Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Palestine

Iran vice president insists on ceasefire in Gaza

The Iranian vice president for women and family affairs says Iran is adamantly pursuing efforts to help establish a truce in Gaza after months of unrelenting Israeli strikes against the Palestinians in the besieged territory.

China’s FM calls for permanent UN membership for Palestine

Beijing supports Palestine in becoming a full member of the United Nations (UN), Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday.

Young Americans’ positive views of Israel fall by 26 percent: Poll

A new survey has found that young Americans' favourable views of Israel have fallen by more than 25 percent over the past year, amid Israel's war on Gaza which has so far killed nearly 31,000 Palestinians, mainly children and women.

Top Saudi diplomat calls for Islamic states’ collective efforts in support of Palestine amid Gaza war

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian in the Saudi port city of Jeddah on Tuesday, and stressed the importance of collective attempts by the Muslim nations within the framework of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the international organizations, including the United Nations, in support of the Palestinian people.

Macron says recognizing a Palestinian state ‘not a taboo’ for France

Recognition of a Palestinian state is “not a taboo” for Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron has stressed, indicating that France could make a unilateral decision if efforts toward a two-state solution don’t move forward due to opposition from Israel.

US weighing options to recognize Palestinian state after Gaza war: Report

The US is reviewing options to recognize a Palestinian state when the war in the Gaza Strip is over, according to a report by Axios.

PA president calls on states to reconsider halt to UN agency funding

The president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, has urged countries that halted funding the United Nations relief agency in Gaza to reconsider their decision.

Netanyahu tells Biden he has not ruled out possibility of a Palestinian state

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Joe Biden in a telephone conversation Friday that public comments he made on Thursday, in which he appeared to reject the idea of creating a Palestinian state, were not meant to foreclose the possibility of a Palestinian state in any form, a person familiar with the issue told CNN. It comes a day after after Netanyahu appeared to reject the idea of creating a Palestinian state, a comment that would put him at odds with Biden’s position.

President Raisi likens Gaza war to Western-backed Iraq war on Iran

The Iranian president has drawn a parallel between the war crimes committed by the now-executed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in western Iran during the imposed war of 1980s, and the massive Israeli strikes against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Saudi delegation visits West Bank for first time in three decades

Saudi Arabia, which has engaged in US-brokered talks with Israel to potentially normalise relations, Tuesday sent a delegation to the occupied West Bank for the first time in 30 years.

Regional security and stability hinge on Palestinian issue: Saudi Arabia

Security and stability in the Middle East requires a fair and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian problem, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has stated.

Deadly fighting continues in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, 15 killed so far

At least six people have been killed and more than a dozen wounded in fresh clashes in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian camp, the Palestinian Red Crescent’s Lebanon branch has confirmed, taking the death toll to 15 since fighting broke out on September 7.

Ten killed, dozens injured as clashes resume in Palestinian camp in Lebanon

Ten people have been killed and dozens more wounded in renewed violence between rival groups in a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon.

Four killed in Palestinian clashes in Lebanon refugee camp

Four people were killed as clashes between Palestinian groups returned to a Lebanon refugee camp on Saturday, the official Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) has reported.

Palestinian delegation to discuss Israeli-Saudi normalization with officials in Riyadh: Report

A Palestinian Authority (PA) delegation will discuss Ramallah’s role in a possible Saudi Arabia-Israel normalisation agreement in an upcoming meeting with American and Saudi officials in Riyadh, several sources have told Middle East Eye news outlet.

UN suspends services in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon after deadly clashes

A United Nations agency has suspended services at the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon to protest against the presence of armed fighters around its schools and other facilities within the area.

Palestinian officials welcome first Saudi Arabia envoy

Palestinian officials have welcomed the first Saudi Arabian ambassador, even as Riyadh mulls over establishing formal diplomatic relations with Israel.

US lawmakers cast doubt on continued security coordination with Palestinian Authority

US lawmakers have questioned whether Washington should continue security coordination with the Palestinian Authority (PA). Some politicians have blamed it on the deteriorating security situation in the occupied West Bank.

Turkey’s Erdogan to host Netanyahu and Abbas next week

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will be hosted in Ankara during the same week, the Turkish presidency has announced.

China, Palestine agree to establish strategic partnership

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Beijing where they pledged to establish mutual strategic partnership.

Donor countries provide $107mn out of $300mn needed for Palestinians

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has raised just $107mn in new funds for Palestinians, falling significantly short of the $300mn it needs to continue helping millions of people in Israeli-occupied territories and refugee camps in neighbouring countries. UNRWA provides services to nearly six million Palestinian refugees but is on the verge of financial collapse, the UN chief warns.

UN says to suspend food aid for Gaza, West Bank

The World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations has announced it will suspend food aid to a large number of impoverished Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip and West Bank due to funding shortages.

Iranian president calls for OIC to hold emergency meeting on situation in Palestine

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has called on the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to convene an emergency session for a joint decision to defend the people of Palestine and counter the acts of aggression by the Zionist regime following its recent invasion of the al-Aqsa Mosque, the third Islamic holy site.

Report reveals Bush ordered CIA to find replacement for Yasser Arafat

Former US President George W Bush had ordered the CIA to search for a replacement for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat after the escalation of the second Intifada in 2001, recently released British documents has revealed.

UN agency for Palestinians says needs $50-80mn to ‘keep running’

The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has announced that the body’s “assets have become obsolete”, and that it needs $50-80m to keep services running until the end of the year.

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