Over 30 Palestinians killed trying to reach US group’s food distribution sites, Gaza authorities say

Israeli troops opened fire Saturday (19 July) toward crowds of Palestinians seeking food from distribution hubs run by a US-and Israeli-backed group in southern Gaza, killing at least 32 people, according to witnesses and hospital officials. The two incidents occurred near hubs operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. The organisation launched operations in late May […]

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Gaza’s vulnerable suffer war’s toll: Malnourished, maimed and displaced

By Marium Ali and Alia Chughtai Gaza’s children and elderly are bearing the brunt of the devastation inflicted by Israel’s war on the enclave, as the United Nations warns of a sharp rise in amputations, long-term disabilities and severe hunger. More than 40,000 children have been injured since the conflict began, and nearly 90 percent […]

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How protracted conflicts from Gaza to DRC are leaving deep scars on children’s lives

LONDON: For children trapped in the world’s conflict zones, 2024 was a year of unprecedented suffering. The UN verified 41,370 grave violations against children — a record-shattering 25 percent increase over the previous year — devastating countless young lives. From Gaza to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, children are among the most vulnerable victims […]

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Attacks on Palestinians intensifying in occupied West Bank: UN rights body

Israeli settlers and security forces have intensified their killings, attacks and harassment of Palestinians in recent weeks in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, the United Nations human rights office warns. The violence also includes the demolitions of hundreds of homes and forced mass displacement of Palestinians as well as annexations of more land […]

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Lapid, Olmert slam Israel’s plans for ‘concentration camps’ in Gaza’s Rafah

By Zaheena Rasheed Two prominent Israeli politicians have criticised plans by the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to set up what it calls a “humanitarian city” in southern Gaza, saying the proposal would amount to interning Palestinians in a “concentration camp”. Former Prime Ministers Yair Lapid and Ehud Olmert levelled the criticism on Sunday […]

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Canary Mission: How US uses a ‘hate group’ to target Palestine advocates

By Ali Harb Washington, DC – The United States government has acknowledged its use of Canary Mission — a shadowy pro-Israel website — to identify pro-Palestine students for deportation, sparking anger and concern by rights advocates. Activists have long suspected that the administration of US President Donald Trump is gathering information from the Canary Mission […]

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