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The Israeli military has launched a new series of heavy airstrikes at several locations across the Gaza Strip, while Palestinian resistance groups fired barrages of rockets at the southern part of the occupied territories, as diplomatic efforts for a ceasefire grow. Explosions were heard and balls of fire and plumes …

Health authorities say the death toll includes 59 children as Israel’s bombardment enters its second week. The Israeli military launched another series of air raids on the Gaza Strip early on Monday, hours after its caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacks on the Palestinian enclave would rage on. …

Washington, a close ally of Israel, has reportedly blocked UNSC statements that condemned Israel’s military response and called for a ceasefire. A third United Nations Security Council emergency meeting in a week – amid the deadly Israeli offensive in Gaza – has again ended with no concrete outcome after the …

Some legislators say most recent US arms sales could be used as leverage on Israel to end violence. Some United States legislators are questioning whether a $735m approved weapons sale to Israel by President Joe Biden’s administration could be used as leverage amid the continuing bombardment of the Gaza Strip, …

Joe Biden is not the only US president to back Israel amid criticism of military operations and abuses against Palestinians. As the Palestinian death toll from Israel’s continuing bombardment of Gaza mounts, anger with US President Joe Biden’s handling of the situation is growing. On the same day that Israeli …

At least 60 worshippers were injured, some of them critically, on Sunday when a grandstand seating area collapsed in a crowded synagogue in a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, Israel’s Magen David Adom ambulance service said. The incident occurred in the settlement of Givat Zeev, north of Jerusalem. …

In a statement on Sunday, China FM called for the UN Security Council’s action to seek the de-escalation of violence between Hamas and the Israeli regime, slamming the US for blocking UN efforts. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on the UN Security Council to seek an early de-escalation of …

Muslim advocacy groups say they ‘cannot in good conscience’ join event as the US defends Israel amid Gaza attacks. Prominent Muslim advocacy groups in the United States are boycotting a White House event on Sunday to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, saying the Biden administration “aids, abets and …

US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib says Israel is bombing international media so the world can’t see its war crimes against the people of Palestine. “Israel targeting media sources is so the world can’t see Israel’s war crimes led by the apartheid-in-chief Netanyahu. It’s so the world can’t see the killing of …

Gaza City – Medical workers are overwhelmed by the number of wounded at Gaza’s biggest hospital after a night of ferocious air raids killed and injured dozens of Palestinians. Shaima Ahmed Qwaider, 23, a nurse at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, described on Sunday horrific scenes of severely injured people …

From Amman and Baghdad to London and Berlin, thousands gather across the world to protest Israeli attacks on Gaza. Protesters have marched across the world in support of Palestinians amid the worst Israeli-Palestinian violence since the 2014 Gaza war. At least 140 Palestinians, including 39 children, have been killed after …

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have destroyed a building where offices of international media outlets, including Associated Press and Al Jazeera, were located. The building hosting the media offices collapsed following a series of massive explosions apparently caused by the Israeli strikes, footages shows. And now bombs could fall on our …

Greek police fired tear gas and water cannon on Saturday to disperse pro-Palestinian demonstrators protesting in Athens against Israeli attacks on Gaza. Hundreds of people shouting “Freedom to Palestine” and waving Palestinian flags marched to the Israeli embassy, which was cordoned off by police buses. The demonstration in the Greek …

The great stand of solidarity with the Palestinian people in Al-Tahrir Square in central Baghdad today, Saturday, witnessed the participation of a large crowd of citizens, tribal sheikhs, community elites, and Popular Mobilization fighters.

At least 140 people, including 39 children, killed in Gaza since Israel’s latest attacks were launched on Monday. At least 140 Palestinians, including 39 children, have been killed after Israel launched air attacks on Gaza earlier this week. On Saturday, Israel targeted a refugee camp in Gaza where at least …

The escalating conflict in Gaza and Israel, young migrants on the border between Mexico and the US, protests against the government in Colombia, and the enduring impact of Covid-19: the most striking images from around the world this week.

Death toll in Gaza rises to 119, as threat of a ground assault looms after Israel amasses tanks and troops near besieged enclave. Israel continued on Friday to bombard the Gaza Strip with air raids and artillery shells as it stepped up the deployment of troops and tanks near the …

Israeli fighter jets bomb high-rise buildings and other targets in Gaza while violence also spreads within Israel. Israeli fighter jets have attacked high-rise buildings and other targets in the Gaza Strip as Palestinians in the besieged enclave woke up on Thursday to mark the Eid al-Fitr religious holiday under relentless …

The right to self-defense of Israel, according to the US Department of State By | Carlos Latuff

For Netanyahu, Jerusalem and Gaza are the gifts that keep on giving. Israel is a colonial war machine that never sleeps. Its mounting provocations in Jerusalem in recent weeks have predictably driven Palestinians to the streets in protest. Hence, the short answer to the question, “why?”, is simply, “why not?”, …