Category: 1. Palestine

Israeli attacks have killed dozens of Palestinians across Gaza overnight, including six members of a family.

The strikes hit a displacement camp that Israel had designated as a “humanitarian” zone, and several tents housing displaced people in Khan Younis, with rescue teams rushing to the scene following the attack.

At least 1,163 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel resumed large-scale strikes on March 18.

According to the enclave’s Ministry of Health, the figure includes…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

The ministry warned that hospitals and health facilities across Gaza operate beyond their capacity.

Gaza’s Health Ministry warned on Thursday of an imminent collapse of the healthcare sector in the enclave amid Israel’s ongoing bombardment.

“The continued and escalating Israeli aggression has led to a near-total…

Ansarallah shoots down a US MQ-9 drone while the US escalates airstrikes across Yemeni provinces, with casualties reported.

The Yemeni movement Ansarallah has announced the downing of an American MQ-9 reconnaissance drone, amid ongoing US airstrikes on the capital, Sanaa, and other Yemeni provinces.

Yahya Saree, the group’s military spokesperson, stated on Thursday that Yemeni air defenses shot down the US MQ-9…

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced a sweeping 10 percent global baseline tariff on almost all imports to the United States, claiming the move marks the “Liberation Day” of the US economy. The policy is, however, as pro-US as the People’s Liberation Army of China. If maintained, the tariffs will prove extremely damaging to the US economy, the American consumer, and the country’s standing in the world.

The 10 percent tariff is remarkably the baseline; Trump’s efforts to…

Athens, Greece – Greece on Wednesday became the first European Union member to take advantage of relaxed spending rules for defence, announcing a 25bn-euro ($27bn) multi-year rearmament programme.

The centrepiece of the programme was a multi-layered defence system called the Shield of Achilles, which Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told parliament was “essentially a dome combining existing air defences with new systems, offering protection on five levels – anti-missile,…

The South China Sea is one of the most contested waterways in the world.

Hundreds of kilometres from its mainland, China appears to be increasingly asserting its dominance in this strategically important maritime trade route.

Many of the maritime disputes involve areas claimed by both the Philippines and Beijing.

Flashpoints are becoming more frequent, including collisions…

Al Jazeera’s Moath al-Kahlout reports on the aftermath of an Israeli attack on an UNRWA clinic sheltering displaced families in Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp, where at least 22 people including women and children were killed.