By Nurah Tape   Delivering a sermon at a Cape Town church, Isaac reiterated that Gaza has become the moral compass of the world. In a message to the Global South, Palestinian pastor Reverend Munther Isaac has said that Palestine is not an isolated issue. “What happens in Palestine impacts other contexts directly and indirectly. So we’re in the same boat together, we’re in the same battle together,” the pastor, who is visiting South Africa, said in response to a question from The Palestine Chronicle at a press briefing on Sunday. “Today it’s Palestine. Tomorrow it’s somewhere else because ..read more

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   “The catastrophic hunger faced by people especially in northern Gaza will get much worse if these supply routes are interrupted.” As the Israeli military seizes control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing in Gaza, the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has warned that the interruption to the supply of aid at the crossing will affect the humanitarian response across the besieged enclave. “Continued interruption of the entry of aid and fuel supplies at the Rafah crossing will halt the critical humanitarian response across the Gaza Strip ..read more

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   Despite a crackdown by the New York Police Department, the encampment expanded and began to attract significant attention on both broadcast and social media. Columbia University decided on Monday to cancel its main graduation ceremony after weeks of pro-Palestinian protests in the college’s campus, Reuters news agency reported. “Holding a large commencement ceremony on our campus presented security concerns that unfortunately proved insurmountable,” Columbia spokesperson Ben Chang was quoted as saying. Graduation had been scheduled for May 15, which also mar ..read more

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   Axios noted that this is “the latest episode to deepen tensions between the Biden administration and Israeli leaders over the war in Gaza”. The Israeli government was surprised by Hamas’ acceptance of the ceasefire deal proposal, the American news website Axios reported, citing three Israeli officials.  Hamas announced its acceptance of the ceasefire proposal on Monday, following days of talks with Egyptian and Qatari mediators in Cairo and Doha. CIA director William Burns was reportedly involved in these discussions, but the CIA declined to comment, ac ..read more

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   The Israeli army announced it took control of the Rafah crossing while new strikes targeted the southern Gaza city killing and wounding scores of Palestinians. According to the Wall Street Journal, the United States has decided to postpone sending precision weapons to Israel. The New York Times reported that Hamas’ response is serious and it only contains slight changes from what was presented by Israel and Washington.  According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 34,735 Palestinians have been killed, and 78,108 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza s ..read more

By Abdallah Aljamal – Gaza The Palestine Chronicle spoke to a few of the more than 1.4 million people who are currently sheltering in Rafah. Despite international warnings against a full-scale invasion of Rafah, Israel launched a military operation on Monday in the eastern area of Gaza’s southernmost city. According to eyewitnesses, Israeli forces dropped leaflets ordering people to leave the southern Gaza city. The Israeli army said in a statement that an estimated 100,000 people were being asked to abide by a “temporary” evacuation of eastern Rafah. The Palestine Chronicle spoke to a few of ..read more

Below is the full proposal for Gaza ceasefire and prisoners exchange, which was accepted by Hamas on Monday. The text below is a draft translation of the Arabic text, which was published by Al-Jazeera Arabic website.  Proposed Agreement  Basic principles for an agreement between the Israeli side and the Palestinian side in Gaza on the exchange of detainees and prisoners between the two sides and the return of sustainable calm. The framework agreement aims to release all Israeli detainees in the Gaza Strip, civilians, and soldiers, whether alive or otherwise, from all periods and ti ..read more

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   “Formal recognition of Palestine is important as part of an acknowledgment that a two state solution is the way to bring about peace and stability in the region.” The Spanish and Irish prime ministers have discussed recognizing Palestinian statehood as an important step in bringing about peace and stability in the region. The news on Monday comes as the Israeli military warned tens of thousands of Palestinians in the southern Gaza city of Rafah to evacuate. “Formal recognition of Palestine is important as part of an acknowledgment that a two state solution i ..read more

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   According to UNRWA’s latest Situation Report, 182 UNRWA workers have been killed and 165 of the agency’s installations damaged in Gaza since October 7 last year. The Israeli army bombed a building belonging to the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the besieged Gaza Strip late on Sunday, according to local media. Israel’s state broadcaster KAN said that Israeli forces claimed the building was a “military command center” used by the resistance group Hamas, the Anadolu news agency reported. Apart from the attack, many were killed in airstrikes carried ..read more

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   Hamas politburo chief, Ismail Haniyeh, has informed the negotiators of the movement’s decision. The Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas has announced its acceptance of a ceasefire proposal for the besieged Gaza Strip. “Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political bureau of the Hamas movement, had a phone call with the Qatari Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al-Thani, and with the Egyptian Minister of Intelligence, Mr. Abbas Kamel, and informed them of the Hamas movement’s approval of their proposal regarding the ceasefire agreement,” the movement ..read more