Palestinian Territory - Sixteen days have passed since the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestinian factions was announced, yet the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is still dire. Nearly all…
Gaza (Quds News Network)- The Government Media Office in Gaza reported that Israel’s genocide has killed more than 61,000 people and displaced over two million. The office detailed the toll during a…
Gaza (Quds News Network)- Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military wing, has released a letter written by Israeli-American prisoner Keith Siegel before his release. Siegel, 65, was freed on Saturday as part of…
After 15 months, the declaration of a ceasefire was finally announced, with the most important condition being the return of displaced people to their homes in Gaza’s north. I had…
Cairo (Quds News Network)- Several Arab nations on Saturday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to “clean out” the war-torn Gaza Strip by displacing 1.5 million Palestinians to neighboring countries,…
The poor health of Palestinian detainees and prisoners released by Israel as part of the ceasefire agreements in the Gaza Strip reflects the terrible conditions they endured while in custody,…
Gaza is a wasteland of 50 million tons of rubble and debris. Rats and dogs scavenge amid the ruins and fetid pools of raw sewage. The putrid stench and contamination of decaying corpses rises…
Life expectancy in Gaza plunged by nearly 50 percent in the first year of the Israeli genocide in the besieged enclave, a study published in The Lancet has found. The study, led by…
The acting president of the International Court of Justice, Julia Sebutinde, plagiarized large parts of her dissenting opinion on the “Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the…
Washington (Quds News Network)- US President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that Egypt and Jordan would accept displaced Palestinians, despite both countries rejecting his proposal to “clean out” war-torn Gaza by…
Even those of us who have long emphasized the importance of the Palestinian people’s voice, experience, and collective action in Palestinian history must have been shocked by the cultural revolution…
Gaza (Ques News Network)- Life expectancy in Gaza reportedly declined during the first year of the Israeli assault on the Palestinian enclave, according to a new eight-page paper originally published…
On the roof of a cart piled high with children and luggage, Issam Abu Maher, 39, stared at the long road ahead of him. Abu Maher was heading back to…
An executive order signed Wednesday by Republican U.S. President Donald Trump authorizing the deportation of noncitizen students and others who took part in protests against Israel's annihilation of Gaza was condemned by civil rights…
While several threats and apprehensions remain for the people of Gaza, there is reason enough now for some precious moments of cheer and celebration. Yes, this too is necessary, the…
When Israeli troops withdrew from Rafah – marking the start of the ceasefire agreement earlier this month – they left behind a trail of destruction in Gaza’s southernmost city. An…
Bern (Quds News Network)- Palestinian-American journalist Ali Abunimah has confirmed that Swiss authorities released and deported him after detaining him for three days over his advocacy for Palestinian rights. Abunimah,…
Palestinian Territory – United States President Donald Trump announced his plan to expel the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip from their homes there, and has called on neighbouring nations to…
While the bombs have gone silent in Gaza, there is something that has fundamentally changed about the world as we know it, and about ourselves. The fragile assumptions on which…
The problem with political analysis is that it often lacks historical perspective and is mostly limited to recent events. The current analysis of the Israeli war on Gaza falls victim…
Caption: “Palestinian journalist (Ali Abunimah) detained in Switzerland ahead of speaking event for his ongoing press tour, as Swiss authorities attempt to suppress pro-Palestine speech.” - Palestinian Youth Movement The issue,…
Gaza (Quds News Network)- Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians in Gaza are crossing today the Netzarim Corridor and returning home to their loved ones in northern Gaza for the…
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would like Jordan, Egypt, and other Arab nations to increase the number of Palestinian refugees they accept from the Gaza Strip, displacing…
No doubt over two million Gazans are rejoicing that the bombing has stopped and some bits of food and other aid are getting through. But the commitment of the Zionist…
Gaza (Quds News Network)- Israeli forces shot and killed a displaced Palestinian and injured others on Saturday in Gaza. The incident occurred on Salah al-Din and Al-Rashid Streets, marking a…
The International Movement for a Just World (JUST) shares the joy expressed by many Palestinians over the release from Israeli jails of 90 Palestinian prisoners. The release is part of…
[Prefatory Note: This interview modifies and updates an interview with Mohammad Ali Haqshenas, a journalist with the International Quran News Agency, published under its auspices on January 22, 2025. It is…
As the world wonders what the first thing Palestinians in Gaza might do after the ceasefire, I know the answer shared by so many here: we’re left with the haunting…
Steve Witkoff, the new special envoy to the Middle East on behalf of President Donald Trump, recently secured a Gaza ceasefire where Secretary of State Antony Blinken had proved insufficient…
Palestinian Territory – Israel’s ongoing attack on the Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank is an extension of its large-scale aggression against the Palestinian people and their…
