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Month: August 2022

Hunger-Striking Prisoner Khalil Awawdeh Rejects Israeli Suspension of Administrative Detention Order
Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh rejected on Friday a decision by an Israeli military official suspending his administrative detention and decided to continue with his hunger strike, demanding cancellation of the order, the official Palestinian news […]

The Story Behind Gaza’s ‘Kiosk of the Graduates’ (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff ‘Kiosk of the Graduates’ is Sa’id Lulu’s way of making money and raising a family of seven. Sa’id, however, had a different plan. When he graduated from Azhar University in […]

Gaza: Israel’s One Million Child Prison is a Mental Health Crisis
By Omar Aziz “Inflicting hurt on any child during the course of conflict is deeply disturbing,” said Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights last Thursday, voicing alarm at the number of […]

Hezbollah Leader Nasrallah Warns of ‘Escalation’ if Lebanon Does Not Get Maritime Rights
The secretary-general of Lebanon’s group Hezbollah said on Friday that the outcome of nuclear talks in Vienna would have no impact on maritime talks aimed at delineating Lebanon’s border with Israel, Reuters reported. “Whether a […]

Israeli PM Speaks to German Chancellor on Iran Nuclear Deal
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid spoke to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday, reiterating Israel’s position against efforts to revive a nuclear deal with Iran, Reuters reported, citing a senior Israeli diplomatic official. Lapid also […]

Palestinian Man Succumbs to Gunshot Wounds Sustained in Tubas, West Bank
A Palestinian man succumbed on Friday to gunshot wounds inflicted by Israeli soldiers in the northern West Bank city of Tubas, according to the Health Ministry, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.. The Ministry […]

Amnesty International: Repression of Palestinian Civil Society Organizations Must End
Amnesty International called on Thursday for an end to the repression of Palestinian civil society organizations at the hands of Israeli occupation authorities. After Israeli forces closed the offices of seven Palestinian civil society organizations […]

A Special Sports Day for Gaza’s Orphans (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestine Save the Children Foundation, along with Palestine Athletics Federation held a special day of sports activities dedicated to Palestinian orphans in the besieged Gaza Strip. The event took place […]

The 2022 Mondiale: For Palestinians, Football is More than Just a Sport
By Issam Khalidi Hundreds of millions of people are eagerly awaiting the World Cup to be held in Qatar in November this year. Even though Palestine is not one of the 32 teams participating in […]

‘A Man is a Man’: Why The West has to Suffer with Palestine
By Paul Salvatori It’s been hard for me to sit down and write this article. For days now I avoided it because I feel that what I’ll say may simply come off as me […]

IHRA ‘Antisemitism’ Pseudo-Definition Invades Australia
By David Faber The ‘International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’ is an absurd creature of global Zionism. It actually wantonly distracts people of goodwill from remembering the Shoa. It seeks primarily to criminalize constructive criticism of Israel’s […]

Killing Innocence: A Vigil for the Jabaliya Children Martyrs (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Holding placards with phrases such as “They Killed Childhood”, and “They Assassinated the Innocence”, children and their families in Gaza held a vigil near the graves of Palestinian children who […]

After Accusing Israel of Carrying out ‘50 Holocausts’, Abbas Pressured to Alter Language
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas backtracked from a statement in which he accused Israel of carrying out “50 Holocausts” against Palestinians. Germany and Israel strongly criticized Abbas for making a reference to the Holocaust […]

To ‘Help Our Palestinian Brothers’, Turkey Officially Normalizes Ties with Israel
Israel and Turkey will soon reappoint ambassadors to each other’s countries and restore full diplomatic ties, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said on Wednesday. Relations between the two nations were downgraded back […]

Israeli Occupation Army Raids Palestinian NGOs in West Bank, Orders Them to Shut Down
In the early hours of Thursday, Israeli occupation forces raided the headquarters of seven leading Palestinian human rights and civil society organizations in the occupied West Bank cities of Ramallah and al-Bireh and ordered the […]

