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Month: June 2024

A Perfect Family Photo – What Doctor Ruba Wrote on Facebook Shortly before Her Death
Ruba Esmael Abu al-Atta had it all. The young Palestinian woman from Gaza City was well-educated, had a successful husband and two exceptionally beautiful children. A single photo perfectly depicted that once happy life: Her […]

Abuse and Arrest – Israeli Forces Tie Wounded Palestinian to Military Vehicle in Jenin (VIDEO)
Palestinian media platforms have published footage showing Israeli occupation forces abusing a wounded Palestinian youth while arresting him from the Jabriyat neighborhood in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. The videos show the young Palestinian […]

Tensions Soar – Israeli Forces Kill Lebanese Man in Beqaa
A Lebanese man was killed on Saturday in an Israeli airstrike targeting a car in the Western Beqaa region of eastern Lebanon. The Israeli army claimed that the victim was a leader of the Palestinian […]

Deadly Bombings and Rising Famine – Over 40 Killed in Horrific Massacres in Gaza City
More than 40 Palestinians have been killed and scores wounded in two massacres targeting the Shati (Beach) Refugee Camp and the Al-Tuffah neighborhood, while famine continues to affect children in the northern part of the […]

‘UN Unable to Pick Up Supplies from Kerem Shalom Crossing since June 18’ – UN Spokesperson
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The United Nations has not been able to collect aid from the Kerem Shalom crossing since June 18, according to the Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General. “Since […]

‘Heavy-Caliber Projectiles’ – Israeli Tanks Shell Tents in Al-Mawasi Camp Killing At Least 25
By Palestine Chronicle Staff At least 25 Palestinians were killed and 50 others injured on Friday when Israeli forces shelled tents housing displaced people in the Al-Mawasi area in western Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. […]

GAZA LIVE BLOG: Horrific Massacres in Tuffah, Shati | ‘Largest Protests in Tel Aviv’ | Cuba Joins South Africa – Day 260
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Cuban Foreign Ministry announced that Havana will join South Africa in its case against Israel before the International Court of Justice. CNN cited US officials as saying that the […]

Critic of Biden’s Israel Policy – Andrew Miller Resigns from US State Department
Miller’s resignation follows the departures of at least eight other Biden administration officials who left in protest of the war in Gaza. Andrew Miller, a senior State Department expert on the Israeli-Palestinian question, has resigned, […]

Netanyahu Ignored Warnings from Aides Against Public Criticism of US – Report
“Netanyahu made the decision against the opinion of the advisers and ministers with whom he consulted.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly ignored warnings from close aides and ministers not to publicly criticize the administration […]

‘Defies Description’ – UN Official Says War Has Dispossessed Gazans of Means to Survive
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Guimond, UN Women’s Special Representative for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, spoke at a UN press conference after returning from a one-week mission inside Gaza. After nearly nine months of Israel’s […]

What Israel, Pro-Israeli Organizations Aim to Achieve from Vilifying the Palestine Chronicle – Factsheet
The Palestine Chronicle calls on all media outlets to cease their per se defamation and harassment of the Palestine Chronicle and its team – and calls on government authorities to investigate and stop threats made […]

Israeli Forces Kill Two Palestinians in Qalqiliya – West Bank Update (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades said in a statement that Ihab Abu Hamed, one of its leaders in the northern West Bank was killed in the attack. An elite unit of […]

‘No Justice, No Peace – What Does It Mean in the Context of Gaza Genocide?
By Benay Blend Calling for Palestinians to decide their future is the only suitable form of peace with justice, with an emphasis on the latter to ensure that the former is sustainable and self-determined. In […]

Niki Ashton and Public Expenditure – The Real Scandal is Undermining Discussion of Tax Subsidies for Israel
By Yves Engler The real scandal is how journalists either instigated or allowed themselves to be used to undermine a discussion about unlawful activity that costs taxpayers tens of millions of dollars each year to […]

‘Commitment to International Law’ – Armenia Recognizes Palestinian Statehood
“Following Armenia’s recognition of a Palestinian state, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Ambassador of Armenia to Israel for a harsh reprimand conversation.” The Republic of Armenia has announced its official recognition of a […]

