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In my mind, I often replay the moment we learned “No Other Land” had won an Oscar. My cousins and I leaped with joy, racing through our village of Susiya, shouting, “the Oscar is ours!” at the top of our lungs. I was so proud to see pictures of my cousin Basel Adra and his parents Nasser and Kifah wearing traditional Palestinian dress on the red carpet. Videos of the celebration thrown by the Palestinian community in Los Angeles for Hamdan, Basel, and my…

Palestinian Authority security forces reportedly used force and made arrests to quell West Bank protests expressing solidarity with Gaza, drawing condemnation.

Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces used force on Monday to disperse a demonstration in solidarity with Gaza near Al-Manara Square in Ramallah, according to eyewitness accounts. Several protesters were arrested.

The incident followed a widespread general…

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has spoken out about the dire humanitarian situation unfolding in the besieged Gaza Strip, saying “civilians are in an endless death loop” amid renewed Israeli bombardments and a ban on the entry of much-needed aid.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Guterres rejected a new Israeli proposal to control aid deliveries in Gaza, saying it risks “further controlling and callously limiting aid down to the last calorie and grain of…

Palestinians across the West Bank observed a general strike on Monday protesting the renewed Israeli genocide in Gaza. The strike was observed in all West Bank cities and towns and joined by all civil society bodies. The Palestinian Teachers’ Union announced the halt of all classes, while the Palestinian Bar Association announced that all lawyers and judges were called to abstain from attending court hearings. The “national and Islamic forces,” the coalition of all Palestinian…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Clashes reportedly erupted between Palestinian resistance fighters and Israeli occupation forces in Nablus.

Israeli occupation forces shot and injured a young Palestinian man during a raid in Nablus on Tuesday, while the army also stormed the Al-Quds University campus in Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, firing teargas and sound bombs.

According to the official Palestinian…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country’s military captured two Chinese soldiers fighting alongside Russian forces in the territory of Ukraine. He added that he believes there are “significantly more” and is raising the issue with Beijing.

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