Category: 1. Palestine

Two weeks ago, the right-wing Israeli journalist Yinon Magal posted the following on X: “This time, the IDF intends to evacuate all residents of the Gaza Strip to a new humanitarian zone that will be arranged for long-term stay, will be enclosed, and anyone entering it will first be checked to ensure they are not a terrorist. The IDF will not allow a rogue population to refuse evacuation this…

Lava penetrates protective barriers near Grindavik, a fishing town on a southwestern peninsula also evacuated last year.

A volcano has erupted south of Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik, spewing lava and smoke in a fiery display that had earlier triggered the evacuation of tourists and residents although air traffic continued as normal.

“Warning: An eruption has begun,” the Icelandic Meteorological Office said in a statement on Tuesday. “The total length of the eruptive fissure is now…

PM Orpo announces preemptive measures, while President Stubb engages in balancing act between Moscow and Washington.

Finland plans to leave the Ottawa convention that bans antipersonnel landmines, following similar moves by other neighbouring states bordering Russia.

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Tuesday that exiting the 1997 treaty would allow Finland to “prepare for the changes in the security environment in a more versatile way”. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, all among…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

US airstrikes targeted Ansarallah-controlled areas in Yemen, as the group vows to continue its operations in the Red Sea and support for Gaza.

Yemeni media outlets reported that 15 US airstrikes targeted multiple areas in Saada Governorate and the capital, Sanaa, since dawn on Tuesday.

Additionally, two strikes reportedly hit Kamaran Island, west of the coastal city of Hodeidah.

According to these reports, the…

The Israeli military bombed a residential building in the suburbs of Lebanon’s capital Beirut, killing at least four people just days after an attack on the same area despite a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah.

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Orel Benyaish, an Israeli soldier from the 432nd Battalion of the Givati Brigade “is accused of committing war crimes and acts of genocide”.

The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has filed another criminal complaint against an Israeli soldier, this time in Romania.

Orel Benyaish, an Israeli soldier from the 432nd…

Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 42 Palestinians in 24 hours, while the occupation army prepares to seize more of Gaza’s territory.

At least 42 Palestinians, including children, were killed, and 183 others were injured in the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours, Al-Jazeera reported on Tuesday, citing medical sources.

Among those killed was Palestinian journalist…

Kyiv working to maintain US support as Trump warned against Russian stalling on ceasefire deal.

Ukraine has said it is working with the United States towards a mutually acceptable deal on the country’s mineral resources.

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Tuesday that Kyiv and Washington are working on a “mutually acceptable” agreement.

The long-mooted deal is viewed as key for Kyiv’s efforts to maintain US support, with Ukraine worrying that Trump appears to be veering towards…

New video shows trapped survivors of the Myanmar earthquake calling for help from under the rubble of a destroyed building, before rescuers were able to get them out. A minute’s silence has been held for those who died in the quake.

United States President Donald Trump’s administration will review billions of dollars in federal funding for Harvard University amid an ongoing crackdown on pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses.

This announcement comes amid similar negotiations between the Trump administration and Columbia University over $400m in federal funding for the New York-based Ivy League school. Columbia recently agreed to a series of demands from the administration in a bid to keep the funds flowing – but…