The United States has reportedly been pushing Gulf states to invest in economic projects for Gaza to be built in Egypt’s northern Sinai, Haaretz reported on Sunday. Three sources told the Israeli newspaper that the […]
Israeli troops have shot dead a Palestinian man on the Gaza border with Israel, Palestinian officials have said. Gaza’s health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said on Monday that 24-year-old Sabri Ahmad Abu Khader was killed […]
Israeli Air Force jets have carried out a series of strikes on Gaza, in retaliation to alleged arson attempts and “explosive kites and balloons” being launched at Israel. The Israeli Army said in a statement […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Three Palestinians have been wounded by Israeli fire, Gaza’s health ministry said. The wounded Palestinians were reportedly flying ‘flaming kites’ at the fence separating besieged Gaza from Israel. #EidulFitr starts in […]
A group of Gaza-based, Palestinian activists and artists has launched a video-clip titled “A New Day” commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, the 51st anniversary of the 1967 war, and in support of […]
The United States is planning to pull out of the UN Human Rights Council over claims by Washington that the body is biased against Israel, diplomatic sources say. The council will begin a three-week session […]
By Ramona Wadi The entire international community and institutions are treating Gaza as an experimentation ground. To compensate for the concordance in human rights violations against Palestinians in the enclave, there is no shortage of […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Amnesty International condemned the Palestinian Authority’s arbitrary detention and beating of scores of demonstrators and bystanders, including Amnesty’s own staff member, Laith Abu Zeyad. Palestinian security forces arrest and #torture .@amnesty’s […]
Israel has limited the entry of helium gas to the Gaza Strip, claiming Palestinians use it for Molotov cocktails. However, delivery of the gas is necessary for medical purposes. Israel to limit helium supplies to […]
A Palestinian youth has been the latest victim of Israel’s bloody assault on the besieged enclave. The 21-year-old was shot by Israeli forces on the Gaza border on June 8, and succumbed to his wounds […]
Palestinians in Ramallah, occupied West Bank, protested against the Palestinian Authority (PA), demanding an end to the sanctions against the besieged Gaza Strip and to the Israeli blockade. According to reports, the protests, which started […]
The UN General Assembly has adopted a nonbinding resolution condemning Israel’s use of ‘excessive force’ against Palestinian protesters in Gaza. A US amendment to condemn Hamas did not get enough support. BREAKING: The UN General […]
The Spanish city of Oviedo disinvited an Israeli orchestra and ballet group arguing “Israeli organizations are not wanted” in its premises in yet another victory for the pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Spanish […]
By Dr. Mustafa Barghouti We are deeply shocked at the amount of lies that the Israeli officials and spokesperson of the Israeli army are trying to spread to justify the horrible war crime of killing […]
Following the decision of the local council of Spain’s third largest city to declare it an “Israeli apartheid-free zone,” the leader of Podemos, the party behind the motion, called the Israeli state a “criminal country.” […]
Dear Palestine Chronicle Supporters and Readers, For the 19th year in a row, the Palestine Chronicle has provided news and coverage of events in Palestine and the larger Middle East. We have managed to continue […]
By Ramona Wadi Looking inwards is like following the rhythm of a wave caressing Gaza’s shores. It spills over sand and rocks, leaving part of its itinerary to mingle with the imprints of feet that […]
Shots were fired by an Israeli aircraft on Saturday towards a group of Palestinians in Gaza. In a statement, the Israeli military said it had “spotted a group of Palestinians preparing balloons equipped with explosive […]
The UN General Assembly will hold an emergency meeting next Wednesday to vote on a resolution on Gaza, the body’s president Miroslav Lajcak announced on Friday. #Palestine :Emergency #UN General Assembly meeting on #Gaza to […]
Israeli forces killed four Palestinian protesters and wounded more than 600 others on Friday as mass protests in Gaza continue for the 11th week in a row. Yousef al-Fasih, 29, was shot dead while demonstrating […]
Highly-acclaimed food critic and travel writer Anthony Bourdain has died aged 61, ending a lifetime devoted to food and promoting cuisines from across the world, including those from the Middle East. Deeply saddened by tragic […]
Palestinian factions, youth organizations, and national figures have called on Palestinians to march towards Jerusalem today and actively participate in the events of the ‘Million Man March’ to Jerusalem. Palestinians are getting prepared to millionth […]
The International Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) is “a grassroots people-to-people solidarity movement composed of campaigns and initiatives from all over the world working together to end the blockade of Gaza.” Read: ‘Freedom Flotilla’: Latest Updates […]
US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and advisor Jared Kushner has had “a very brief and stormy meeting” with Kuwait Ambassador to the United States, Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al Sabah, during which he conveyed the US […]
By Ramzy Baroud June 5, 2018, marks the 51st anniversary of the Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza. But, unlike the massive popular mobilization that preceded the anniversary of the Nakba – the catastrophic destruction of […]
The Israeli army on Tuesday said its troops did not deliberately shoot a young Palestinian medical volunteer killed last week in violence on the Gaza border. « While the investigation into the killing of 21-year-old […]
By Romana Rubeo Since the start of the ‘Great March of Return’, on March 30, every day, but especial every Friday, has been marked by bloodshed; at times, even true massacres. Week after week, Israeli […]
An Israeli minister has said today that Palestinians who launch kites from Gaza should be assassinated. צודק ג׳ייסון גרינבלט. משלחי עפיפוני הטרור אינם ילדים אלא מחבלים רצחניים. אני מצפה מצה״ל לסכל את משלחי העפיפונים ואם […]
By Donna Miles-Mojab The language used by most mainstream media to report and analyze the events in Gaza is not just shameful, it risks Palestinian lives. It appears the media’s collective mind has been so […]
Israel has ordered $1.4 million worth of funds to be withheld from the Palestinian Authority (PA) as compensation for damage reportedly caused by Gaza kites. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday instructed the head of […]
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