Occupied West Bank (Quds News Network)- On Tuesday, the Israeli military announced the launch of a military operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, amid forced displacement, mass…
Both Netanyahu and Trump have visions of building empires and discarding the remnants of international law and the UN. Will they succeed to lead us to a World War or…
The Palestinian group Al-Haq outlined the "targeting of hospitals and health centers, the denial of adequate medical provisions into and around the Gaza Strip, and the abduction, torture, and killing…
Veterans For Peace joins the people of Gaza in rejoicing at the Ceasefire that has brought a halt to Israel’s bombardment of Palestinian children, women and men, and their churches, their mosques,…
Israel is using the first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza as an opportunity to step up its war on the West Bank. Given the green light by the Trump administration, Israel…
Time and again, cease-fire agreements have been undermined by Israel’s actions, with violations that reignite violence and perpetuate the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza. As Palestinians in Gaza celebrate the announcement of…
The headline in the Times of Israel says it all: "For the First Time, Israel Just Lost a War." Regardless of the reasoning behind this statement, which the article divides…
[Prefatory Note: Reflections on the experience of seeing an unusual film in conception, initially published on January 20, 2025 in CounterPunch, and movingly transparent as a cinema experience.] This extraordinary film, on…
The Qassam Brigades succeeded not only in winning the war and achieving victory in Gaza, but also in dealing fatal blows to Israeli morale, when they surprised the entire world,…
Occupied West Bank (Quds News Network)- At least ten Palestinians have been killed so far as the Israeli occupation army announced the launch of a military operation in the occupied…
In a series of public statements, executive orders and background comments to the press, the Trump administration is making clear that it is moving toward the next phase of the…
It is impossible to bottle this sensibility. All of Gaza is a ruin. Millions of Palestinians have braved the winter in makeshift tents or in ruined buildings, their children freezing…
A ceasefire between Hamas and Israel was finally been agreed on. But the uncertainties persisted until the very end. Israeli airstrikes has killed at least 130 people in the war-ravaged…
Washington (Quds News Network)- On his first day in office, US President Donald Trump rescinded sanctions imposed by the Biden administration on far-right Israeli settler groups and individuals accused of…
“Free Palestine is a Promise” print Gazans have cracked the code of enduring and living life with hope for a better future. They continue to teach us how to die (standing…
The shocking death toll in the Jewish Israeli-imposed Gaza Genocide (553,000 Gazan deaths from violence and imposed deprivation by 19 January 2025) demands World action against Apartheid Israel including (a)…
Palestinian Territory - The international community must put genuine pressure on Israel to promptly guarantee the unconditional entry of technical teams, forensic specialists, and criminal investigators into the Gaza Strip, along with the required tools. This will help Palestinians in…
Following every Israeli war on Gaza, numerous narratives emerge. Some claim victory for one side and defeat for the other, while others—knowingly or unknowingly—attempt to exploit the aftermath for their…
London’s Metropolitan Police carried out a major crackdown on Saturday’s national March for Palestine, making 77 arrests. These included the brutal arrest by a 10-man police snatch squad of Chris…
'Gaza welcomes you.’ This sentence, emblazoned on a sign at the entrance to Gaza City, reflects the hopes of over a year of displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. As…
I once believed that a person could adapt to any environment forced upon them, whether it was leaving their home, their family, or part of their life. I believed that…
Every so often, countless young hopefuls arrive in Washington, D.C., eager to help implement policies that improve the lives of Americans. But some quickly come to find out that U.S.…
“The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism”- (Hannah Arendt) “The old world is dying, and the…
Ocupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- Israeli newspaper Maariv reported that close associates of US President-elect Donald Trump have delivered a concerning message to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to…
Gaza (Quds News Network)- Since the ceasefire took effect on Sunday morning, at least 12 Palestinians have been killed and dozens more injured in multiple Israeli attacks on Gaza. According…
On 16 November 2024, nearly 100 aid trucks delivering humanitarian assistance to people in Gaza were looted. By all accounts, the looting took place in murky circumstances. At short notice the Israeli…
Geneva - With the announcement of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas effective as of tomorrow, Sunday, 19 January 2025, the international community must act quickly and decisively to guarantee…
After 15 months into the bloody war, Israel and Hamas have finally ironed out a delayed but much awaited ceasefire and hostage release deal brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the…
Twinning the terms “ceasefire” and “Gaza” seems not only incongruous but an obscene joke. This is largely because the ceasefire announced on January 15 between Israel and Hamas could have…
Washington (Quds News Network)- A Biden administration official pressured the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) to soften its conclusion that famine was occurring in Gaza last December and…
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