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GAZA, (PIC)

Marwan Al-Hams, Director-General of Field Hospitals in Gaza, revealed that more than 16,000 children have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of Israel’s genocidal war on 7 October 2023.

Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Al-Hams stated that this equates to the death of one child every 40 minutes over the past 17 months.

He added that 908 Palestinian children were killed before reaching their first birthday, while 311 children were born and…

NABLUS, (PIC)

A group of Jewish settlers set fire on Monday evening to agricultural lands planted with wheat in the Burqa Plain, northwest of Nablus in the northern West Bank.

Local sources reported that the fires ignited by settlers devastated large areas of wheat crops, resulting in the near-total destruction of the harvest.

Farmer Samir Rashid Masoud, from the town of Burqa, stated that this was the third incident of its kind to target his land, highlighting the repeated…

Cardinals of the Catholic Church are gathering in Rome to elect the next pope.

Whether a moderniser or conservative wins, big challenges await – both within the church and on the global political stage.

So what are they?

And what could be the future direction of the church?

Presenter:

Folly Bah Thibault

Guests:

Gerard O’Connell – Vatican correspondent for America magazine and author of The Election of Pope Francis: An…

GAZA, (PIC)

At least nine Palestinians were killed and many others wounded on Monday following two Israeli drone strikes targeting the Tabbat al-Nuweiri area and the vicinity of Al-Nouri Tower, west of Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.

Local sources reported that the first strike targeted a motorized rickshaw (tuk-tuk) near Tabbat al-Nuweiri in the Al-Hassaina area, while the second strike hit a civilian vehicle close to Al-Nouri Tower within the camp.

Al-Awda Hospital…

Move comes after Marcel Ciolacu’s pro-EU coalition candidate fails to advance to the presidential run-off.

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has resigned, a day after a far-right opposition leader won the first round of the presidential election rerun and his own candidate crashed out of the race.

Ciolacu said on Monday that his centre-left Social Democratic Party (PSD) would withdraw from the pro-Western coalition – effectively ending it – while cabinet ministers will stay on in…

GAZA, (PIC)

The Hamas Movement has affirmed its strong rejection of using aid as a political blackmail tool or distributing aid according to the Israeli terms, stressing that the Israeli proposed aid delivery plan violates international law.

The Hebrew website Walla quoted a senior Israeli official on Monday as saying that the Israeli government had approved an Israeli-US plan to resume the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza through an international fund and private…

TULKAREM, (PIC)

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) began home demolition operations on Monday in the Manshiyya neighborhood in Nur Shams refugee camp, east of the city of Tulkarem in the northern West Bank.

According to local sources, the IOF stormed the Manshiyya neighborhood, backed by a huge D10 military bulldozer, and began demolishing residential homes and razing the surrounding areas amid tight military measures.

Last night, the IOF notified five families living in the…