By Palestine Chronicle Staff   Israeli forces committed new massacres in Gaza, killing and wounding scores of Palestinians, including children.  Mexican and Japanese universities joined the anti-war protest while the Sciences Po Institute announced the closure of its headquarters in Paris due to pro-Gaza demonstrations. According to Axios, US senators met with representatives from the International Criminal Court over concerns about possible arrest warrants against Israeli officials.  According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 34,596 Palestinians have been killed, and 77,816 wounde ..read more

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   The crisis in the Gaza Strip has galvanized violence by a range of actors around the world, Haines said. In her remarks at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday, the US intelligence chief said that the outcome of the Gaza war will have a global impact.  Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said that the ongoing Gaza war is a “striking example” of how a localized conflict can produce global impact, Anadolu news agency reported.  “Nearly seven months in the Gaza conflict has .. the Middle East presenting new security paradig ..read more

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   Saudi Arabia is reportedly advocating for a more modest plan B with the United States, which excludes the Israelis. Saudi Arabia is pushing for a Middle East plan with the United States that would exclude Israel in the face of Tel Aviv’s insistence in prolonging its genocidal war on Gaza, The Guardian reported on Wednesday. According to the British newspaper, the US and Saudi Arabia have drafted a series of agreements pertaining to security and technology sharing, initially intended to coincide with a broader Middle East resolution involving Israel and Pales ..read more

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   An estimated 1,000 Palestinian workers remain forcibly disappeared in Israel, according to Palestinian rights groups. In a statement marking Workers Day on Wednesday, the Ministry of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club Association, and Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association said amidst Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, the issue of Palestinian workers has become prominent. “Around 1,000 workers remain missing due to the ongoing crime of enforced disappearance against Gaza detainees,” the statement said. “Accordi ..read more

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   “If Palestine dies, humanity dies, and we are not going to let it die.” Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced his country will sever diplomatic relations with Israel due to its ongoing genocidal war on Gaza. ​”Here before you, the Government of Change, the President of the Republic informs you that tomorrow diplomatic relations will be broken with the State of Israel, for having a government, for having a genocidal president,” Petro declared at a Workers Day rally attended by thousands in Bogota on Wednesday. “Today all of humanity, in the streets ..read more

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   Israel is reportedly looking into alternatives to its planned invasion of the southern Gazan town of Rafah. The Israeli Army radio said  on Thursday that “(Israeli) security services are examining alternatives to a large-scale operation in Rafah, if this operation does not take place,” the Anadolu News agency reported. Despite opposition, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to invade Rafah, where more than 1.4 million displaced Palestinians are sheltering. ‘Strategic Mistake’ – Israeli General Criticizes Rafah Plans as 30 Soldiers Refus ..read more

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   The signatories include Pramiya Jayapal, Jamaal Bowman, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, and Madeleine Dean. Fifty-seven Democrats have written to US President Joe Biden imploring his administration to do more to dissuade Israel from a ground offensive into Rafah, including the withholding of weaponry “or other military support that can be used for such an assault.” “We write with urgency to say: an offensive invasion into Rafah by Israel in the upcoming days is wholly unacceptable,” the letter stated. “We now urge you to enforce U.S. law and policy by withholdin ..read more

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   According to eyewitnesses, members of the PA forces surrounded the vehicle near Al-Salam Roundabout and then opened fire on it. A fighter from the Tulkarm Battalion, affiliated with the Al-Quds Brigades, was killed by members of the Palestinian Authority forces on Thursday, Al-Jazeera reported.  Ahmed Abu al-Foul, a member of the Nour Shams Camp Brigade, was reportedly killed in the city of Tulkarm, northwest of the occupied West Bank , after his car was shot by members of the PA security services in the southern neighborhood of Tulkarm. According to ey ..read more

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   According to Axios, if such warrants are issued, Israel may take “retaliatory steps against the Palestinian Authority”. The Israeli government has issued a warning to the Biden administration regarding potential arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli leaders the American news website Axios reported on Wednesday, citing Israeli and US officials. According to Axios, if such warrants are issued, Israel may take “retaliatory steps against the Palestinian Authority, that could lead to its collapse”. Israeli media has recently ..read more

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   The United Nations confirmed that 5 percent of the population of Gaza were killed or injured during Israel’s genocidal war.  Democratic lawmakers called on US President Joe Biden to put pressure on Israel in order to prevent the invasion of Rafah, as US police cracked down on US campuses protests.  The Palestinian Authority ‘security forces’ killed a fighter from the Tulkarm Brigade, affiliated with the Al-Quds Brigades. According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 34,568 Palestinians have been killed, and 77,765 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in ..read more