Category: International Politics

At its 28th session, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Congress adopted a resolution to enhance the status of the State of Palestine within the organization, granting it broader privileges as…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on the international community not to be deterred by Israeli backlash over the expected recognition of Palestinian statehood. In a press interview Guterres…

Thursday September 18th was the deadline set by the General Assembly for Israel to end its occupation of the territory of the State of Palestine. But the date passed with…

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini’s warning about Gaza being a battleground for disinformation comes amid mounting evidence of a coordinated campaign to obscure the scale of suffering in the devasted, starved…

In a historic session marking the 10,000th meeting of the United Nations Security Council, the United States cast its veto against a resolution calling for an immediate, unconditional, and permanent…

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini has called on all UN member states to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and to ensure unrestricted access for UN humanitarian operations, including UNRWA itself,…

The United Nations has reported that ongoing Israeli military assaults on Gaza have triggered the forced displacement of more than 40,000 Palestinians over the past two days. Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson…

As Israeli bombardment intensifies across Gaza City, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has condemned the mass forced displacement of civilians as a “deadly threat to the most vulnerable.” Speaking from…

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has expressed grave concern over what it describes as the Israeli occupation government’s public boasting about the expansion of its military offensive…

On Monday, a coalition of more than 80 international non-governmental organizations, including Oxfam and the Human Rights League, called on governments and corporations, particularly in Europe, to cease all forms…

In a move widely interpreted as political pressure on Israel to halt the genocide in Gaza, the Spanish government has officially canceled a major arms contract with Israeli defense companies…

In a decisive overwhelming vote, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution endorsing the “New York Declaration” as a framework for implementing the two-state solution and establishing an independent…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff Israeli forces killed at least 50 Palestinians in Gaza on Thursday, including at least 14 aid seekers. In total, Israel has killed at…

Israeli warplanes bombed the Qatari capital, Doha, on Tuesday, killing the 5 main members of the Palestinian negotiating team that was considering the latest ceasefire deal proposed by Donald Trump.…

The Arab Parliament has strongly condemned recent statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in which he openly called for the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza through the Rafah…

In a move that has sparked outrage across human rights circles, the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions Thursday against three leading Palestinian organizations known for documenting Israeli violations and pushing…

from DropSite News: Hamas’s political leadership is reaffirming its willingness to make a deal that would see all Israeli captives released immediately in return for a ceasefire agreement that would…

by: Medea Benjamin, Code Pink One year ago, the UN General Assembly demanded that Israel must end its occupation of the Palestinian Territories within twelve months. The General Assembly voted,…

Yasemin Acar describes the drone that hovered over the Sumud Freedom Flotilla at midnight (Tuesday night/Wednesday morning) as a form of psychological warfare targeting the crew. The Sumud Flotilla set…

On August 29, the U.S. State Department denied visas to approximately 80 Palestinian officials, including President Abbas, citing “national security” concerns. |CBS: Palestinian president’s visa to the U.S. revoked ahead…

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has warmly welcomed the announcement by Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot, declaring Belgium’s intention to formally recognize the…

The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS), the world’s leading body of experts on genocide research and law, has formally declared that Israel’s military onslaught in Gaza meets the legal…

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned Saturday that Israel’s push to evacuate Gaza City is not only unfeasible under current conditions—it would result in a humanitarian collapse…

The U.S. State Department has issued a directive barring Palestinian officials and diplomats, especially President Mahmoud Abbas, from attending next month’s United Nations General Assembly in New York. The decision,…

Egypt has quietly begun training Palestinian Authority security personnel to take over internal policing in Gaza, in coordination with Jordan and under what was described as a broader Arab plan…

In a decisive move reflecting the growing weight of ethical investment standards, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, valued at over $2 trillion and recognized as the largest of its kind globally,…

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has condemned the Israeli occupation’s deliberate bombing of the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, which killed 21 Palestinians, including five journalists, medical…

U.S. President Donald Trump has voiced support for Israel’s planned military offensive and illegal occupation of Gaza City, claiming that Israeli captives in the enclave will only be freed “when…

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a UN-affiliated global initiative, is expected to formally declare a famine in Gaza City in a position paper submitted to the UN Security…

Twenty-one countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Japan, and Australia, issued a joint statement on Thursday condemning Israel’s decision to approve a large-scale colonial expansion in the E1 zone,…

The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has issued a stark warning that Israel’s declared intent to seize full control of Gaza City and forcibly…

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy issued a strong condemnation on Wednesday of Israel’s colonialist expansion plan in the area known as E1, warning that its implementation would constitute a blatant…

Quds News reports: Las Vegas police, working with the FBI, Homeland Security, and Nevada’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, announced the arrest of eight men on Wednesday. One of…

Brazil has strongly condemned Israel’s expansionist “E1” illegal colonial project, warning that it poses a grave geopolitical threat to the viability of a sovereign Palestinian state by severing occupied East…

