Head of Gaza technocrat committee in Washington for ‘Board of Peace’ meeting
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories(RAHNUMA): The head of the Palestinian technocratic committee formed to handle day-to-day governance of Gaza, Ali Shaath, was in Washington Thursday to attend the inaugural “Board of Peace” meeting, two Palestinian officials told AFP. “Ali Shaath… arrived in Washington at dawn today to participate in the Washington meeting of the Board of […]
Palestinian NGO condemns Israeli act of ‘revenge’ after prisoner abuse video
RAMALLAH(RAHNUMA): A Palestinian NGO has denounced what it called an Israeli act of revenge after a video showed far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir overseeing the abuse of detainees in a military prison. Just days before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Ben Gvir held a tour of Ofer Prison in […]
‘Unprecedented catastrophe’ unfolding in Gaza despite ceasefire, Palestinian UN envoy says
NEW YORK CITY(RAHNUMA): Palestine’s ambassador to the UN, Riyad Mansour, said on Wednesday that the core principles upon which the UN was founded are under grave threat in the occupied Palestinian territories. He said that although thousands of lives had been saved by the ceasefire agreement in October, at least 500 Palestinians have been killed […]
Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt to open next week, Palestinian official says
DAVOS(RAHNUMA): Gaza’s border crossing with Egypt will reopen next week after largely being shut during the Israel-Hamas war, the Palestinian technocrat leader backed by Washington to administer the enclave announced on Thursday. Ali Shaath made the announcement by video link during an event in Davos hosted by President Donald Trump, who convened a group of […]
Israeli forces raid Palestinian university in Birzeit, injure students
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Israeli forces raided Birzeit University, located north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, injuring 11 students and detaining the university’s vice president for academic affairs. The university confirmed that 11 students were wounded, including five by live ammunition, while dozens suffered breathing difficulties from inhaling tear gas. All casualties were later transported to […]
Israel prevents Palestinian vice president from attending Christmas Eve Mass in Bethlehem
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Israeli authorities prevented Hussein Al-Sheikh, the vice president of the Palestinian Authority, from attending the Christmas Eve Mass at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem on Wednesday. Forces prevented Al-Sheikh’s convoy from entering the city, believed to be the birthplace of Christ, located south of the occupied West Bank. President Mahmoud Abbas assigned […]
Palestinian president affirms efforts to release Marwan Barghouti from Israeli prison
LONDON(RAHNUMA): President Mahmoud Abbas emphasized the Palestinian Authority’s efforts to support calls for the release of senior Fatah leader and Central Committee member Marwan Barghouti from an Israeli prison. On Tuesday, Abbas received Fadwa Barghouti, his wife, at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah, affirming that his release has always been a top priority for both […]
Palestinian death toll in Gaza nears 30,000: Ministry
Gaza, Feb 29 (IANS) The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 29,954 as the Israeli military killed 76 in the past 24 hours, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said.
