Category: 1. Palestine

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Orit Strook is a member of the far-right Jewish Power party and a staunch supporter of illegal Israeli Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank having called for the annexation of the territory, as well as East Jerusalem.

The daughter of Israel’s Minister of Settlements and National Mission, Orit Strook,…

It’s been almost a month since Israel broke the ceasefire agreement with Hamas, launching daily strikes across Gaza that have killed more than 1,100 Palestinians. Humanitarian aid has also been blocked from entering the area by Israel for more than a month, deepening the crisis.

Humanitarian workers have also been directly targeted. Since October 7, 2023, more…

The Trump administration has escalated US air attacks in Yemen against the Houthis. According to Yemen’s Health Ministry, these near-daily raids have killed dozens, including civilians in residential areas. While the Biden administration had already carried out a series of attacks, the Trump administration is significantly ramping up its military response.

The Houthis had…

President Trump withdrew the United States from the original Iran nuclear deal in 2018. On Saturday, he’s sending a negotiating team to Oman to discuss the possibility of a new one. Al Jazeera’s Maziar Motamedi explains the obstacles.

The Kremlin says Witkoff ‘will bring something from his president to Putin’ to push for a Ukrainian peace settlement.

United States President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, has arrived in Russia and is scheduled to meet President Vladimir Putin to discuss the war in Ukraine, according to the Kremlin spokesperson.

The Kremlin’s Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Friday that Witkoff and Putin were in Saint Petersburg.

“The painstaking work continues. Naturally, Witkoff, as a…

No one can state precise numbers. No political party or leader calls for it explicitly. But anyone who has spent time at anti-government protests or on Hebrew-language social media in recent weeks knows it to be true: it is becoming increasingly legitimate to refuse to report for military service in Israel — and not only among the radical left.

In the lead-up to the war, talk of refusal — or…

Take a look at Ticketmaster or most secondary market websites this week and there are plenty of seats still available at various stadiums for this year’s Club World Cup in the United States.

No, not the World Cup. The “FIFA Club World Cup 2025.”

Al Jazeera Sport takes a closer look at FIFA’s rebranded club showpiece, which has many question marks surrounding its staging – including about the host nation, who themselves are warming up to hold the 2026 World Cup.

What is the Club…

The United Nations has warned that the cumulative effect of Israel’s actions in Gaza is threatening “the future viability of Palestinians as a group”, as the most recent predawn strike killed at least 10 people, including seven children.

Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, highlighted on Friday “the death, the destruction, the displacement, the denial of access to basic necessities within Gaza and the repeated suggestion that Gazans should…