US court suspends sanctions on UN expert on Palestinians
- 14-May-2026
WASHINGTON: A US judge on Wednesday imposed a temporary injunction on sanctions imposed last year by Washington on a United Nations expert on the occupied Palestinian territories. UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese was sanctioned in July 2025 after she publicly criticized Washington’s policy on Gaza. In announcing the sanctions, US Secretary of […]
Israel parliament approves death penalty bill for Palestinians
- 31-Mar-2026
Israel’s parliament approved a bill on Monday that would allow the execution of Palestinians convicted on terror charges for deadly attacks, a move that has been criticised as discriminatory and immediately drew a court challenge. Sixty-two lawmakers, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, voted in favour and 48 against the bill, championed by far-right National Security […]
Israeli forces shoot dead two Palestinians in West Bank
- 31-Mar-2026
Israeli forces killed two Palestinians in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the Palestinian health ministry and Israel’s military said. The military told AFP that a man armed with a knife began running towards soldiers operating near the southern West Bank town of Dura on Monday morning. “Shortly after the identification, the […]
Trump imposes full travel bans on seven more countries, Palestinians
- 17-Dec-2025
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday sharply expanded a travel ban by barring people from seven more countries including Syria, as well as Palestinian Authority passport holders, from entering the United States. The latest move brings to nearly 40 the number of countries whose citizens face restrictions in coming to the United States solely […]
Video shows Israeli soldiers shooting two unarmed Palestinians at close range in Jenin
- 28-Nov-2025
JENIN: Recent footage from Palestine National TV shows Israeli soldiers executing two detained Palestinians in cold blood during a raid in Jenin, in the northern occupied West Bank, on Thursday. Their hands were raised, and they posed no threat, yet Israeli soldiers killed them anyway. Israeli forces were accused by the Palestinian Authority (PA) of […]
Widespread protests held in Australia to support Palestinians
- 24-Aug-2025
Sydney/Brisbane/Melbourne: Thousands of Australians joined pro-Palestinian rallies on Sunday, organisers said, amid strained relations between Israel and Australia following the centre-left government’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state. More than 40 protests took place across Australia on Sunday, Palestine Action Group said, including large turnouts in state capitals Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. The group said […]
Israel kill starving Palestinians as US envoy set to visit aid sites
- 01-Aug-2025
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday in a bid to salvage Gaza truce talks and tackle a humanitarian crisis in the enclave, where a global hunger monitor has warned that famine is unfolding. Shortly after Witkoff’s arrival, President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social network: “The fastest way to […]
Two rights groups are first Israeli voices to accuse Israel of genocide
- 29-Jul-2025
Two Israeli human rights organisations said on Monday Israel was committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the first major voices in Israeli society to level the strongest possible accusation against the state, which vehemently denies it. Rights group B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel released their reports at a press conference in Jerusalem, saying […]
‘We are dying’: Palestinians slam world’s inaction as starvation ravages Gaza
- 26-Jul-2025
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are pleading for help as more people have starved to death under Israel’s unrelenting blockade of the coastal enclave. The Gaza Health Ministry said in a statement on Friday that local hospitals recorded nine new malnutrition deaths in the previous 24 hours. That brings the total number of such deaths […]
Israeli forces kill 92 aid seekers in Gaza as 19 people starve to death
- 21-Jul-2025
Israeli forces have killed at least 115 Palestinians across Gaza, including 92 people who were shot dead while trying to get food at the Zikim crossing in the north and aid points in Rafah and Khan Younis in the south. The killings on Sunday came as Israel’s continued siege of Gaza worsened a hunger crisis, […]