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Month: October 2023

Guterres, Nasrallah, Erdogan and Zikim – Why These Events Matter
By Palestine Chronicle Editors While Israel continues to pound Gaza, killing civilians at a ratio of one every five minutes, events elsewhere indicate significant changes happening in the strategic scene in the Middle East and […]

NYT Report Casts Doubt on Israeli Version of Ahli Baptist Hospital Massacre
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The New York Times said that the Israeli account of the massacre at Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza on October 17, is losing credibility as new visual analyses suggest a […]

Israel Kills Family of Iconic Al-Jazeera Arabic Correspondent Wael Dahdouh in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The family of Wael al-Dahdouh, Al-Jazeera correspondent from Gaza, was killed in an Israeli shelling in Nuseirat. For years, Wael al-Dahdouh stood against a recurring background of Israeli wars on […]

What US Intelligence Told Europeans on the Hamas Attack: Le Monde
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “The Israeli security apparatus was blind to the activities of Hamas’ armed military wing,” according to Le Monde. The Israeli security apparatus “remained blind” to the activities of the Palestinian […]

Maria Zakharova: Gaza Children Are Being Slaughtered
“Even these numbers cannot compel certain political forces in the West to come to their senses and realize what is going on,” the diplomat said. “Certain political forces in the West have proven incapable of […]

‘Human Animals’: The Sordid Language behind Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
By Ramzy Baroud It is time to start paying attention to how Israel’s genocidal language is translated to an actual genocide on the ground. “(Tutsis) are cockroaches. We will kill you.” Arabs are like […]

Unprecedented Destruction: Survivors of Gaza Speak to the World – SPECIAL REPORT
By Abdallah Aljamal – Gaza The survivors of Gaza keenly understand Israel’s objective – to redraw the map of Gaza. They also have a collective and complete resolve to stand firm forever in their homeland. […]

Hamas is a ‘Liberation Movement’: Erdogan Slams Israel’s ‘Crimes against Humanity’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Hamas is not a terrorist group but rather a liberation movement that defends its homeland. Speaking at his party’s parliamentary group, […]

Israel Considers Limiting Entry Visas for UN Staff following Guterres’ Remarks
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israel will consider whether to approve entry requests submitted by United Nations employees, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported on Wednesday. Anadolu news agency quoted the Authority as saying, “Since the beginning […]

Gaza Today: Broken Toys, Wounded Clowns, Jungles of Concrete (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff – Gaza Israeli airstrikes on the besieged and impoverished Gaza Strip continue for the 19th day in a row. The number of Palestinians killed and wounded in the Israeli war on […]

Hezbollah Leader Meets with Top Islamic Jihad, Hamas Officials to Discuss Situation in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The leader of the Lebanese Resistance Movement Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, discussed on Wednesday the situation in Gaza with top officials of Palestinian groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad. According to a […]

GAZA LIVE BLOG: Death Toll at 6,546 | Israeli Military: No Fuel to Gaza | Arabs: Ceasefire Now | Russia Warns of Regional War | DAY 19
By Palestine Chronicle Staff As the death toll of the Israeli attack on Gaza has surpassed 6,000, children continue to have the lion’s share of Palestinian casualties. At the UN Security Council, Arab countries […]

Hamas to Arabs, Muslims: Stop All Forms of Normalization with Israel
The Palestinian Resistance Movement called on all Arab Leagues states and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) states to boycott Israel. The Hamas movement called on Arab and Islamic states that maintain diplomatic relations with […]

US ‘Negative Position’ at UNSC Derails Peace in Gaza: Russian Ambassador
“The result (of such US position) is obvious – continuing escalation accompanied by the growth of casualties among civilians.” – Vasily Nebenzia. The United States’ negative position on Russia’s and Brazil’s resolutions has made it […]

Israel Unhappy with Russia, Calls on Guterres to Resign
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has conveyed to Russian diplomats their “displeasure” with Moscow’s position on the Gaza war, the public broadcaster Kan reported on Tuesday citing anonymous sources. “Russia’s conduct and the remarks against Israel […]

