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‘Inviolable’ – UN, Member States Condemn Israeli Attack on Iranian Consulate
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “The inviolability of diplomatic and consular premises and personnel must be respected in all cases in accordance with international law.” The United Nations and its member states have condemned Israel’s […]
‘Tehran Will Surely Respond’ – Israel Escalates by ‘Flattening’ Iranian Consulate in Damascus
Once again Israel attacked Iranian targets in Syria, in an effort, according to experts, aimed at expanding its war beyond Gaza. Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was killed […]
More than 40 Killed in Israeli Bombing of Aleppo: This is What Happened
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The airstrikes reportedly coincided with drone attacks carried out from Idlib and western rural Aleppo. Israeli strikes targeted several sites in the Syrian city of Aleppo, killing over 40 people, […]
GAZA LIVE BLOG: Massive US Aid to Israel | Protests in Jordan | Likud Shifts Position | Hamas States Demands | Qassam Destroys Tanks – Day 175
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli airstrikes targeted the Syrian city of Aleppo, killing 33 civilians and military personnel, while tensions on the northern front with Lebanon continued. According to the New York Times, Palestinian […]
Iranian Revolutionary Guards Killed in Israeli Strike on Damascus
By Palestine Chronicle Staff An Israeli missile strike on Syria’s capital Damascus on Saturday killed several members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. The Israeli raid that targeted the Mezzeh neighborhood in Damascus on Saturday morning […]
Two Israeli Airstrikes in 24 Hours near Damascus
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israel has carried out two airstrikes in the past 24 hours, near Syria’s capital, according to the state-run Arab News Agency (SANA). “Our air defense systems intercepted and downed some […]
Lavrov Warns Israel about Continued Attacks on Syria
Spreading conflict to other countries in the Middle East is “unacceptable,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday, discussing a spate of recent Israeli airstrikes with his Syrian counterpart. Lavrov brought up the issue […]
Four Syrian Soldiers Killed in Latest Israeli Attacks on Damascus: Reports
Israel attacked Syria again, killing and wounding several soldiers. The attacks are the latest in a long series of Israeli bombardments in the war-torn country. Syrian air defenses were activated overnight to intercept a volley […]
PROFILE: Heba Saadieh, First Palestinian to Referee in FIFA Women’s World Cup
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Originally from Palestine, lived and studied in Syria, became a refugee, again, in Malaysia, and eventually moved to Sweden. Heba Saadieh’s story is that of the quintessential Palestinian refugee, always […]
‘Normalizing Aggression’: Israel Attacks Syrian Targets in Damascus
Israeli warplanes have repeatedly bombed targets inside Syria over the past decade, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once acknowledged that there have been “hundreds” of strikes. Air defenses around Damascus were activated early on Wednesday, […]
Large Mossad Network Uncovered, Dismantled in Türkiye
Turkish authorities have uncovered a network of Mossad agents in the country, news channel A Haber has reported. The suspected Israeli intelligence operatives had allegedly been gathering information on foreign nationals residing in Türkiye. The […]
PFLP General Command Blames Israel for Blast at Lebanon-Syria Border
A blast at a base close to the Lebanese-Syrian border belonging to a Palestinian group has killed five and wounded several more, The New Arab reported. The blast happened in the early hours of Wednesday […]
‘Avenging the Free’: Thousands of Palestinians Rally in Palestine, Lebanon and Syria (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Soon after Palestinians buried their dead, 33 to be exact, following the 5-day Israeli war on Gaza, they held a parade to emphasize that nothing has changed, and that their […]
Lost at Sea: The Unbelievable, Everyday Story of a Palestinian Man and 60,000 Others
By Mahmoud Mushtaha The nightmare of Asaad Baker’s immigration experience still continues to haunt him after the agonizing journey he had to endure. Assad Baker, 44, struggled to live in besieged Gaza due to the […]
Israeli Airstrikes Wound Three Civilians in Syria
Three civilians were wounded when Israeli airstrikes targeted a site near the Syrian city of Homs early Saturday, Syrian media reported. “At around 00:50 (2150 GMT)… the Israeli enemy carried out an air attack with […]
Canada Criticizes Russia’s Bombing of its Neighbors: But What about Israel?
