War Crimes in Palestine – A Poem
The children hiding Tonight as bombs Dropping all through The cold dark lonely night, And we are suffering Palestinians tonight, Heavy grey sky and Sadness in my eye, And the little birds Have flew Far […]
Gaza Under Attack
Israeli Warplanes, Navy Boats Bomb Sites in Gaza (LIVE BLOG)
A military escalation is underway in the besieged Gaza Strip as Israeli bombs have targeted various positions throughout Gaza on Saturday. The Israeli military claimed that the attacks came in response to two rockets fired […]
Israeli Warplanes Bombard Locations in Gaza (VIDEO)
Israeli warplanes bombarded different locations across the Gaza strip on the dawn of Saturday, causing damage but no injuries. Local sources said Israeli warplanes shelled an agricultural land in Ata Zayed in Beit Hanoun. They […]
WATCH: Israeli Warplanes Attack Sites in the Gaza Strip
Israeli warplanes last night attacked several sites in the besieged Gaza Strip causing damage but no injuries, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Israeli warplanes attacked three sites in and around Khan Younis in […]
HRW: Israel’s May Airstrikes on Gaza High-Rises Violated International Laws of War
Human Rights Watch (HRW) today accused Israel of violating international laws of war, after demolishing four multi-story buildings by air raids during its 11-day assault on the Gaza Strip in May. The deadly bombardment killed […]
Report: 91% of Gaza Children Traumatized after Israel’s Last Offensive
Nine out of ten children in the Gaza Strip currently suffer some form of conflict-related trauma after the Israeli military attack ended over a month ago, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (Euro-Med Monitor). […]
Israel Launches Series of Airstrikes on Gaza
Israel Friday overnight launched a series of airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip for the second time since the fragile ceasefire end last month’s 11-day Israeli onslaught, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. An […]
Gaza: Visualizing Destruction – Palestine Chronicle Short Documentary
What does ‘toppled to the ground’ actually mean in real life? What happens to a neighborhood once a missile explodes and the bodies of dead and wounded are collected? In this latest video production by […]
BREAKING: Israeli Military Renews Strike on Besieged Gaza
An Israeli missile struck a position that belongs to the Palestinian Resistance in Southern Gaza, The Palestine Chronicle correspondent in the Gaza Strip reported. The Israeli escalation has also reached other areas in the Strip […]
UNRWA Director in Gaza Apologizes for Describing Israeli Bombardment as ‘Precise’, ‘Sophisticated’
The head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) apologized on Tuesday for describing the eleven-day Israeli bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip as “precise” and “sophisticated”. Matthias Schmale made his […]
Over 500 Democratic Party Staffers Urge Biden to ‘Hold Israel Accountable’
In a major call to hold Israel accountable for its crimes, over 500 former Biden campaign and Democratic Party staffers signed an open letter urging the US president to do more to protect Palestinians and […]
‘The Beautiful Face of Gaza’; Why Israel Bombed Samir Mansour’s Library (PHOTOS)
Last Tuesday, an Israeli air raid turned Samir Mansour’s library into a heap of rubble after serving for many years as a primary intellectual source for Palestinian authors, researchers, and students. Prior to the destruction […]
Voices from Gaza: Two Mothers Speak to the Palestine Chronicle from the Shifa Hospital (PHOTOS)
279 Palestinians were killed and over 1,900 were injured in the latest Israeli war on Gaza. Many are still in critical condition. Palestine Chronicle correspondent in the Gaza Strip, Mahmoud Ajjour, spoke to some of […]
WATCH: Biden Vows to Help Rebuild Gaza
US President Joe Biden on Friday pledged to help organize efforts to rebuild Gaza and said that he was praying the truce between Israel and the Palestinians would last, Reuters has reported. The two sides […]
Digital Rights Groups Accuse Facebook of Anti-Palestine Bias
A digital rights group and a number of Palestinian news agencies sent a formal complaint to Facebook on Wednesday “for the arbitrary censorship of content posted on the platform by Palestinian journalists and commentators”. The […]
Three Medical Shipments Enter Gaza
