Asia Palestine "What is happening in Gaza is the most documented genocide in history," Palestinian UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour said at a UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East
Asia Palestine The Israeli government reportedly approved 5.295 new housing units in a series of illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, as well as recognising three new settlement outposts in the Palestinian territory, according to Israeli NGO Peace Now
Asia Palestine A new UN report has revealed the extent of the forced starvation crisis imposed by Israel in the ongoing war; thousands of children are affected and at least four have died of starvation this week alone
Asia Palestine UN agencies have warned that more than 1 million Palestinians in Gaza could experience the highest level of hunger by the middle of next month if hostilities continue
Asia Palestine The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has called for an arrest warrant to be issued for three Hamas leaders in the Gaza Strip: they are accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity
Asia Palestine Palestinians yesterday celebrated the 76th anniversary of the Nakba, the 'catastrophe', when some 760.000 Arabs were driven from their homes following the birth of Israel in 1948
Asia Palestine On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, Palestinian journalists from Gaza received the UNESCO World Press Freedom Award
Asia Palestine The Palestinian Authority will "reconsider" bilateral relations with the United States after Washington vetoed the Palestinian application to join the United Nations, President Mahmud Abbas said
Asia Palestine A UN resolution granting the observer state of Palestine full membership in the international body would be an "important pillar in achieving peace in the region," according to UN Special Representative for the Observer State of Palestine
Asia Palestine Palestinians are returning to devastated homes in Khan Younis, finding rubble and dead bodies after the Israeli army withdrew its forces; living conditions in the Gaza Strip are bordering on famine after 6 months of war
Asia Palestine UN Special Rapporteur on Occupied Palestinian Territory Francesca Albanese presented a report with a body of evidence "suggesting that Israel has committed at least three of the proscribed acts in the Convention" of genocide toward the people of Gaza
Asia Palestine The Spanish ship of the humanitarian organization Open Arms, carrying 200 tons of humanitarian aid, arrived in the waters of the Gaza Strip; departing from Cyprus, it was carrying equipment and mostly food from World Central Kitchen
Asia Palestine New voices of protest, calling for an immediate ceasefire, are rising around the world after what has been dubbed the 'Flour Massacre', in which Israel killed at least 112 and injured hundreds of Palestinians in line for food aid