Israeli forces launched air raids on the besieged Gaza Strip just two days after a ceasefire went into effect following fighting between the two sides. The Israeli army targeted Hamas’…
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Vote to extend UNRWA mandate receives overwhelming support
The Special Political and Decolonisation Committee (Fourth Committee) of the United Nations General Assembly convened on Friday to vote on an extension of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency…
EU court rules to enforce labelling of all products made in illegal Israeli settlements
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) passed a ruling to enforce that all products made in Israeli settlements and sold in the EU must be identified clearly on the label.…
‘Our voices are louder than the bullets’; girls from a Palestinian refugee camp speak out and resist through rap
A group of six girls timidly shuffled around a conference room table in a room at the Shorouq organisation in the heart of Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem. It is…
Without a home: Palestinians are living in caves to save their land
Bending over the well, Arafat, tugged at the rope, pulling it toward himself until a blue bucket filled with water emerged. He then dumped the bucket into a trough and…
EU urges Israel to reverse decision to deport senior HRW official, Omar Shakir
The European Union called on the Israeli government on Monday to not revoke the work visa of Omar Shakir, the Human Rights Watch Director for Israel-Palestine. “The EU stands firm…
Israel’s planned cable car over Jerusalem angers Palestinians
An Israeli plan to build a cable car system over Jerusalem leading to the Western Wall has sparked outrage among Palestinians who say it is erasing their heritage. The Israeli…
UNRWA chief resigns amid misconduct investigation
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric announced the resignation of United Nations Works and Relief Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) chief, Pierre Krahenbuhl, on 6 November, effective immediately. The aid agency‘s commissioner-general…
600 Israeli violations recorded against Palestinian journalists in one year
The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) released a report on 8 November announcing that Israeli occupational forces committed 600 violations against Palestinian journalists from October 2018 to October 2019. The report…
Suffering alone: Gazan parents unable to accompany children for treatment in West Bank
Mohammad Amru Al Qais Muhaisen, a nine-month-old baby from Gaza, lay comatose and alone in the solace of the Palestine Red Crescent hospital in Hebron. The sounds of a ventilator…