Palestine: News

28 Mar 2024

Israel

Israel launches extensive facial recognition initiative in Gaza: Here's why

Israel has reportedly initiated a comprehensive facial recognition program in the Gaza Strip, as per The New York Times.

22 Mar 2024

BTS

BTS ARMY demands cancelation of Suga's movie screening in Israel

Korean boy band BTS's loyal and passionate fans, known as the ARMYs, are actively urging HYBE to cancel screenings of Suga's solo documentary SUGA | Agust D TOUR D-DAY THE MOVIE in Israel.

21 Mar 2024

Academy Awards

Explained: Jonathan Glazer's Oscar speech controversy

Jonathan Glazer's Zone of Interest winning the Oscar for Best International Feature Film and the filmmaker's subsequent speech has sparked varied reactions from entertainment industry figures.

16 Mar 2024

Hamas

No more 'normal babies' in Gaza: UN official

The ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian terror group Hamas in Gaza has created a "nightmare" for mothers and babies in the region.

15 Mar 2024

Hamas

Hamas issues ceasefire proposal, Israel calls demands 'unrealistic': Report

Palestinian terrorist group Hamas has reportedly submitted a Gaza ceasefire proposal to mediators and the United States (US) amid Israel's ongoing aggression.

12 Mar 2024

Israel

Famine in Gaza 'imminent', warns UN as Israel continues blockade

The United Nations cautioned on Tuesday that unless Israel allows a substantial rise in humanitarian aid, thousands of Palestinians in Gaza could face death due to an impending famine.

11 Mar 2024

Academy Awards

Protests over Gaza conflict delay Oscars 2024 ceremony

The 96th Academy Awards ceremony experienced a six-minute delay as pro-Palestinian protesters, expressing opposition to Israel's war in Gaza, disrupted the red carpet and Dolby Theatre entrance.

06 Mar 2024

Google

Google's Gemini AI tool is avoiding questions about Palestine

Google's Gemini AI has come under scrutiny for its reluctance to answer even harmless questions about Palestine, such as "Where is Palestine?" or "What is Palestine?"

01 Mar 2024

Israel

Israeli troops fire at Palestinians waiting for aid; 112 killed

At least 112 people were killed and 760 injured in Gaza while waiting for food aid, as Israeli forces fired upon the crowd on Thursday, reported Al Jazeera.

28 Feb 2024

Hollywood

Why 'Euphoria' actor Hunter Schafer was arrested in New York

Euphoria star Hunter Schafer was among 50 activists from the Jewish Voice for Peace arrested during a pro-Palestine protest at NBC's 30 Rockefeller Center in New York on Tuesday.

22 Feb 2024

Israel

West Bank: 1 killed, 8 injured in gun attack

At least one person was killed and eight others were injured on Thursday in a terror attack in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

21 Feb 2024

United Nations (UN)

UN food agency halts aid to north Gaza amid violence

The United Nations' World Food Programme has halted "life-saving" food deliveries to northern Gaza due to continued gunfire by Israel and the breakdown of civil order.

05 Feb 2024

Grammy Awards

'Artists for ceasefire!': Annie Lennox asserts at Grammy Awards 2024

At the 2024 Grammy Awards, Scottish singer-songwriter Annie Lennox made a powerful statement during her tribute performance for the late Sinéad O'Connor.

16 Jan 2024

Yemen

India's engineering goods exports surge by over 10% in December 

India's engineering goods exports experienced a 10.20% year-on-year growth, reaching $10.04 billion in December 2023.

15 Jan 2024

United Kingdom

How these Pro-Palestine activists planned to disrupt London Stock Exchange

Six people were arrested yesterday, for allegedly planning to disrupt the London Stock Exchange in the UK.

05 Jan 2024

Israel

Hamas terrorists laughed as they raped corpse: October-7 attack witness

More disturbing details from the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas have emerged. A survivor of the attack claimed that terrorists of the Palestinian group raped and killed a woman, then raped her dead body.

03 Jan 2024

Hamas

Who was Saleh al-Arouri, Hamas leader killed in Beirut? 

The deputy chief of Hamas's political bureau, Saleh al-Arouri, has been killed in an Israeli drone strike in Lebanon.

29 Dec 2023

Israel

Why Pakistan has banned all New Year celebrations

Pakistan has decided to ban all New Year celebrations, urging citizens to "observe simplicity" to show solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.

29 Dec 2023

Israel

Israeli troops killed hostages, mistaking 'help' cries as 'deception': Probe

Days before killing three hostages by mistake, Israel's troops ignored their cries for "help" when they stormed a Gaza building holding the trio, said a military probe report published on Thursday (local time).

27 Dec 2023

Israel

Israel embassy blast: Palestine, Gaza found written on suspicious letter

The suspicious letter found outside Israel's embassy in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, after a minor blast on Tuesday mentioned terms like "Zionists," "Palestine," and "Gaza," PTI reported, citing sources.

26 Dec 2023

Hamas

Israel-Hamas war: 'Fighting unprecedented battle,' says October 7 attacks mastermind

Hamas's leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, has said the Palestinian terror group was fighting a "fierce, violent, and unprecedented battle" against Israel in Gaza.

