Israeli occupation forces have killed 50 Palestinians so far this year
Israel has also used collective punishment against Palestinians by repeatedly closing the crossings connecting Israel with the occupied territories, preventing thousands of Palestinians from traveling and working there
Israel airforce bombs Gaza
The attack marks a further escalation in Israeli violence inside the occupied Palestinian territories. There have been repeated attacks on the Al-Aqsa mosque compound during the month of Ramadan by the Israel forces
Australia to list Hamas as a terrorist organization
The right-wing, pro-Israel government in Australia had last year issued a similar ban on Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah
Israel’s oppression of Palestinians constitutes apartheid, says Amnesty International
The report claims that Israel is not only implementing apartheid policies against Palestinians in the occupied territories, but many of its other laws and policies targeting Palestinian citizens of Israel and Palestinian refugees and expatriates are also ultimately aimed at maintaining Jewish supremacy
Killings during Great March of Return protests in Gaza whitewashed by Israel, report reveals
The report reveals “how Israel worked to whitewash the truth and protect the political and military officials responsible, instead of taking action against the individuals who devised and implemented the unlawful open-fire policy, which resulted in the killing of more than 200 Palestinians”
Israeli forces attack Palestinians in Gaza marking the 1969 Al-Aqsa arson
The attack injured 42, including 10 children. The same night, Israeli air force fighter jets conducted airstrikes on Gaza, targeting multiple locations
In open letter, journalists call for unbiased coverage of Palestine and Israeli occupation
The letter blames the media for failing to fulfill its duty of reporting the truth and holding the powerful accountable, in the process covering up and sanitizing Israeli apartheid, ethnic cleansing and war crimes
Palestinians in Gaza protest UNRWA decision to remove poverty classifications on food aid
The move could end up affecting almost 770,000 Palestinian refugees currently living under the extreme poverty line, who are heavily dependent on international humanitarian assistance for their daily survival
Egypt reopens its Rafah border with besieged Gaza
The Palestinian embassy in Cairo welcomed the decision, calling it a “result of intensive bilateral discussions and contacts between the Egyptian and Palestinian leaderships”
Occupied Palestinian territories struggle to deal with COVID-19 cases
Latest statistics from Tuesday, December 15, stated that a total of 126,205 COVID-19 cases have been recorded in the occupied Palestinian territories, with the death toll currently at 1,107.
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- Communists demand ouster of US military and NATO from Turkey
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