Tag: Palestine

The Sumud flotilla continues, Israel detains more than 200 activists, including Greta Thunberg

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Desk Report: The Israeli navy has tried to stop the Global Sea Flotilla, which is trying to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza, from approaching the Mediterranean coast. However, a spokesman for the flotilla said that the journey is still ongoing. According to the Qatar-based media outlet Al-Jazeera, the Israeli navy has detained at least 200 workers from the international aid flotilla heading to Gaza. Among them is human rights activist Greta Thunberg. The report said that hundreds of workers from different countries around the world are traveling in more…

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Trump’s executive order to ensure Qatar’s security

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Desk Report: US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order to ensure the security of Qatar. In this order, the United States has pledged that it will take all measures, including retaliatory military action, to ensure the security of Qatar if it is attacked. Doha was rocked by a terrible explosion on September 9. An Israeli source said that the airstrike was carried out targeting Hamas leaders. Five low-ranking Hamas members and a Qatari security guard were killed in the attack. However, five leading Hamas members who were at…

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Netanyahu apologizes to Qatari PM for attack

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Desk Report: Netanyahu apologizes to Qatari PM for attack Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has apologized for Israel’s attack on the Qatari capital Doha. He called Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani from the White House on Monday to express his regret for the attack, a source close to Netanyahu told Reuters. The call to the Qatari prime minister came as Netanyahu was meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington. Another source familiar with the discussions said a Qatari technical team was also present at the White…

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New Zealand faces strong criticism for not recognizing Palestine

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Desk Report: The New Zealand government’s decision to not recognize Palestine as a state has sparked strong reactions both within the country and internationally. Opposition parties, including former Prime Minister Helen Clark, have said the decision has put the country on the wrong side of history. In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday (September 27), New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters said that while New Zealand is committed to a two-state solution, it will not recognize Palestine right now. According to him, the war in Gaza…

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Half of Gaza deaths occur in Israeli-declared safe zone

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Desk Report: Gazans witnessed another bloody day in the nearly two-year-long invasion. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) continued their rampage across the Strip on Saturday. According to a report by Qatari media outlet Al Jazeera, at least 91 Palestinians were killed in Israel’s continued attacks across the Strip on Saturday. Of these, at least 45 were killed in Gaza City alone. The Hamas-controlled government’s media office has called Israel’s strategy “deceptive.” Although it has promoted central and southern Gaza as a “humanitarian safe zone,” Israel has continued to bomb these…

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Jennifer Lawrence speaks out for Palestine

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Desk Report: Like other film festivals this year, the 73rd edition of the San Sebastian International Film Festival also had a political focus. The festival, which began on September 19 in Spain, ended yesterday. It screened Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence’s new film ‘Die My Love’. Lawrence became the youngest actress to receive the festival’s highest honor, the Donostia Award. Jennifer Lawrence‘s opinion on the situation in Gaza was asked at a press conference. The actress clearly stated, ‘I am scared. It is tragic. What is happening in Gaza right now…

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Spain cancels third arms deal with Israel

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Desk Report: Spain has cancelled a third arms deal with Israel. The Israeli daily Haaretz reported that the cancelled deal was worth 207 million euros. The matter comes at a time when international pressure is mounting against Israel, a country that has been carrying out genocide in Gaza. Spain approved a complete arms embargo at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. As a result, the export and import of all types of defense equipment, technology and related products with Israel has been stopped. Finance Minister Carlos Cuerpo said after the cabinet…

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Bangladesh-Pakistan strongly demand the creation of a Palestinian state based on the 1967 map

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Desk Report: A record number of diplomats walked out of the UN General Assembly on Friday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the podium to address the nation. They returned to hear sharp criticism from leaders from countries including Pakistan and Bangladesh over the Gaza massacre. The focus of the session was on the recognition of a Palestinian state. Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif made it clear that the international community must recognize a Palestinian state “on the pre-1967 borders, with al-Quds al-Sharif as its capital.” These borders refer…

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Netanyahu vows to ‘finish the job’ as 60 more killed in Palestine

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Desk Report: Israeli forces have also launched attacks on other Palestinian areas in addition to Gaza. 60 people were killed in Gaza and other Palestinian areas on Friday, Al Jazeera reported. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his pledge to “finish the job” against Hamas in his speech to the UN General Assembly in New York. At a press conference on Friday, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric quoted the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) as saying that Israel had “carried out one bomb attack every eight to…

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85 more Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks

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Desk Report: While the UN General Assembly is discussing an end to the war in Gaza, Israel is still carrying out brutal atrocities there. Israel carried out a brutal attack overnight on Wednesday. At least 85 Palestinians were killed in the attack on Wednesday, more than double the number killed yesterday. According to a report by Qatari media outlet Al Jazeera, an airstrike on Al-Ahli Stadium in the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza last night killed at least 12 people. Seven of them were women and two children. The stadium…

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