Tag: Palestine News

Hamas says it will dissolve its Gaza government when new Palestinian body takes over

January 12, 2026 admin

Hamas said Sunday (January 11, 2026) it will dissolve its existing government in Gaza once a Palestinian technocratic leadership committee takes over the territory, as mandated under the U.S.-brokered peace plan. But the group gave no specifics on when the change will occur. Hamas and the rival Palestinian Authority, the Palestinians’ internationally recognized representative, have…

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How Social Media Restricted Palestinian News And Boosted Israel’s

December 18, 2024 admin

Facebook has been accused of severely restricting Palestinian news outlets’ ability to reach their audience during the Israel-Gaza war. A BBC analysis of Facebook data revealed a steep drop in audience engagement for newsrooms in the Palestinian territories, including Gaza and the West Bank, since October 2023. This decline in engagement is surprising, given that…

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The Tragic Tale Of 2 West Bank Teenagers Freed In Gaza Truce

September 25, 2024 admin

Balata, West Bank: Newly freed from an Israeli prison, Wael Masha rode atop friends’ shoulders through the streets of his West Bank refugee camp before bursting into his home to kiss his mother’s feet. Less than a year later, those friends carried the 18-year-old’s body through the same streets after Israeli forces killed him in…

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High-stakes negotiations is on over cease-fire in Gaza, as Antony Blinken visits Israel

August 19, 2024 admin

U.S. and Arab mediators say they are closing in on a deal to halt the war in Gaza and free hostages captured by Hamas in its October 7 attack, but the talks have dragged on for months, with several moments of false hope. The negotiations gained new urgency when Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah vowed to…

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Gaza rescuers say Israeli strike kills 15 from same family

August 17, 2024 admin

Pople react during a farewell for Palestinian Ahmed Khalil killed in an Israeli airstrike, at his home, in the Balata refugee camp, in Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Gaza’s civil defence agency said an Israeli air strike in the early hours of Saturday(August 17, 2024) killed 15…

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Islamic Jihad Commander Killed In Gaza Airstrike, Says Israeli Army

May 5, 2024 admin

Aiman Zaarab had “commanded and directed” several attacks, said IDF. Jerusalem: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has announced that Aiman Zaarab, a senior commander of the Islamic Jihad Rafah Brigade, was killed in an airstrike on the southernmost Gazan city of Rafah. 🔴ELIMINATED: Aiman Zaarab Zaarab was one of the Islamic Jihad Rafah Brigade commanders,…

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Violence, chaos erupts on campuses as protesters and counter-protesters clash over the war in Gaza

May 2, 2024 admin

A brawl erupted at University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA) after a pro-Palestinian encampment was “forcefully attacked,” the school’s chancellor said on May 1, while activists at the University of Wisconsin in Madison clashed with police officers who destroyed their tents, in a day of escalating violence on some college campuses over the war in…

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U.S. vetoes Palestinian bid to gain statehood at the United Nations

April 19, 2024 admin

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley vetos an Egyptian-drafted resolution regarding recent decisions concerning the status of Jerusalem, during the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including Palestine, at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., December 18, 2017. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S….

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Hamas slams U.S. veto of Palestinian U.N. membership bid

April 19, 2024 admin

U.S. Deputy Ambassador Robert Wood votes against resolution during a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, on April 18, 2024 | Photo Credit: AP Palestinian militant group Hamas condemned on April 19 the U.S. veto that ended a long-shot Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership. “Hamas condemns the American veto at the Security…

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Thousands Flee As Israel Raids Gaza Strip

October 14, 2023 admin

Nearly 1,900 Gazans have been killed in waves of Israeli missile strikes. As Israel’s deadline for Palestinians to evacuate the Gaza strip is approaching, thousands of Gazans are fleeing their homes fearing the deadliest ground offensive they have ever witnessed in their lives. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel’s week-long retaliation against Hamas’ “surprise”…

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