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Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, condemned the ongoing Israeli occupation for starving Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

In a post on X on Saturday, Albanese said, “Why: after 19 months of genocidal violence and 60 days without a single grain of rice entering Gaza, Palestinians are portrayed to the world as they scramble for food as if they are gasping for breath.”

She continued: “People of Gaza….

The UN has warned in recent weeks that the country is on the brink of new civil war.

At least seven people have been killed and another 20 injured in an attack on a town in South Sudan, the medical charity Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, has said, as fears grow the world’s youngest nation will relapse into all-out civil war.

MSF said on Saturday that the attack destroyed the last remaining functioning hospital and pharmacy in Old Fangak in the north of the…

GAZA, (PIC)

The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced on Saturday that 77 people were martyred and 275 others were wounded in the past 48 hours as a result of the ongoing genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.

In its daily statistical report, the ministry said that the casualties reported since the onset of the ongoing genocide have risen to 52,495 martyrs and 118,366 wounded since October 7, 2023.

It noted that the number of martyrs and wounded since the occupation resumed its genocide…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

An Illinois landlord who killed six-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and attacked his mother in a hate-motivated stabbing has been sentenced to 53 years in prison.

An Illinois man who fatally stabbed a six-year-old Palestinian-American child and seriously injured the boy’s mother has been sentenced to 53 years in prison.

Joseph Czuba, 73, was found…

Gaza (Quds News Network)- Gaza has entered the fifth phase of famine, according to Moneer Al-Boursh, the General Director of the Ministry of Health. This phase poses the greatest danger to the lives of residents and means witnessing cases of mass deaths. The Israeli blockade continues to prevent essential supplies of food, medicine, and water from entering the strip.

Earlier this morning, baby girl named Janan Saleh al-Sakafi had died of malnutrition and dehydration at Rantisi…

GAZA, (PIC)

Hamas has called on human rights and legal institutions around the world to shoulder their responsibilities and reclaim their true role, not to bow to pressure from the Israeli occupation, to work to criminalize Israel’s violations against Palestinian journalists and expose them to world public opinion, to ensure their protection in carrying out their mission, and to press for the immediate release of all detainees in Israeli prisons.

On World Press Freedom Day, which…

The former general, who led a coup that ended Bongo family’s 55-year rule, swept elections last month after heading a transition government.

Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a coup in Gabon ending decades of Bongo family rule and swept the election last month with nearly 95 percent of the vote, has been sworn in as the country’s president.

The general and former military government leader, who toppled Ali Bongo in August 2023, officially took the presidential reins on Saturday after leading a…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Political activist Dalia Ziada is under investigation by Egypt’s State Security Prosecution over public remarks defending Israel’s genocidee in Gaza.

Egypt’s Public Prosecutor has referred a case against political activist Dalia Ziada to the Supreme State Security Prosecution, the Middle East Monitor reported.

Ziada is accused of collaborating with Israeli entities…

The United States and Canada are experiencing one of their worst measles outbreaks in years, while the virus has also crossed to neighbouring Mexico.

A total of 2,500 cases and four deaths have been reported in the outbreaks across the three countries. Vaccine hesitancy has been blamed.

Here is what we know about the outbreaks so far and why measles cases are on the rise.

What is measles?

Measles is a highly contagious viral illness that starts with symptoms including high fever, cough,…