Palestinian President Abbas says only US can halt Israel’s attack on Rafah | Israel War on Gaza News

Palestinian President Abbas says only US can halt Israel’s attack on Rafah | Israel War on Gaza News

More than a million Palestinians are sheltering in the southern Gaza city after being displaced by Israeli attacks. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says only the United States could stop Israel from attacking the border city of Rafah in Gaza, adding that the assault, which he expects within days, could…

Palestinian Prisoner’s Day: How many are still in Israeli detention? | Israel War on Gaza News

Palestinian Prisoner’s Day: How many are still in Israeli detention? | Israel War on Gaza News

Every year, April 17 marks Palestinian Prisoner’s Day, a day dedicated to the thousands of Palestinian prisoners in Israel. Campaigners use the day to call for the human rights of such prisoners to be upheld and for those who have been detained without charge to be released. On Monday, Israel…

Gaza war reminds Vietnam of liberation struggle once shared with Palestine | Israel War on Gaza News

Gaza war reminds Vietnam of liberation struggle once shared with Palestine | Israel War on Gaza News

Hanoi, Vietnam – At a private venue tucked away in a narrow alley in Hanoi’s city centre, a group of more than 20 people listened attentively to Saleem Hammad, a charismatic, 30-year-old Palestinian man, as he spoke in fluent Vietnamese. Hammad, who runs a business in Vietnam, shared an incident…

Is the Palestinian Authority still relevant? | Palestinian Authority

Is the Palestinian Authority still relevant? | Palestinian Authority

Under US pressure to reform the PA, Mahmoud Abbas has appointed a new prime minister. Amid mounting pressure from the United States, the Palestinian Authority is shaking up its leadership. President Mahmoud Abbas has named his financial adviser as the new prime minister. Sixty-nine-year-old Mohammed Mustafa has ample experience in…

Palestinian President Abbas appoints Mohammed Mustafa as prime minister | Israel War on Gaza News

Palestinian President Abbas appoints Mohammed Mustafa as prime minister | Israel War on Gaza News

The move comes as the Palestinian Authority faces pressure to reform from the US amid Israel’s war on Gaza. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser Mohammed Mustafa to be the next prime minister in the face of US pressure to reform the Palestinian Authority as part…

US criticised at UN for vetoing Gaza ceasefire resolutions | Israel War on Gaza

US criticised at UN for vetoing Gaza ceasefire resolutions | Israel War on Gaza

NewsFeed ‘There’s a reason why ethnic cleansing was possible in Palestine.’ Palestine’s UN envoy slammed the US during a UN session examining the potential misuse of veto power by the United States in blocking repeated ceasefire resolutions for Gaza. Published On 5 Mar 20245 Mar 2024 Check out our…

ICJ to hold hearings on Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories | Israel War on Gaza News

ICJ to hold hearings on Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories | Israel War on Gaza News

Hearings into the legality of Israel’s 57-year occupation of Palestine are separate from the genocide case brought by South Africa. The United Nations’s highest court is set to open historic hearings into the legality of Israel’s 57-year occupation of the Palestinian territories. The week-long proceedings, which begin at the International…

Which countries back South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ? | Israel War on Gaza News

Which countries back South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ? | Israel War on Gaza News

EXPLAINER Here are countries which welcomed the ICJ case that says Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) based in The Hague will hold its first hearing in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel on Thursday, with several countries welcoming the move amid…

Who were the Hamas officials killed in Beirut? | Israel War on Gaza News

Who were the Hamas officials killed in Beirut? | Israel War on Gaza News

EXPLAINER Along with leader Saleh al-Arouri, other significant members of Hamas died in Tuesday’s blast. Other significant Hamas officials died in Tuesday’s drone strike that killed senior leader Saleh al-Arouri, harming the armed group’s military capabilities in Lebanon during Israel’s war on Gaza. According to Lebanese state media, the strike…

Ex-Palestinian PM Fayyad: ‘PLO should expand to include Hamas’ | Israel-Palestine conflict

Ex-Palestinian PM Fayyad: ‘PLO should expand to include Hamas’ | Israel-Palestine conflict

Former Palestinian Authority PM Salam Fayyad says Palestinians should be tending to their own interests, not Israel’s. “No national liberation movement in history is based on what its enemy wants,” says the former prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, Salam Fayyad. For the Palestinian Authority to have any legitimacy in…