26 Dec 2023

Narendra Modi

India-Pakistan talks 'must' to prevent Gaza-like fate: Farooq Abdullah 

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference supremo and MP Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday criticized the central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not engaging in talks with Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir dispute.

25 Dec 2023

Israel

Israel releases Hamas tunnel video, 5 hostages found dead inside

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has released video footage of what it claimed is a massive tunnel in the Gaza Strip used by Hamas where five hostages were found dead.

18 Dec 2023

Israel

US defense chief lands in Israel to discuss Gaza war

United States (US) Secretary Llyod Austin on Monday landed in Israel to discuss the ongoing war in Gaza.

18 Dec 2023

Israel

Hostages mistakenly killed by Israel displayed 'SOS' using leftover food

Three hostages mistakenly shot dead by Israeli forces in Gaza's Shejaiya on Friday used leftover food to scrawl notes appealing for help, said Israel, per BBC.

18 Dec 2023

Hamas

'4km long': Israel discovers 'biggest' Hamas tunnel near Gaza border

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has announced that it discovered an unusually large concrete and iron-girded tunnel built by the Palestinian terror group Hamas.

17 Dec 2023

France

Israel-Hamas war: France excoriates Israeli bombing in Gaza

France, on Sunday, excoriated Israel for the bombing of a residential building in Gaza's Rafah, which resulted in the deaths of a French staff member and 10 other civilians.

Israel-Hamas war: Everything about 135 hostages held in Gaza

It has been over two months since the war between Israel and Palestinian terrorist group Hamas broke out, but there are still 135 hostages who reportedly remain in captivity inside the Gaza Strip.

13 Dec 2023

Israel

India votes for UN resolution demanding ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war

India on Tuesday supported a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Middle East amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and the unconditional release of all hostages.

11 Dec 2023

Hamas

Palestinians don't support Hamas: Ex-Hamas minster amid war with Israel 

As the conflict in Gaza turns into a macabre scene, a former minister of Hamas has said ordinary people in Palestine do not support the terror organization.

Minister's name who replied to Hamas query name corrected

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed the Lok Sabha on Monday the name of the central minister who responded to a Parliament question about India's Hamas designation on Friday has been corrected.

11 Dec 2023

Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Israel-Palestine war: UNICEF ambassador Priyanka Chopra calls for 'humanitarian ceasefire'

Actor and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas is one of the many international celebrities to speak up amid the harrowing ongoing war between Israel and Palestine, which has led to the death of hundreds of children on both sides.

10 Dec 2023

Antonio Guterres

Won't give up: Guterres appeals for Gaza ceasefire in Doha

Addressing the Doha Forum conference, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday stated he would not give up on his appeal for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.

10 Dec 2023

Hamas

Israel advances into southern Gaza amid 'apocalyptic' humanitarian crisis

International aid organizations have warned that civilians in conflict-hit Gaza were facing an "apocalyptic" humanitarian crisis even as Israeli forces advanced into the strip's southern region where thousands of Palestinians have taken shelter, AFP reported.

US: University of Pennsylvania president resigns amid antisemitism controversy

University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) President M Elizabeth Magill resigned from her post on Saturday (local time) amid intense criticism for appearing to dodge a question on campus antisemitism.

08 Dec 2023

Israel

Centre responds to Kerala MP's question on Hamas's terrorist designation

Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi said on Friday that the decision to designate an organization a terrorist is made under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and is considered by relevant government departments.

30 Nov 2023

Hamas

Execute top leaders, including my father: Son of Hamas co-founder

The son of a Hamas co-founder has asked Israel to kill the Palestinian terrorist group leaders, including his father, in case the terror outfit fails to release all the hostages.

30 Nov 2023

Israel

Israel-Hamas truce extended amid discussions to swap all captives

The truce between Hamas and Israel was extended by a day on Thursday, moments before it was set to expire after six days.

28 Nov 2023

Israel

US urges Israel to limit civilian displacement in southern Gaza

The United States (US) on Tuesday cautioned Israel against causing "significant further displacement" of Palestinians in southern Gaza amid its conflict with Hamas, per The Associated Press.

27 Nov 2023

Israel

Israel-Hamas war: UN rights experts call for war crimes probe

United Nations (UN) rights experts Morris Tidball-Binz and Alice Jill Edwards on Monday called for independent investigations into possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Israel and occupied Palestinian territories since October 7.

27 Nov 2023

Hamas

Gaza 'on brink of famine,' says UN food body head

United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Director Cindy McCain on Sunday revealed Gaza was "on the brink of famine" amid the war between Israel and Palestinean terrorist group Hamas in the strip.

US: 3 Palestinian students shot in Vermont; suspect arrested

Three students of Palestinian descent were shot and injured near the University of Vermont, Burlington, United States, on Saturday, police revealed on Sunday (local time).

27 Nov 2023

Israel

Biden bats for two-state solution as Israel-Hamas truce nears end

United States (US) President Joe Biden has expressed hope that the ongoing four-day pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas would continue as long as the Palestinian terrorist group releases hostages.