Foreign ministers from 31 Arab and Islamic nations, joined by leaders of the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the Gulf Cooperation Council, issued a joint statement condemning…

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has sparked widespread outrage following his declaration that the establishment of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital would be “tantamount to national…

A well-informed source disclosed to Sky News Arabia on Monday evening that Egyptian and Qatari mediators, with Turkish involvement, are preparing a new initiative aimed at presenting a viable proposal…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres voiced grave concern over Israel’s decision to occupy Gaza, describing the move as a dangerous escalation that could deepen the already dire humanitarian crisis facing millions…

On Friday, Day 672 of the ongoing genocide in Gaza, the Israeli army launched a barrage of missiles and shells across the devastated, starved, and besieged coastal enclave, killing and…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff Israeli forces killed at least 82 Palestinians in Gaza on Friday, including at least 53 aid seekers. In total, Israel has killed at least 1,422 aid seekers since…

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates welcomed the New York Declaration, adopted under the Saudi-French co-chairmanship of the international conference and its working groups. The Ministry described the…

At the conclusion of the High-Level International Conference on the Peaceful Resolution of the Palestinian Question, jointly chaired by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of France, the…

The Israeli occupation forces attacked the “Handala” ship, which was carrying international activists and desperately needed humanitarian aid, on its way to the Gaza Strip, in an attempt to break…

WFP Statement: On the morning of 20 July, a 25 truck WFP convoy carrying vital food assistance crossed the Zikim border point destined for starving communities in northern Gaza. Shortly…

More than 100 international humanitarian organizations called on governments around the world to take immediate action to open all land crossings with the Gaza Strip, restore the full flow of…

In a rare diplomatic development, the United States has initiated official contact with Hamas, its first in decades, during ongoing ceasefire negotiations centered in Doha, marking a notable shift in…

In a landmark decision within the European Union, Slovenia has officially barred Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering its territory. The move, announced…

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that “people in Gaza continue to risk their lives to obtain sufficient food and other necessities allowed into…

All three members of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry tasked with investigating human rights violations in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories have resigned, citing the need for a…

Nearly 60 members of Parliament from the British Labour Party have signed a public letter calling on the UK government to immediately recognize the State of Palestine. The lawmakers also…

PCHR Stands in Full Solidarity with UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese and Condemns Shameful U.S Sanctions Against Her The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns in the strongest terms…

From Quds News: Israeli weapons manufacturer Rafael Advanced Defense Systems used footage showing the killing of an unarmed Palestinian man in Gaza to market one of its combat drones. The…

Thousands of Palestinian infants in Gaza are facing life-threatening malnutrition, warned UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on Monday, emphasizing that “every minute counts in saving lives.” Russell described the deteriorating…

United Nations spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric announced Monday that Israeli authorities, the occupying power, have obstructed critical humanitarian initiatives in Gaza, rejecting three out of eight UN relief missions just one…

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced on Monday a plan to “concentrate” the entire population of the Gaza Strip in what he described as a “humanitarian city” to be constructed…

A controversial proposal, to say the least, reviewed by Reuters outlines a $2 billion plan to build large-scale “Humanitarian Transit Areas” in Gaza and potentially beyond its borders. The plan,…

Indirect negotiations between Israeli officials and representatives of Hamas have resumed in Doha, Qatar, aiming to finalize a ceasefire and prisoner swap amid the escalating humanitarian crisis in the Gaza…

A leading international consulting firm played a pivotal role in shaping a so-called aid initiative aimed at relocating Palestinians from Gaza. Over the span of seven months, the firm developed…

Dozens of protests were held worldwide on Saturday and throughout the week — many of them targeting the companies profiting from and manufacturing weapons for the ongoing Israeli genocide in…

The UN Special Rapporteur has published a new report on the economics of occupation, and how the companies that profit from the Israeli occupation of Palestine are now increasing their…

There were no deliberations. No votes. No pretense of legality. The bombing campaign in Iran bulldozed through international norms without so much as a rhetorical nod to diplomacy.

From the Quds News Network: The International Criminal Court (ICC) said it was hit by a “sophisticated and targeted” cyberattack late last week. In a statement released Monday, the ICC…

The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee has passed a resolution calling for an end to the Israeli apartheid system imposed on the indigenous Palestinian population in Israel, the…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated Friday that the search for food in Gaza must never amount to a death sentence, underscoring the deepening humanitarian catastrophe in the besieged and devastated…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff:  At least 41 Palestinians were killed across the Gaza Strip since dawn today, according to hospital sources in the enclave speaking to Al…

From Quds News: Global shipping giant Maersk has temporarily stopped operations at Israeli-occupied Haifa port due to growing security threats tied to the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict. The Danish company made…