Opposition Leader Gantz Favored Over Netanyahu for Prime Minister – New Poll
An opinion poll in Israel, revealed on Friday, shows that if elections were held today, Benny Gantz, leader of the opposition National Unity Party, would surpass Benjamin Netanyahu as the preferred choice for prime minister. […]

Israeli Army Seeks End to Gaza Offensive, Netanyahu Refuses – Report
Despite Isreali Army Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi’s suggestion to change strategies, Netanyahu “continues to declare that the all-out war against Hamas will continue for as long as it takes.” The Israeli army is ready […]

‘Severe Violations’ – UN Experts Call for Immediate Cessation of Arms Transfers to Israel
The transfer of weapons and ammunition to Israel could represent severe violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, and potentially indicate state complicity in international crimes, including genocide, according to UN experts on Thursday. […]

GAZA LIVE BLOG: Humanitarian Catastrophe in Rafah | Poll: Israelis Prefer Gantz | Soldiers Killed in Rafa – Day 259
The mayor of Rafah, Ahmed al-Sufi, said that the entire city is considered an area of Israeli military operations and that it is experiencing a humanitarian catastrophe. According to an opinion poll conducted by the […]

Palestinian Doctors, Hospitals and Health Care Workers are Primary Israeli Military Targets in Gaza
By Robert Inlakesh At least 200 healthcare workers have been detained from Gaza during the war, which has been the deadliest for doctors in recorded history. The killing of senior Palestinian doctor Iyad Rantisi, recently […]

Largest European Companies Arming Israel and Their Financiers – Report
By Palestine Chronicle Staff From 2019 to 2023, six of the world’s largest arms producers – Boeing, General Dynamics, Leonardo, Lockheed Martin, RTX, and Rolls-Royce – have sold weapons or weapon systems to Israel. […]

‘Difficult Event’ – This is What Happened in the Rafah Shaboura Camp Today – UPDATED
UPDATE: The Al-Qassam Brigades announced a second ambush targeting an armored force on Al-Bahar Street south of Tal Al-Sultan neighborhood west of Rafah city. As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists that a total victory […]

Failed Gaza Pier to Be Dismantled Early – NYT Reveals
The US may have hoped that its Gaza Pier project would give Israel more cards to control the fate of Palestinians. The opposite seems to be true. The floating pier built by the United States […]

‘Threat to Health’ – UNRWA Says 67% of Water, Sanitation Infrastructure Destroyed in Gaza
“As infectious diseases continue to spread and temperature rises, lack of hygiene & dehydration threaten the health of people across Gaza.” Infectious diseases continue to spread in the besieged Gaza Strip as 67 percent of […]

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Teenager amid Mass Arrest Campaign – West Bank Update
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli forces arrested at least 20 Palestinians in raids across the occupied territory, including a 77-year-old member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, who was released from custody just days ago. […]

‘Brutal and Retaliatory’ – Israel Re-Arrests Palestinian Legislative Council Chairman – UPDATED
By Palestine Chronicle Staff UPDATE: According to Al-Jazeera, Dr. Aziz Dweik, the Chairman of the Palestinian Legislative Council, was released on Thursday evening. During his detention, Dweik reportedly faced severe health issues, lacked appropriate […]

‘Beyond Imagination’ – Lawyer Hears Testimony of Torture, Rape at Israeli Detention Camp
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Reports of abuse at Sde Teiman have already emerged in both Israeli and Arab media, following outcries from local and international rights groups about the horrific conditions there. A detained […]

‘We Won’t Spare Anything’ – Nasrallah Warns of Possible Hezbollah Incursion into Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary-General of the Lebanese Movement Hezbollah, warned on Wednesday that the possibility of an incursion into the Galilee region in northern Israel remains plausible in the event […]

Deadly Airstrikes – Multiple Casualties Reported in Israeli Attacks Across Gaza
In the early hours of Thursday, an Israeli airstrike targeted a residence in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, resulting in multiple casualties among the occupants. The Palestinian Health Ministry in the Strip reported […]

GAZA LIVE BLOG: Soldiers Killed in Rafah | Eisenkot: Hamas Will Fight Us for Years | New Massacres in Nuseirat, Rafah – Day 258
By Palestine Chronicle Staff At least two women were killed and 12 Palestinians were wounded in an Israeli shelling that targeted a house in the Al-Hasayneh area, west of Nuseirat in the central Gaza […]