By Yves Engler Canada claims to be a supporter of rules-based international order, but its record of supporting Israel in breaking these rules is long and spans the entire existence of that state. While the innumerable […]
Quest for Religious War: How Israel is Unifying Arabs and Muslims around Palestine
By Ramzy Baroud By ordering a brutal attack against Palestinian worshipers inside Al-Aqsa Mosque on the 14th day of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knew very well that […]
Netanyahu Reinstates Defense Minister, Vows to Restore Security ‘on All Fronts’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to restore security “on all fronts” after an Israeli attack on the Al-Aqsa Mosque last week led to spiraling violence that included rocket fire from Lebanon and Syria, The […]
Israel Bombs Syria following Rockets Fire
Israel launched artillery strikes on Syria Sunday morning after several rockets were fired from there and landed in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, The New Arab reported. The Beirut-based Al Mayadeen TV said early on Sunday […]
Two Civilians Killed in Israeli Attack in Damascus
Two civilians were killed early Tuesday after an Israeli attack targeted the Syrian capital, Damascus, for the third time in less than a week, according to Syria’s official news agency, SANA. “At 00:15 a.m. on […]
Palestinian Solidarity Means Opposing Israeli Whitewashers, even when They Don’t Show up
By Paul Salvatori I organized a demonstration against Eyal Dror at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). He didn’t show up and the event he was supposed to be speaking at, hosted by the Students Support […]
Israeli Strikes near Damascus Wound two Syrian Soldiers
Israel carried out missile strikes near Damascus early on Thursday that wounded two soldiers, the Syrian defense ministry said in a statement. Explosions were heard in the Syrian capital early Thursday morning, an AFP correspondent […]
Al-Quds Brigades Leader Assassinated by Israeli Mossad in Syria
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Al-Quds Brigades, the military arm of the Islamic Jihad movement, announced in a statement that one of its leaders in Syria has been assassinated by the Israel Mossad. The […]
Three Syrian Soldiers Injured in Israeli Airstrikes
Three Syrian soldiers were injured Sunday morning in Israeli airstrikes which hit targets in northwestern Syria, the state-run broadcaster SANA said. SANA, citing a military source, said that Israeli fighter jets launched a barrage of […]
True Champions of Humanity in Türkiye and Syria: We Thank You
By Ramzy Baroud On February 7, a funeral was held in the northern Syrian town of Jinderis. It was one of numerous such funerals to be held on that day across Syria and Türkiye, […]
Report: Historical Manuscript Returned to Turkiye after Being Taken by Israel’s Rescue Team
Israel returned a historical manuscript that was reportedly taken to Israel by the search and rescue team, dispatched to Turkiye following the deadly earthquake that hit the country on February 6, Turkish media reported. The […]
Syria: Israeli Attack on Central Damascus Kills, Wounds Many (UPDATED)
UPDATE: The Syrian Human Rights Observatory has updated the number of Syrian victims as a result of the Israel attack tonight, putting it at 15 dead, including two women, in addition to many other injuries. […]
The Road to Turkiye: Palestine Chronicle Follows Two Italian Earthquake Rescuers
By Romana Rubeo The Palestine Chronicle followed the journey of two Italian rescuers as they traveled to Turkiye along with the Italian Civil Defense Department following the deadly earthquake that hit the region on […]
Palestine’s Socialists Call for End to ‘Criminal’ American Siege on Syria
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The leadership of the socialist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) staged a rally in besieged Gaza on Sunday under the banner “Down with the Criminal Ceasar Law”. […]
Palestinian FM Says at Least 83 Palestinians Killed in Turkiye-Syria Earthquake
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said in a statement that at least 83 Palestinians are confirmed to have been killed in the earthquake that hit Turkiye and Syria on Monday. The increase […]