23 Nov 2023

Hollywood

Melissa Barrera reacts to 'Scream' exit: 'I'll continue to speak'

A day after being fired from Scream 7, Mexican actor Melissa Barrera has opened up on her exit.

22 Nov 2023

Hollywood

Melissa Barrera's Israel-Hamas comments cost her 'Scream' role

Actor Melissa Barrera has been active on social media over her views on the ongoing Israel-Hamas War. She re-shared pro-Palestine posts on her Instagram including one that allegedly accused Israel of "genocide and ethnic cleansing."

21 Nov 2023

Israel

Israel recalls ambassador ahead of South African vote on embassy

Israel has summoned its ambassador to South Africa, Eliav Belotserkovsky, "for consultations" in Jerusalem as South Africa's Parliament is set to vote on the closure of the Israeli embassy in Pretoria.

21 Nov 2023

Israel

Biden says Israel-Hamas truce deal close, IDF surrounds Indonesian Hospital

The deal for a truce between Israel and Hamas amid the ongoing war in Gaza is "closer," United States President Joe Biden and Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh have said.

18 Nov 2023

Israel

450 patients left behind at Al-Shifa Hospital: Gaza health officials

Hundreds of people reportedly fled from Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital on Saturday after Israeli troops ordered evacuation "in the next hour" over loudspeakers, reported AFP.

17 Nov 2023

TikTok

TikTok to ban Bin Laden's 'Letter to America' viral trend

Short-form video platform TikTok said on Thursday that it will prohibit content promoting Osama bin Laden's 2002 "Letter to America," wherein the former al-Qaeda leader justified attacking the United States (US).

15 Nov 2023

Israel

Israel raids Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital, approves fuel for UN trucks

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Wednesday raided the Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest medical facility in war-torn Gaza, and called on Hamas fighters to surrender with thousands of Palestinian civilians sheltering there, per Reuters.

14 Nov 2023

Israel

Israel claims Hamas held hostages, stored weapons in hospital basement

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has released a video and photos of Gaza's Al-Rantisi children's hospital, claiming the Palestinian terror group Hamas used its basement for holding captives and storing weapons.

14 Nov 2023

Israel

Will free 70 hostages in exchange for 5-day ceasefire: Hamas

Amid the escalating war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, the Palestinian terror group's military arm, the Al-Qassam Brigades, has proposed a five-day ceasefire with Israel in exchange for the release of up to 70 women and children hostages, Reuters reported.

13 Nov 2023

United Kingdom

Sunak sacks Suella Braverman for saying police favored pro-Palestinian protesters

United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday sacked Suella Braverman as home secretary after she was blamed for inciting tensions, prompting far-right groups to clash with the police on Saturday.

Gaza's biggest hospital 'not functioning anymore' amid Israeli bombing: WHO

Gaza's largest medical facility, al-Shifa Hospital, is no longer functional amid "constant gunfire and bombings in the area," World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

12 Nov 2023

United Nations (UN)

India backs UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements in Palestine

India voted in favor of a United Nations (UN) resolution condemning Israeli settlements in the "Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan," which was approved on Thursday.

10 Nov 2023

Israel

Israel agrees to 4-hour daily pauses for Gazans to flee

Israel will implement four-hour military pauses each day in its ongoing war with Hamas to allow civilians to flee northern Gaza, the United States (US) said.

09 Nov 2023

Israel

Intense clashes between Israel, Hamas forces on Gaza City streets

Around 70% of Gaza's population has been displaced as Israeli forces clash with Hamas fighters at close quarters on the streets of Gaza City.

08 Nov 2023

Israel

Israel operating in Gaza City, US says occupation 'not good'

After splitting the Gaza Strip into two parts, Israel said on Tuesday that its forces were operating in the heart of Gaza City as the war entered its second month.

07 Nov 2023

Israel

Israel to take 'security' duty in Gaza indefinitely post-war: Netanyahu

As Israel's war with Hamas completed one month on Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly said his country will have an indefinite "overall security" role in Gaza once the conflict ends.

07 Nov 2023

Israel

Considering 'tactical pauses,' says Israel, while indicating Gaza's complete takeover

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel might consider "tactical little pauses" in the ongoing conflict with Hamas in Gaza to allow aid delivery or hostage release.

06 Nov 2023

United Nations (UN)

UN agency heads call for ceasefire in Israeli-Hamas war

In a rare joint statement, the heads of 18 United Nations (UN) agencies called for an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.

06 Nov 2023

Hamas

India not planning to ban Hamas, radicalization a concern: Sources

India has no plans to ban the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, News18 reported citing top intelligence sources.

06 Nov 2023

Israel

Gaza Strip cut in 2, ready to attack north: Israel

Israel's military has said it cut the Gaza Strip into two pieces and is ready to attack northern Gaza at any moment.

05 Nov 2023

Israel

Israel-Hamas war: Arab leaders push US for Gaza ceasefire

Arab leaders on Saturday publicly pressed United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken to secure an immediate ceasefire in Gaza amid Israel's military aggression in the region.

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