When Israeli settlers attacked his West Bank village, Moatasem Odeh saw his son Amir, 28, fatally shot. Then he was stabbed repeatedly and beaten unconscious. The attack in Qusra, on March 14, was one of many in a wave of brutal violence in the West Bank over the past two months. Villagers might have once…
Local elections are one of the few ways for Palestinians to exercise their democratic rights. But this weekend’s vote appears to have diluted that. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list No ballots were cast in Ramallah and Nablus because there weren’t enough candidates. Turnout was 25 percent in Deir el-Balah, the only area…
For 20 years, Palestinians in Gaza have endured Israeli bombardments, repeated displacement and a brutal dictatorship. Under such conditions, the holding of elections seemed a distant prospect. Now, Palestinian officials are making preparations for municipal elections this weekend in a single Gaza city, Deir al-Balah, one of the few places where the Israeli military did…
Shorouk Express Spain’s PM on Thursday called on the international community to “raise its voice” to prevent the plight of Palestinians from being forgotten, during a meeting with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmud Abbas. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez also repeated Madrid’s support for a two-state solution, describing it as “the only possible solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian…
Shorouk Express On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Israeli security forces shot two Palestinian men who appeared to be surrendering and unarmed during a raid in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestine TV news footage showed….
Shorouk Express On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Several people, including a journalist for Reuters, were injured after around 50 masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians gathered for an olive harvest in the occupied West Bank….
Shorouk Express But for all the continued ferocity of the war in Gaza, Tel Aviv has recently been distracted by a new front in its conflict with Iran, with the Israel Defense Forces saying Saturday that Iran was the country’s primary combat arena, according to Haaretz. Israel attacked key Iranian facilities and figures on Friday,…
Shorouk Express Al-Awda Hospital said in a statement that it had received the body of a 42-year-old man and 29 people wounded near another GHF aid distribution point. The military said it fired warning shots in the area but did not see any casualties. A GHF spokesperson told the AP there was no violence in…
Shorouk Express On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch At least 27 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured on Tuesday after Israeli troops opened fire near an aid centre in Rafah, health officials said – the…
Shorouk Express In a post on X Sunday evening, the IDF called the allegations against the Israeli military “false reports” and said that an initial inquiry indicated that “the IDF did not fire at civilians while they were near or within” the aid station. The GHF denied the incident had taken place, branding the reports…
