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Month: May 2023

Young Palestinian Man Succumbs to Wounds Sustained during Israeli Raid in Qabatiya
A young Palestinian man succumbed on Thursday to the wounds he sustained after he was shot by Israeli soldiers during Wednesday’s military raid in the town of Qabatiya, south of the occupied West Bank city […]

LIVE BLOG: Israeli Onslaught on Gaza Continues, Palestine Resists
By Palestine Chronicle Staff This blog has been discontinued. For the new blog, please click here. On Thursday morning, the Israeli army launched new airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip. Many Palestinians have been […]

From ‘Qassam 1’ to ‘Ayash250’: How the Palestinian Resistance in Gaza Evolved
By Palestine Chronicle Staff About 20 years ago, the Palestinian Resistance fired a single rocket into Israel. It was called ‘Qassam1’. The attempt of hitting back at Israel, after decades of complete Israeli military […]

‘My Family, My People’: How Khader Adnan Unified Palestinians from His Prison Cell
By Ramzy Baroud Khader Adnan was not a ‘terrorist’ with ‘Israeli blood on his hands,’ as pro-Israeli propagandists have been repeating in the news and on social media. If the former Palestinian prisoner, who […]

Brazil Condemns Israeli Strikes on Gaza, Confirms Support for Palestine
The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned on Wednesday the Israeli occupation’s attacks against innocent civilians in the Gaza Strip, the Middle East Monitor reported. Dozens of residential buildings were destroyed in the Israeli bombardment, […]

Arab League to Hold Emergency Meeting on Israeli Military Attacks on Gaza
The Arab League is set to hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss Israeli military escalation in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu News Agency reported. At least 20 Palestinians were killed and 37 others injured […]

Spain Urges Israel to Respect International Humanitarian Law
The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed concerns about the escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and called on Israel to respect international humanitarian law, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Two Palestinians near Jenin
The Israeli army shot and killed two Palestinian youths identified as Ahmad Jamal Assaf, 19, and Warani Walid Qatanat, 24, during an assault on the northern West Bank town of Qabatia, south of Jenin, according […]

BREAKING | Netanyahu’s New War on Gaza (LIVE BLOG)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff This blog has been discontinued. For the new blog, please click here. On Wednesday morning, the Israeli army launched new airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip. Many Palestinians have been […]

‘Jewish Woman’ Killed by Israeli Soldiers at Hebron Military Checkpoint
The Israeli occupation army said that a Palestinian woman was killed at a military checkpoint south of Hebron (Al-Khalil), before the statement was retracted, Reuters reported on Tuesday. Later, Israeli media reported that the woman […]

Two More Palestinians Murdered in Gaza, Death Toll Rises to 15
In a fresh Israeli bombing of the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, two Palestinians were killed, and two others were wounded, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza said. Local sources named the two […]

Young Palestinian Man Buries His Murdered Fiancée a Month Before Wedding (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A video clip showed touching scenes of a young Palestinian man’s farewell to his fiancée, who was killed in the Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, a month […]

Who are Three Top Islamic Jihad Leaders Assassinated by Israel in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinians in Gaza woke up at two o’clock in the morning today, Tuesday, to the sounds of huge explosions that rocked the cities of Gaza and Rafah. The result was […]

The Catastrophe in Palestine and Christian Zionism
By Dr. M. Reza Behnam No one should be shocked by the rightward drift of Israeli politics. The ultra-Orthodox extremist regime currently assembled in Tel Aviv is the end product of Israel’s systematic use of […]

Russian Citizens Killed in Israeli Attack on Gaza
The Israeli military killed at least 13 Palestinians, mostly civilians in a military operation early Tuesday, dubbed ‘Shield and Arrow’. The attack killed several high-ranking Palestinian resistance leaders, as well as their wives, children and […]

New Israeli Airstrike Kills Two Palestinians, Injure Two Others in Southern Gaza
An Israeli airstrike Tuesday evening killed two Palestinians and injured two others to the east of the town of Al-Qarara, near Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, a Palestine Chronicle correspondent from Gaza reported. […]

Ben-Gvir Ends Government Boycott after Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza
Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and his political bloc said on Tuesday that they were ending their boycott of the government after airstrikes on Gaza killed 13 people, including three senior Islamic Jihad […]

Israeli Forces Raid Nablus, Injure 13 Palestinians, Including Child (VIDEOS)
13 Palestinians were injured as Israeli occupation forces raided the northern West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday morning, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Ahmad Jibril, head of the ambulance and emergency department […]

BREAKING | Gaza Under Intense Israeli Bombardment: Many Killed, Wounded (LIVE BLOG)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff At least thirteen Palestinians have been killed and many others wounded as a result of a massive Israeli military attack targeting the besieged Palestinian Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Ministry of […]

For Palestine: A Guide to Running a Meaningful Marathon
By Ramzy Baroud On Sunday, April 23, I completed the Madrid International Marathon. It was my 14th overall full marathon. It was not an easy feat. This time around, my run was dedicated to […]

EU Cancels Event in Tel Aviv in Protest over Far-Right Minister Ben-Gvir
The European Union said Monday that it canceled a diplomatic reception to prevent the ultranationalist Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from attending. The EU said in a Tweet that it decided “to cancel the diplomatic reception, […]

Israel to Build Over 1,000 New Settlement Units in Occupied West Bank
Israel has published tenders for more than 1,000 new housing units in illegal Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, despite a commitment it made in US-backed talks in February that discussion of new settlement […]

The Boy of Qalandiya: He Is Not Idiot, and This Is Not ‘Security’
By Tamar Fleishman As I was standing at the Palestinian side of the Israeli military checkpoint of Qalandiya, I saw a Palestinian teenager walking on crutches. His name is Mohammad Jaber. He is a 14-year-old […]

Rights Group Condemns Israel’s Arrest of Palestinian Researcher
Skyline International for Human Rights condemned in a statement on Monday the Israeli army’s arrest of the Palestinian researcher and writer, Yasser Manna, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The group stated that the […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Arrest at least 19 Palestinians, Including 12-Year-Old Boy (VIDEO)
The Israeli occupation forces on Monday detained at least 19 Palestinians, including a 12-year-old boy, in raids across the occupied West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency reported. Local sources told WAFA that Israeli forces […]

Palestinian-American MMA Fighter Paves Way for Title Match
By Sammy Baroud Palestinian-American MMA fighter Belal “Remember the Name” Muhammad put on a great performance with a dominant victory over the Brazilian Gilbert Burns across 5 rounds in the co-main event of UFC 288 […]

BREAKING: Israeli Media Report of Possible Prisoner Swap with Gaza Resistance
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Right-wing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly informed his cabinet of ongoing talks for a possible prisoner swap deal between Israel and the Palestinian Resistance in Gaza, Israel’s Channel […]

Organizing Resistance to US Militarism: To End All Wars, Close All Bases
By Kathy Kelly A Gazan Ph.D. candidate studying in India, Mohammad Abunahel steadily refines and updates a map on the World BEYOND War website, dedicating a portion of every day to continue researching the extent and impact […]

EU Slams Israel’s Demolition of Donor-Funded School near Bethlehem
The European Union denounced on Sunday Israel’s demolition of the donor-funded Jubbet Adh Dhib school in the small Palestinian village of Bayt Ta’mar, to the east of Bethlehem, saying the demolition violates children’s right to […]

An Activist’s Prayer – A Poem
By Stephen Brackens Brinkley Dearest Lord, May we have minds that treasure and seek stillness, purity, and positivity and that are capable of wise judgments and right decisions Eyes that see and delight in beauty […]