Today, two Anera trucks entered the Gaza Strip with shipments of medical aid. These are the first medical aid shipments coordinated with UN agencies and NGOs to come into the territory since the Israeli aggression […]
Owner of Al-Jawarha Tower Speaks to The Palestine Chronicle: ‘We Will Never Compromise on Our Freedom’ (PHOTOS)
On May 12, Israel destroyed the Al-Jawarha tower in Gaza City, a large building of many stories and numerous flats. It was not the only tower that Israel destroyed in its latest war on Gaza. […]
Healthcare Workers Condemn Israel’s ‘Deliberate Dehumanization’ of Palestinians
Healthcare workers from around the world have signed a letter condemning Israel’s deliberate dehumanization and dispossession of the Palestinian people. “Our colleagues have been killed and high precision weaponry has been used to target healthcare […]
Bodies of Nine Palestinians, Including Child, Recovered from Debris in Gaza
Rescuers Friday morning recovered the bodies of nine Palestinians, including a child, who were killed in the 11-day relentless Israeli bombardment of Gaza, according to WAFA correspondent. He said that the Civil Defense cadres and […]
Israeli Airstrikes Destroyed Water Supplies of 20% of Gaza Residents (VIDEO)
Israeli forces have deliberately targeted two water pipelines in the Al-Saftawi area cutting supplies to 20 percent of the residents of Gaza City, the municipality said in a statement on Thursday. “The Israeli airstrikes on […]
WATCH: Palestinians Celebrate as Gaza Ceasefire Goes into Effect
Thousands of Palestinians Friday overnight erupted into whistles and cheers in the occupied territories as the ceasefire that ended the heaviest Israeli onslaught on Gaza since 2014 came into effect. Watch | Dozens of vehicles […]
Ceasefire in Gaza, Palestinians Celebrate ‘Victory of the Resistance’
UPDATE: Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians rush to the streets of cities and towns throughout Palestine in celebration of the ‘victory of the resistance’. #Watch| Hundreds of citizens flock to the streets of Ramallah to […]
WATCH: British MP Calls for Sanctions on Israel as Civilian Casualties Mount in Gaza
British Labour Party MP Richard Burgon asked the House of Commons yesterday how many more Palestinian civilian casualties it will take before the government takes action to stop Israeli war crimes. “How many Palestinian children […]
Revolutionary Change Imminent as Israel Dithers
Renowned journalist John Pilger recounts that during 2003 following the invasion of Iraq, he interviewed Charles Lewis, a fellow distinguished American investigative journalist. The question he put to him was, “What if the freest media […]
US House Democrats Want $735 million Israel’s Weapons Deal Blocked
Led by Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Mark Pocan, and Rashida Tlaib, Democrats in the US Congress are trying to block a $735 million sale of US precision-guided weapons to Israel. The sponsors of the resolution to […]
‘Palestine Action’: Activists Shut down Israeli-owned UAV Factory in UK
In another show of global solidarity, pro-Palestinian activists in the UK took their protest of Israel’s war on Gaza to the roof of a factory owned by an Israeli arms manufacturer. UAV Tactical Systems manufactures […]
PHOTOS: Killed Palestinian Journalist Yousef Abu Hussein, Buried in Gaza
Editor’s note: The Palestine Chronicle is making the photos below available for republication at no cost, on the condition that the photographer and the source are credited. (Photos: Mahmoud Ajjour, The Palestine Chronicle) Gaza radio […]
British Actor Idris Elba Condemns ‘Brutality and Bloodshed’ in Palestine
British actor Idris Elba has condemned the “brutality and bloodshed” in Palestine caused by Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. In a post on Instagram, he urged the world powers to intervene before more people […]
Ireland: Over 50,000 People Sign Petition Calling for Government to Expel Israeli Ambassador
A petition organized by Ógra Shinn Féin, calling on the Irish government to expel the Israeli Ambassador, has amassed more than 50,000 signatures. The petition was launched in response to the current violence, which began […]
US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib Confronts Biden over Support to Israel
US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib confronted President Joe Biden on Tuesday as he arrived in Michigan to visit a Ford factory near her congressional district, The New York Times reported. Biden and Tlaib were seen shaking […]
