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Month: March 2024

GAZA LIVE BLOG: Israel Targets Lebanon, Hezbollah Responds | Nasser Hospital under Attack | Ben-Gvir vs. Biden – Day 173
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The northern front is heating up following an Israeli airstrike that killed at least seven civilians in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah threw dozens of rockets, killing a Jewish settler in Kiryat […]

Back to the Start – Resistance Roundup – Day 172
By Palestine Chronicle Staff We are back at the starting line, where Resistance attacks targeting Israeli soldiers are mostly concentrated in the north. The Israeli war on Gaza started in the north – Beit […]

UNSC Resolution on Gaza Ceasefire – Welcomed by Hamas, Rejected by Netanyahu
By Iqbal Jassat As expected, the “ceasefire resolution” has got the world abuzz and, though Hamas has welcomed it by thanking the UN Security Council, the occupying regime is deeply unhappy and distressed by it. […]

Killing the Musaharati – A Ramadan Tradition End Tragically in Gaza
By Abdallah Aljamal – Gaza “We used to roam in all areas of the Nuseirat camp, singing Ramadan songs, carrying drums, and alerting people to wake up for Suhoor”. The Musaharati is a traditional character […]

UN Resolution in Gaza is Binding – China Challenges US at Security Council
By Palestine Chronicle Staff China reiterated on Tuesday that “UN Security Council resolutions are binding” on Israel, in reference to Resolution 2728 (2024), calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. China “calls on the […]

Damning UN Report – Israel Crossed ‘Threshold’ of Genocide in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The evidence presented, according to the report, “suggests Israel has committed at least three of the acts proscribed in the Convention.” Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the […]

‘Acts of Genocide Committed’ After ICJ Ruling – Euro-Med Monitor Report
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “The majority of the provisional measures outlined in the (ICJ) ruling were violated, and the crime of genocide was carried out on the same scale.” A new report by the […]

These are the Two Countries that Provide Israel with 99 Percent of Its Weapons – Report
By Palestine Chronicle Staff With increasing international pressure to stop supplying weapons to Tel Aviv amid its genocidal war in Gaza, recent data reveals that the overwhelming majority of Israel’s weapons imports originate from […]

‘Absolutely Shocking’ – UN Official Describes Children’s Ward at North Gaza Hospital
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “Every single child in that ward has nutritional deficiencies, are emaciated. They’re on drip feeds and some of them are worse off than others.” A UN official has described the […]

Israel is ‘Losing Support’ and Must ‘Finish Up’ the War – Donald Trump
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Former US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Israel has to “finish up” the war in Gaza, adding that Tel Aviv “has to be very careful” because it is […]

‘Ensure There is Compliance’ – South Africa Urges Implementation of Ceasefire Resolution
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “It is now the responsibility of the United Nations Security Council to ensure that there is compliance with the resolution, which is binding on the parties.” South Africa has welcomed […]

‘Unforgivable’ – Guterres Warns Against Failure to Implement UN Ceasefire Resolution
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “This resolution must be implemented. Failure would be unforgivable.” The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has said a failure to implement the UN Security Council resolution that called for an immediate […]

GAZA LIVE BLOG: Hagari: We Killed Marwan Issa | 31 Soldiers Injured | Ben-Gvir: Invade Rafah Now | Resistance Escalates Attacks – Day 172
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Following the vote for an immediate ceasefire at the United Nations Security Council, Israeli massacres in Gaza continued, killing scores of Palestinian civilians, including children and women. Far-right Israeli minister […]

Escaping Tuffah – Resistance Roundup – Day 171
By Palestine Chronicle Staff As soon as an Israeli force penetrated the Al-Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza, Palestinian fighters showered them with mortars, forcing them to retreat. Fighting near Al-Shifa continues, as well as Palestinian […]

‘Dead Children are Too Cold’ – Gaza Family Talks to Palestine Chronicle about Their Unbearable Loss
By Abdallah Aljamal – Gaza The Palestine Chronicle spoke with residents in the Strip, who lost young members of their family due to the relentless Israeli strikes. More than 13,200 Palestinian children have been killed […]

‘A Clear Retreat’ – Netanyahu Cancels Delegation Visit to US after Ceasefire Vote
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “In light of the chance in stance, Prime Minister Netanyahu has decided to cancel the delegation to Washington”. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that we would not […]

US Abstains – UN Security Council Passes Resolution Calling for Gaza Ceasefire
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The United Nations Security Council adopted on Monday a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as the United Nations refrained from using its veto power for the first time, […]

500 Palestinians Detained at Al-Shifa Hospital – Israeli Army
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Israeli army said on Monday that it had arrested 500 Palestinians in and around the Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City in the past week. Despite claims by the […]

‘Living the Unimaginable’ – UN Decries Dire Situation of Gaza’s Women
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “Women in Gaza give birth without water. They have no food, no tents, no toilets. They are living the unimaginable.” UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous has highlighted the challenges […]

‘Unacceptable’ – Singapore’s Israeli Embassy Ordered to Remove Facebook Post
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The post reportedly claimed that Israel was mentioned 43 times in the Quran and that Palestine was not even mentioned once. The Singaporean government has instructed the Israeli embassy to […]

‘Outrageous’ – UNRWA Slams Israel’s Decision to Bar Aid Convoys to North Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Calling the move “outrageous,” the UNRWA chief said, “this cannot happen, it would only stain our collective humanity.” Israel has informed the UN that it will no longer approve food […]

‘Disappointing’ – Al Azhar’s Grand Imam Denounces Intl. Response to Gaza War
The international community’s response to the aggression on Gaza has been disappointing and frustrating. The grand imam of Egypt’s prestigious Al-Azhar University has said that the international community’s reactions to Israel’s war on Gaza have […]

Gaza Genocide – UN Security Council Set to Vote on Ceasefire
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on Monday on a drafted resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The resolution was put forward by […]

Israeli Attacks on Gaza – Targeting Hospitals, Rising Death Toll
Scores of Palestinians, including children and women, were killed and injured at dawn on Monday in a series of Israeli raids and artillery shelling across the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gazza said […]

GAZA LIVE BLOG: UNSC Passes Ceasefire Resolution | Scores Killed by Israeli Strikes | Netanyahu Cancels Delegation to US- Day 171
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In an unexpected move, the US has abstained from a vote on a UNSC resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Angry Netanyahu answered by canceling an official visit […]

Merkavas on Fire – Resistance Roundup – Day 170
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli army Merkavas returned to the scene on the 170th day of the Israeli war on Gaza, with Al-Qassam Brigades declaring that it had hit two Israeli tanks in Beit […]

‘Netanyahu is Lying about Rafah’ – Israeli Major General
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “A large operation in Rafah was (only) possible in the first weeks of the war, but we did not fight and the opportunity is no longer available”. The former head […]

He Returned to Gaza to Die – When the War Began Musab Darwish was in Mecca
By Abdallah Aljamal – Gaza On the morning of March 20, however, just a few days after his return, Israel bombed the house where Musab had taken refuge. Since October 7, Israel has been waging […]

‘My Father’s Last Words’ – A Gaza Boy Describes Mass Executions at Shifa Hospital
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Farouk Mohammed Ahmed is the only survivor of one of many mass executions carried out by the Israeli army in the Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City. In a video […]

‘We Leave Netanyahu to Our Lord’ – Israel Summons Turkish Ambassador over Erdogan Remarks
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz announced on X that he summoned the Turkish ambassador “to convey a clear message to Erdogan”. Israel’s foreign ministry summoned Turkiye’s ambassador on Friday over […]