Israel’s Premature ‘Victory’ Celebration: The Defining War in Gaza Is Yet to Be Fought
By Ramzy Baroud For years, Palestinians, as well as Israelis, have labored to redraw the battle lines. The three-day Israeli war on Gaza, starting on August 5, clearly manifested this reality. Throughout its military […]

EU Officials Visit War-Devastated Gaza, Donate 97 Million Euro to UNRWA
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The European Union representative in Palestine, Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff, signed an agreement with the United Nations refugee agency in Palestine, UNRWA, where the EU pledged 97 million euros towards […]

On Friendship and Bicycles: The Repairmen of Gaza’s Zawiyah Street (PHOTOS)
By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza Osama and Mahmoud are best friends. They have been working together, selling, and repairing bikes for over 35 years. Their little, and crowded shop in the Zawiyah Market in Gaza’s […]

Israel Increases Pressure on Masafer Yatta Community to Forcibly Expel Residents
Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday raided the village of al-Tuwani in Masafer Yatta, south of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), and seized six vehicles, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Fouad […]

Mass Arrests in West Bank Continue, Two Palestinians Wounded
The Israeli occupation forces today and last night detained at least 40 Palestinians in large-scale raids across the occupied territories. Most of the arrests took place in the town of Tuqu, in the south of […]

These Are Israel’s Financial Losses from Its Latest War on Gaza
Israel has incurred 300 million shekels, or about $92 million, in losses as a result of its recent aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip, according to the Israeli Maariv newspaper. The paper said the Knesset […]

After Rejecting Kushner’s Offer, Top Hamas Official Confirms Contacts with US Government
A prominent leader in the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas confirmed that his movement does not reject any contact or relation with political entities other than with the Israeli occupation, Middle East Monitor reported on Wednesday. […]

Israeli Court Rejects Appeal for Release of Hunger-Striking Prisoner Khalil Awawdeh
An Israeli court rejected on Monday an appeal for the release of Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Qadri Abu Baker, Chairman of the Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission, held […]

After Initially Blaming Palestinians, Israeli Army Admits Soldier was Killed by Friendly Fire
After initially blaming Palestinians, the Israeli occupation army declared that one of its soldiers has been killed by mistake near the occupied Palestinian city of Tulkarm, in the West Bank. Initially, Israeli media, citing Israeli […]

Atallah Hanna: Israel Uses Palestinian Blood for Electioneering
The head of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem accused Israeli officials on Sunday of using Palestinian blood for electioneering, Al-Watan Voice reported. “Palestinian blood is not cheap to be used for election campaigns,” Archbishop […]

Israeli Forces Kill Young Palestinian Man in East Jerusalem
A young Palestinian man was killed on Sunday morning by Israeli occupation forces, after raiding his home in the neighborhood of Kafr Aqab, in occupied East Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The […]

256 Bodies in Cemeteries of Numbers: Palestinians Seek Bodies of Loved Ones
Around 20 years ago, Mohammad Nassar, 62, lost his son, Shadi, who was participating in resistance activities against the Israeli occupation during the second Palestinian intifada, Anadolu Agency reports. Nassar has since been in a […]

Israel Bombs Syria, as US Continues to Smuggle Syrian Oil: SANA
Three soldiers have been killed and three more wounded in a new Israeli air attack on the suburbs of Damascus on Sunday, a Syrian military source confirmed to SANA news agency. The missiles are said […]

Gaza Beach after the Israeli War: Photos and a Poem
By Palestine Chronicle Staff We suffer from an incurable disease called hope Hope of freedom and independence Hope of a normal life where we are neither hero nor victim Hope to see our children […]

Days after Gaza War and West Bank Killings, Palestinian Opens Fire at Settlers’ Bus in Jerusalem
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A number of Israeli Jewish settlers were wounded, some of them critically, when an attacker opened fire at their bus in Occupied East Jerusalem, Al Jazeera and other Arabic-speaking media […]