As the people of Gaza face the 21st month of daily bombing, shelling, starvation and siege by Israeli forces, hundreds of thousands of people in cities around the world held…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff Bodies of at least 103 Palestinians were brought to hospitals in Gaza in the last 24 hours, while 427 people were injured, according…

The Israeli military launched a major attack, launching over 300 airstrikes in Iran on Thursday night. Iran, Israel, Iraq, and Jordan have announced the closure of their airspace until further…

The UN General Assembly is set to vote on Thursday on a resolution calling for an immediate, unconditional, and lasting ceasefire in Gaza. This follows the UN Security Council’s failure…

A group of European activists sailing to Gaza to bring humanitarian aid to the starving Palestinian population encountered a sinking boat of Libyan migrants, and rescued the migrants from drowning.…

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff has brokered a ceasefire proposal aimed at what the US called halting the ongoing war and securing a deal between Israel and Hamas, according to…

The Swiss government has committed 20 million Swiss francs (approximately 24.25 million US dollars) this year to support humanitarian efforts for Palestinians. Of this amount, 11 million francs will be…

By Abdul-Qader Badawi – Madar Center: After Google and Amazon: Microsoft Deploys Open Ai’s GPT-4 in Service of the Israeli Military in the War on Gaza! Over the years, Israel…

On May 15th and the days following, protests and events took place around the world to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe), marking the day in 1948…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff NOTE: The Gaza Health Ministry’s daily casualty figures are based on the number of dead and wounded Palestinians brought to hospitals, and does not include…

The UN Security Council convened on Tuesday to address the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, alongside broader discussions on the Middle East and the Palestinian issue. The session was chaired…

On Sunday, Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defense, Simon Harris, called for a review of the European Union-Israel Association Agreement, citing concerns over human rights violations.…

By Alison Weir: I’ve recently had conversations with a number of people who, it turned out, were completely unaware that before the October 7th attack on Israel, Gazans had tried huge…

Agnès Callamard, Secretary-General of Amnesty International, has urged the international community, particularly the European Union, to take decisive steps to stop Israel’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. She condemned…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff NOTE: The Gaza Health Ministry’s daily casualty figures are based on the number of dead and wounded Palestinians brought to hospitals, and does not include…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff NOTE: The Gaza Health Ministry’s daily casualty figures are based on the number of dead and wounded Palestinians brought to hospitals, and does not include…

Public hearings continue at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague for the fifth consecutive day as the ICJ deliberates on Israel’s obligations toward the United Nations and…

By the United Nations: The education of 800 students in occupied East Jerusalem is at risk as Israel moves to close their schools next week, a senior official with the…

Efforts to secure a prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas remain at an impasse, with wide gaps preventing progress despite recent diplomatic engagement, while civilian casualties in the devastated…

On Tuesday, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric reaffirmed that the United Nations has no intention of modifying the mandate granted to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees…

In a move that has drawn widespread condemnation, Israel has revoked the entry visas of 27 French officials, including parliamentarians and municipal representatives, just days before their planned visit to…

The Israeli bombing of Gaza’s Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital, especially on Palm Sunday, has ignited widespread condemnation from Arab nations, international figures, and Christian organizations, while some countries have notably refrained…

The State of Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have criticized Israel’s decision to shut down six schools operated by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 60 Palestinians and wounded 162, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. Video Shows Aid…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned the killing of 14-year-old Amer Mohammad Sa’ada Rabea’ by Israeli occupation forces during a raid on Turmus Ayya, northeast of Ramallah in…

Jewish Insider says that the prospect that Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie may run for US Senate “is already generating fierce opposition from the local and national Jewish community.” Among these…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff The ministry of health in Gaza said in a statement that on Wednesday 30 bodies were retrieved from under the rubble, one person…

IsraelPalestineNews Notes: To read about how Israel partisans such as Alan Dershowitz and the Zionist Organization of America worked to censor the Al Jazeera exposé film The Lobby USA: IAKN.org/TheLobbyCensored…

Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), stressed that the ceasefire agreement has been a lifeline for countless individuals, offering a ray of hope amidst…

In response to the US President’s statements regarding the future of the Gaza Strip, worldwide condemnation has been expressed by leaders in Palestine, France, Jordan, Egypt, and others. The United…

The Palestinian Center For Human Rights (PCHR): While Palestinians in Gaza are still grappling with the devastating consequences of Israel’s 15-month long genocidal campaign following the enforcement of a fragile ceasefire,…

In a statement, Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories, has called for urgent international action against Israeli violations in the occupied West…

The 90 recently released Palestinian prisoners were women and teens, often imprisoned for social media posts. A large number had never even been charged with a crime. by Kathryn Shihadah…

Celebrations erupted across the Gaza Strip Wednesday as the ceasefire agreement, negotiated for months by various international diplomats, was announced as finalized. Unlike the previous four times when a ceasefire…