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Geneva (Quds News Network)- The UN Human Rights Office stated on Tuesday that Israel’s “weaponization” of food against civilians in Gaza amounts to a war crime, pointing to the controversial aid distribution mechanism backed by Israel and the United States.

Over 520 aid seekers have been killed by Israeli forces near aid distribution sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) since it began its operations in Gaza on May 27, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry…

A fragile ceasefire remains in place between Israel and Iran, one day after US President Donald Trump announced a truce, ending 12 days of fighting that erupted following Israeli strikes on Tehran’s nuclear and military sites.

An analysis of data from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) shows that between October 7, 2023, and just before Israel attacked Iran on June 13, 2025, Israel carried out nearly 35,000 recorded attacks across five countries: the occupied…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Illegal Settlers also stormed a village in Masafer Yatta, setting at least one home alight.

An elderly Palestinian woman was shot in the head and killed by Israeli occupation forces during a raid north of Jerusalem in the early hours of Wednesday, while two other youths were also shot and killed by the army in the…

Israel launched an unprecedented strike on Iran’s military and nuclear sites on June 13, a day after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board passed a resolution saying Tehran was not complying with its commitment to nuclear safeguards.

Though Israel did not use the United Nations nuclear watchdog’s resolution to justify the Iran attack, its Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the IAEA resolution, calling it “a necessary and overdue step” that confirmed Iran’s…

Ukrainian leader steps up diplomatic push, while his Russian counterpart will skip a summit due to ICC arrest warrant.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and United States President Donald Trump have held talks on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague, with sanctions on Russia over its war in Ukraine, now in its fourth year, and arms procurement for Kyiv on the agenda.

Zelenskyy said he discussed how to achieve a “real peace” and “protect our people” with Trump on…

Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old Muslim of South Asian origin, stunned political observers in dealing a crushing defeat to heavyweight former Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday, as he appeared poised to become the Democratic candidate for mayor of the United States’ biggest city.

If Mamdani, a state assemblyman, wins the mayoral election in November, he will become the first Muslim, Indian-origin mayor in New York City’s history.

As vote counts poured in, Mamdani invoked Nelson Mandela as he…