Israel Mocks UN: ‘Ask Hamas for Fuel’
If the UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees needs fuel, it can ask Hamas for some, the Israel army said on Tuesday, in response to UNRWA’s appeals for humanitarian aid to Gaza. “These fuel tanks […]

How Hamas ‘Frogmen’ Managed to Enter Israel, Clash with Military
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Fighters belonging to the Al-Qassam Brigades have managed to infiltrate by sea and land an area near Zikim, located south of Asqalan (Ashkelon) in the south of Israel. Clashes lasted […]

Israel is ‘Concerned’ by Hamas Release of Hostages: Israeli Media
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Fearing the release of more Israelis held by Al-Qassam Brigades in Gaza, the Israeli army is concerned that such action by the Palestinian Resistance will jeopardize the Israeli military ground […]

‘Moral Conscience, Not Double Standards’: China Declares Strong Position on Gaza at UN
Russia and China articulated their political positions regarding the Israeli war on Gaza at a UNSC special session on Tuesday. The words of Zhang Jun, however, were unapologetically pro-Palestine. Russian Ambassador to the United Nations, […]

‘Total Collapse’: Gaza’s Ministry of Health Declares Major Disaster at Hospitals
The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced the “total collapse” of the health system in all hospitals in the Gaza Strip, Aljazeera Arabic Channel reported. Dr. Yousef Abu al-Rish, deputy minister of health […]

Save The Children Announces Number of Palestinian Children Killed in First 17 Days of War
At least 2,000 children have been killed by Israeli airstrikes in the besieged Gaza Strip over the past 17 days, UK-based aid group Save the Children said on Monday. “Thousands of homes, and dozens of […]

Three Top UN Officials on Gaza: What They Said -VIDEO
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Guterres, Wennesland and Hastings had much to say about the situation in Gaza during the UN Security Council special meeting on Tuesday. The UN Security Council is holding on Tuesday, […]

Shampoo and Conditioner: What Released Israeli Said about Al-Qassam Brigades
By Palestine Chronicle Staff At a live press conference from a Tel Aviv hospital, Yocheved Lifshitz spoke about the two weeks she spent in Gaza, about Al-Qassam and the Israeli army. One of the […]

Axios: Israel May Postpone Ground Invasion to Discuss Release of Israelis Held in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israel is willing to postpone a ground invasion of the besieged Gaza Strip to allow negotiations aimed at releasing a large number of Israelis currently held in Gaza by the […]

China: Our Deep Sympathy with Gaza Victims
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi had phone calls with foreign ministers of both Israel and Palestine and he reiterated Beijing’s call for preventing a further escalation and guaranteeing the basic […]

‘Be Careful’: Washington Warns Israel against Invading Gaza with No ‘Clear’ Plan
US officials have expressed concerns that Israel has no workable plan for sending ground forces into Gaza, and are questioning whether the Israeli can achieve its goal of annihilating the Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas, American […]

Protesting UNRWA, Distraught Doctor, Note to a Friend – GAZA IN PHOTOS
By Palestine Chronicle Staff – Gaza There are many graphic images that we received from Gaza, but decided not to publish, so as not to dehumanize Gaza, a place of a very special kind of […]

GAZA LIVE BLOG: Israeli Massacres Continue | Israel is ‘Disappointed’ in Russia | China: Deep Sympathies for Gaza | West Bank: Mass Arrests – DAY 18
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israel is reportedly disappointed with Russia’s position on the war on Gaza, while China’s Wang Yi expressed deep sympathies for Palestinian civilian victims of Israeli atrocities. Israel killed 142 Palestinians […]

These Are Some of the Bombs Israel Uses in Gaza – EXPLAINER
Among the various types of weapons and munitions, Israel relies on improvised rockets in its deadly war on Gaza. Military and strategic expert Fayez al-Duwairi said that munitions with which Israel bombs the Gaza Strip […]

Return of the Militias: Why Is Israel Arming Its Citizens? – VIDEO
By Palestine Chronicle Staff What kind of guns is this new Israeli militia using? It is still unclear, but far-right minister Ben-Gvir has posted an online video of himself handing out M-16 or M-4 […]