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Occupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar threatened on Sunday that Israel will take “unilateral steps” if European countries recognize a Palestinian state.

His remarks came weeks after French President Emmanuel Macron said Paris may move to recognize Palestine in June.

“Any unilateral recognition will only harm the future of a two-sided process,” Sa’ar claimed at a press conference with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul in…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

In his first Sunday address, Pope Leo XIV called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and warned against escalating global conflict.

Pope Leo XIV has called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, expressing profound sorrow over the worsening humanitarian crisis there.

Speaking from his office overlooking St. Peter’s Square during his first Sunday address since becoming pope last…

BEIRUT, (PIC)

Two Lebanese citizens were shot by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday in the border town of Maroun al-Ras, in the district of Bint Jbeil, in southern Lebanon.

The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that two citizens were injured by rubber bullets fired by the IOF in the town of Maroun al-Ras.

Meanwhile, the Lebanese News Agency reported that the occupation army targeted the “Al-Randa neighborhood” on the eastern outskirts of the town of Aita al-Shaab…

Leo XIV, the first American pope, voted in past Republican primaries but is not formally registered with any party.

Hours after Robert Prevost became the first United States-born pontiff on May 8, social media discussions in the US speculated whether Pope Leo XIV, as he is known after the election, was a “registered Republican”.

“SCOOP: Our Turning Point Action team pulled the voting history for Pope Leo…

GAZA, (PIC)

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned that the Israeli prolonged prevention of aid entry into the Gaza Strip “causes irreparable harm to the lives of countless Palestinians.”

In a post on its Twitter account, the UN agency said, “It has been over nine weeks since the siege of Gaza began, with Israel preventing the entry of all humanitarian, medical and commercial supplies.”

UNRWA stressed that “the longer the Israeli blockade of…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Thousands face permanent vision loss as Israel’s siege cripples Gaza’s last functioning eye surgery unit.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza has reported a dramatic rise in blindness cases as the Israeli onslaught continues, warning that the territory’s only eye care hospital is on the verge of shutting down…

GAZA, (PIC)

Over the past 24 hours, hospitals in the Gaza Strip received the bodies of 19 martyrs and 81 people suffering from different injuries following Israeli attacks.

Since the Israeli occupation army resumed its genocidal war on Gaza on March 18, 2025, a total of 2,720 people have been killed and 7,513 others have been injured, according to Gaza’s health ministry on Sunday.

The new fatalities increased the death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, which started…

Data shows that about 80 percent of all toys and 90 percent of Christmas goods sold in the US are manufactured in China.

Whether you are gift-wrapping a toy car or hanging Christmas ornaments, there is a strong chance you are handling products made in a Chinese factory.

The day after President Donald Trump spoke in an interview about his tariff policies that girls in the United States do not need to “have 30 dolls”, some…