Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah sign reconciliation agreement in China

Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah sign reconciliation agreement in China

(L-R) Mahmoud al-Aloul, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of Palestinian organisation and political party Fatah, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Mussa Abu Marzuk, senior member of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, attend an event at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on July 23, 2024. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on July 23 … Read more

Newborn Saved From Dead Mother’s Womb After Israel Strikes Gaza Hospital

Newborn Saved From Dead Mother’s Womb After Israel Strikes Gaza Hospital

He was placed in an incubator and transferred to Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir el-Balah. Palestinian Territories: A Gaza hospital said Saturday it saved a baby boy from his mother’s womb after she died from wounds sustained in an Israeli strike. Ola Adnan Harb al-Kurd, who was nine months pregnant, barely survived a punishing night of … Read more

Israel intensifies Gaza strikes following deadly safe zone attack – National

Israel intensifies Gaza strikes following deadly safe zone attack – National

Israel struck the southern and central Gaza Strip on Monday to put more pressure on Hamas, following a weekend strike targeting the militant group’s leadership which killed scores of Palestinians camped in a designated “safe zone”. Two days after the Israeli strike turned a crowded swathe of Mawasi near the Mediterranean coast into a charred … Read more

U.S. Faces Calls To Halt Arms Sales To Israel, After Medical Journal Says Gaza Death Toll Likely Worse

U.S. Faces Calls To Halt Arms Sales To Israel, After Medical Journal Says Gaza Death Toll Likely Worse

The Biden administration is facing increased calls to halt its weapons sales to Israel, after a letter recently published in a top British medical journal warned that the human toll from the ongoing offensive in Gaza is far worse than anticipated. The Lancet, a medical journal that says it takes a neutral position regarding territorial … Read more

Western U encampment ends but action not over, activists say – London

Western U encampment ends but action not over, activists say – London

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The pro-Palestinian encampment at Western University is no more, but the group behind it says it will continue pushing for the university in London, Ont., to divest from Israel-connected funds in light of the ongoing conflict in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. “After sixty days, the Western Divestment Coalition … Read more

Gaza destruction likely helped push Hamas to soften cease-fire demands, several officials say

Gaza destruction likely helped push Hamas to soften cease-fire demands, several officials say

Dubai: Several officials in the Middle East and the US believe the level of devastation in the Gaza Strip caused by a nine-month Israeli offensive likely has helped push Hamas to soften its demands for a cease-fire agreement. Hamas over the weekend appeared to drop its longstanding demand that Israel promise to end the war … Read more

Exclusive: 12 Biden Administration Resignees Slam Gaza Policy

Exclusive: 12 Biden Administration Resignees Slam Gaza Policy

President Joe Biden’s policy on Gaza is “a failure and a threat to U.S. national security” that “dehumanizes both Palestinians and Jews” and should be immediately overhauled, 12 former U.S. government officials who quit their posts over Biden’s controversial approach argued in their first joint public statement, which they exclusively shared with HuffPost. The statement … Read more

The Antisemitism Driving Evangelical Support For Israel

The Antisemitism Driving Evangelical Support For Israel

As Israel’s siege of Gaza raged on in March, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made time for a meeting in Jerusalem with a delegation led by Mario Bramnick, a Florida-based pastor with close ties to former President Donald Trump who has become a leading figure in a theocratic movement dedicated to bringing forth the end of … Read more

SXSW Drop US Army as sponsor following protests from artists

SXSW Drop US Army as sponsor following protests from artists

(NewsNation) — The U.S. Army will no longer be a sponsor of the popular South By Southwest (SXSW) conferences and festivals after the entity issued a press release stating its objection to the Army and weapon manufacturer’s actions. “After careful consideration, we are revising our sponsorship model. As a result, the US Army, and companies … Read more