Palestine

More than 20 people including nine children have been killed by Israeli air strikes launched just hours after Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Palestinian militants would pay a “heavy price” for attacks on Jerusalem. Israeli jets “bombarded” the Palestinian territory of Gaza last night after Hamas fired around 150 rockets towards Jerusalem, The…

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The World Bank approved a new four-year strategy for Palestine that is focused on protecting lives and creating jobs amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “Due to the persisting fragile context, exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, resilience strengthening is needed immediately,” said Kanthan Shankar, World Bank country director for West Bank and…

The barrage of rocket fire came as hundreds of Palestinians clashed with Israeli police in east Jerusalem. Photo / AP Rocket fire from the Gaza Strip toward Israel resumed Saturday evening (local time) after a day-long pause despite calls for calm from the United Nations and threats by Israeli leaders…

JEDDAH: Iraqi authorities announced that a 10-day lockdown will be imposed in attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19 amid a faltering vaccine roll-out. Iraq’s cabinet on Tuesday decided in favour of the lockdown, which will take effect on May 12, following the recommendation of the Supreme Committee for Health…

Republican Senator Ted Cruz quickly prepared to mobilize other lawmakers in his party against U.S. aid to Palestine on Wednesday, following a State Department announcement confirming its plans to resume a humanitarian assistance program. The State Department is coordinating the program with Congress, the U.S. Agency for International Development and…

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The Equality Court has directed Cape Town's Labia Theatre to screen the film "Roadmap to Apartheid".Western Cape Judge Andre Le Grange said the conduct of the Labia amounted to discrimination.The theatre had refused to screen the film about Israeli occupation of Palestine and termed it a "highly controversial, pure propaganda,…

Human rights organisation Africa4Palestine reacted bitterly after Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng “turned down” an invitation to meet to discuss his breach of the Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC) code of conduct for his pro-Israeli comments. Earlier this month, the JCC found Mogoeng guilty and ordered him to apologise unconditionally for becoming…