been strained, but the…

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)

Tens of thousands of worshipers performed Friday prayer at the Aqsa Mosque, despite the Israeli occupation forces’ restrictions surrounding Occupied Jerusalem, the Old City, and the Mosque itself.

The Jerusalem Islamic Waqf Department confirmed that tens of thousands gathered for Friday prayer at Aqsa Mosque, also offering absentee prayers for the souls of martyrs from Gaza and the West Bank.

The Israeli forces were deployed heavily throughout the…

TULKAREM, (PIC)

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) continued their aggression on the city of Tulkarem and its refugee camp for the 103rd consecutive day, and for the 90th day against the Nur Shams camp on Friday.

The aggression continues amidst a continuous field escalation that includes raids and house demolition operations.

Last night, the Tulkarem and Nur Shams camps witnessed IOF incursions into neighborhoods, accompanied by heavy firing of live ammunition towards homes and…

India and Pakistan are locked in a rapidly escalating military exchange that threatens to explode into a fully fledged war, triggered by a deadly attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir on April 22 in which 26 civilians were killed, but rooted in decades-old hostilities.

On May 7, India launched a wave of missiles into Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, striking at least six cities and killing at least 31 people – including two children – according to Islamabad. Since…

UAE says it “strongly rejects” accusations of arming Sudan’s paramilitary forces.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has denied supplying Chinese-made weapons to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which is locked in a brutal conflict with Sudan’s military government.

Salem Aljaberi, the UAE’s assistant minister for security and military affairs, said on social media on Friday that the allegations, contained in an Amnesty International report released the previous day, are…

The Indian Premier League was suspended for one week on Friday while the Pakistan Super League moved its remaining matches to the United Arab Emirates in the wake of the ongoing conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

India’s biggest domestic sports tournament has been suspended for one week following the escalating military tensions with Pakistan, who have relocated their own premier event.

The Indian Premier League (IPL), which attracts top players from around the world, was halted…