For Many Families in Gaza, Threat of Dying from Hunger is Real – UNICEF
By Palestine Chronicle Staff All children under five in the Gaza Strip—335,000—are at high risk of severe malnutrition and preventable death as the risk of famine conditions continues to increase – UNICEF Acute food insecurity puts all children under five in the Gaza Strip at high risk of severe malnutrition and preventable death, the […]
Israeli Forces Raid Jenin, other Towns in Occupied West Bank
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In parallel with the war in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army escalated its incursions into cities, towns, and refugee camps in the West Bank. Israeli occupation forces raided the northern West Bank city of Jenin and its adjacent refugee camp early on Saturday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA […]
Scores of Palestinians Killed and Injured in ongoing Israeli Bombardment of Gaza
The Israeli occupation forces continued to target civilians in various parts of the Gaza Strip on Friday night and Saturday morning, leaving dozens of dead and wounded. While Israeli forces continue to prevent ambulances from reaching various areas in Gaza City, the bodies of the dead remain in the streets or under the rubble, while […]
Global Christian Leaders to Spend Christmas in Bethlehem in Solidarity with Palestinians
By Nurah Tape A delegation of Christian leaders from around the world, including a cohort from South Africa, are to spend Christmas in Bethlehem in a demonstration of solidarity with Palestinians in the occupied territories, as well as the Gaza Strip. Upon the invitation of Palestinian Christian leaders, and organized by Kairos Southern Africa […]
What Does UNSC Resolution 2722 on Gaza Mean? – EXPLAINER
By Palestine Chronicle Editors The resolution calls for boosting aid deliveries to the besieged Gaza Strip. However, it falls short of enforcing a clear UN aid mechanism. After several days of delay, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 2722, calling for “unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance at scale directly to the Palestinian civilian population […]
US Inserted ‘Dangerous Element’ in UN Res. Allowing Israel to Ethnically Cleanse Gaza – Nebenzia
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The United States included a ‘dangerous element’ in the draft UNSC resolution that would allow Israel to cleanse the Gaza Strip, Russia’s UN Ambassador said. Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations Security Council, Vasily Nebenzia, confirmed that the United States included a dangerous element in the draft resolution it adopted […]
Overwhelming Saudi Majority Rejects Normalization, Supports Resistance – Poll
By Palestine Chronicle Staff An overwhelming majority of Saudi citizens reject normalization and think Israel is so weak and internally divided that it can be defeated someday. A new poll, conducted by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, has revealed that a stunning 96 percent of Saudi citizens think that “Arab countries should […]
‘People are Being Starved in Gaza’ – Oxfam
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “While over 90 percent of people in Gaza cannot find their next meal, some UN Security Council member states are still toying with words rather than voting for a ceasefire.” “Gaza’s shocking descent into starvation was so predictable as to be premeditated, an ongoing war crime by the Government of […]
Bad News from the Front – Top Israeli Analyst on War Gone Bad and the ‘Unbridgeable Gap’
By Romana Rubeo In the article, Harel illustrates several critical issues that are making it particularly difficult for Tel Aviv to prolong this phase of the war. In an article published on Friday in the Hebrew edition of the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Israeli journalist and political analyst Amos Harel argued that there is “a […]
Israel’s War on Gaza Deadliest for Journalists as Nearly 100 Killed so Far
By Palestine Chronicle Staff More journalists have been killed in the first ten weeks of Israel’s bombardment than have ever been killed in a single country over an entire year. As the number of journalists killed in the Israeli onslaught on the Gaza Strip nears 100, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says more […]