Kenya Palestine Coalition Stories

Church urged to break silence on Gaza crisis amid calls for justice
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 31, 2025

Barasa criticised Western media for allegedly framing the conflict as a religious war, stating, “This is nothing close to the truth. The UN, the Inter...

Eid ul-Fitr in Gaza shadowed by bleakness as Israeli bombardment continues
XINHUA  |  Mar 31, 2025

As dawn broke, Abu Mohammed Abed stood in front of a dilapidated tent in the Al-Nuseirat refugee camp, wiping away his tears as he struggled to comfor...

Kenyan youth activists in Kamukunji stand in solidarity with Palestine on last Friday of Ramadan
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Mar 28, 2025

The group further condemned the forced displacement of Palestinian families and accused the Israeli government of committing acts of genocide through...

Al-Quds Day: Muslims urged to support Palestinians as they mark last Friday of Ramadan
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Mar 28, 2025

In a statement, the organisation condemned the ongoing violence and oppression by the Zionist regime, urging Muslims worldwide to unite in solidarity...

Somaliland says countries seeking to engage it on Palestine must first recognise its sovereignty
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Mar 19, 2025

Abdirahman said Somaliland’s primary focus remains on securing international recognition and that it is working to prove itself as a stable and democr...

AU to give platform to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas amid shifting African-Israeli dynamics
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 15, 2025

Mahmoud's address this year comes at a time when Africa's once-unanimous support for Palestine is increasingly complicated by internal divisions and g...

Saudi Arabia leads scramble for Trump's Gaza 'clean out' plan that has made Arab world furious
Reuters  |  Feb 14, 2025

Many experts say Trump may be using an old bargaining ploy from his diplomatic playbook, setting out an extreme position as an opening gambit for nego...

Hamas says willing to move ahead with Gaza ceasefire despite ‘language of threats and intimidation’
Reuters  |  Feb 14, 2025

The war in Gaza erupted after a Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, that killed at least 1,200 people, according to Israeli tallies, and sa...

Rats, dogs and torn clothes amid the ruins of Gaza homes
Reuters  |  Feb 01, 2025

Much of the rest of Gaza City also lies in ruins after 15 months of fighting and waves of Israeli airstrikes and artillery barrages that left it a she...

Trump calls for removal of 1.5 million people displaced by Gaza conflict
Reuters  |  Jan 26, 2025

Washington had said last year it opposed the forcible displacement of Palestinians.

With UNRWA fate unclear, UN and Israel argue over who's responsible for Palestinians
Reuters  |  Jan 13, 2025

UNRWA, established by the U.N. General Assembly, provides aid, health and education services to millions of Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, inclu...

Somalia urges Gaza ceasefire in first UNSC briefing
Hassan Mohamed  |  Jan 04, 2025

Somalia said Palestinians lack basic necessities like food, water, shelter and medicines due to an Israeli aid blockade on Gaza.

Algeria takes over UN Security Council rotational presidency from US
Mwangi Maina  |  Jan 03, 2025

A strong supporter of Palestine, Algeria aims to maintain its hardline stance against Israel on the global stage, advocating for the rights of the Pal...

Desperate for cash, Gazans sell clothes plucked from rubble
Reuters  |  Nov 19, 2024

Widespread shortages and months of grinding war have generated a trade in old clothing, much of it salvaged from the homes of people who have died in...

Arab, Islamic leaders call for suspension of Israel's UN membership
Amina Wako  |  Nov 12, 2024

This proposal, presented during a summit in Riyadh, emphasises the deepening frustration over the ongoing violence in Gaza and Lebanon and seeks to ad...

UN warns of 'imminent risk of dying from disease, famine’ in Northern Gaza
Amina Wako  |  Nov 08, 2024

Tremblay emphasised that the ongoing Israeli offensive has severely hindered the Palestinians' access to essential resources.

Israel ends cooperation deal with UN Palestinian relief agency
Reuters  |  Nov 05, 2024

UNRWA says the new law leaves its operations in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza at risk of collapse.

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