Palestinian people Stories

60 years after Malcolm X's killing, his message can't be silenced or ignored
Omar Suleiman  |  Feb 22, 2025

Malcolm X understood something painfully relevant today: The American empire does not just oppress — it manipulates. It does not just colonise — it ga...

UN rights office condemns continuing Israeli military operation in West Bank
UN News  |  Feb 16, 2025

Many of those killed were unarmed and posed no imminent threat, said the UN rights office, calling the killings “part of an expanding pattern of Israe...

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...

Israel asks army to prepare plan for Palestinians to "voluntarily" leave Gaza
Amina Wako  |  Feb 06, 2025

Katz announced that the military’s plan would provide options for departure by land, air, and sea, allowing Palestinians freedom of movement.

Trump suggests US will take over Gaza, make it the 'Riviera of the Middle East'
Amina Wako  |  Feb 05, 2025

When questioned by reporters about the legal basis for the US assuming control of Gaza, Trump claimed he had studied the matter closely for months.

Arab ministers reject Trump's call to displace Palestinians from Gaza
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Feb 01, 2025

The ministers also warned that any attempt to forcibly remove Palestinians from Gaza would escalate tensions in the region and further undermine effor...

Gaza residents stream home to the north after hostage breakthrough
Reuters  |  Jan 28, 2025

Families repeatedly displaced after over 15 months of war erupted in cheers at shelters and tent encampments when they heard the crossings would be op...

Four Israeli soldiers swapped for 200 Palestinians; north Gaza shut over hostages
Reuters  |  Jan 26, 2025

Cheering crowds greeted the releases on either side, including Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv and Palestinians assembled in Ramallah.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Gaza ceasefire will not start until Hamas releases hostage list
Reuters  |  Jan 19, 2025

Hostages were expected to be released within hours of the start of the ceasefire, opening the way to a possible end to a 15-month war that has upended...

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...

Israeli strikes kill 17 Palestinians in Gaza as mediators yet to secure ceasefire
Reuters  |  Dec 22, 2024

Palestinian medics said eight people, including children, were killed in the Musa Bin Nusayr School that sheltered displaced families in Gaza City.

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza, Egypt to host Hamas leaders for ceasefire talks
Reuters  |  Nov 30, 2024

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of "using the weapon of starvation against the people (in northern Gaza) to displace them from thei...

'Gaza is my heart': Palestinians struggle with life in Egypt
DW News  |  Nov 17, 2024

More than 100,000 Palestinians have fled to Egypt to escape the war in Gaza. Mona and her children are among them, but without a secure residence stat...

Canada warns of 'catastrophic' humanitarian conditions in Gaza
Reuters  |  Nov 15, 2024

The statement said not enough aid is reaching those who rely on it for survival and humanitarian agencies and humanitarian workers continue to face pr...

Amid war and deep hunger, Gaza fisherman struggle to feed families
Reuters  |  Nov 03, 2024

Fishing was an important part of daily life in Gaza before the war, helping people eke out a living by selling their daily hauls in the market and fee...

Gaza joblessness surges to 80 per cent as economy collapses – UN agency
Reuters  |  Oct 17, 2024

Two-thirds of Gaza's pre-war structures — over 163,000 buildings — have been damaged or flattened, according to UN satellite data.

Israeli tanks deepen their push into the northern Gaza Strip
Reuters  |  Oct 13, 2024

Gaza's health ministry says dozens of people have been confirmed killed in the assaults on northern areas.

A year of escalating conflict in Middle East has ushered in new era of regional displacement
The Conversation  |  Oct 05, 2024

Members of the "Gran Grif" gang wielded assault rifles and massacred dozens of people near Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, forcing thousands to flee.

Displaced Gazan mothers struggle to care for their newborns
Reuters  |  Oct 05, 2024

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said postnatal services have decreased significantly in Gaza, so women who have complications have less access...

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