Israel hit 50 targets in Syria and 300 across Gaza in 2020, IDF says
The Israeli Air force hit 50 targets in Syria in 2020, an annual statistics report by the IDF says. Most of the strikes targeted Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah or Iranian-backed military units in Syria. The latest strikes were carried out on Wednesday morning as the Israeli Air Force targeted an aerial defense battery west of […]
Chinese Engineers among 13 Killed in bus ‘attack’ in northwest Pakistan
Palestine Receives 60,000 Doses of COVAX Vaccine
On Wednesday, Palestine received 60,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine from the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX), a vaccine sharing initiative led by the World Health Organization. The recent shipment marked the single largest allocation for COVAX and was meant to increase vaccine rollout in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. In addition, Palestine is expected […]
Israel approves plans to vaccinate 130,000 Palestinian workers
Israel approved plans to vaccinate Palestinian laborers employed in Israeli communities on Sunday. The move comes after the country came under severe criticism for failing to include Palestinians in its vaccination drive. COGAT, a branch of Israel’s defense ministry, announced the plans to vaccinate approximately 130,000 Palestinian workers legally employed in Israeli communities. “As part […]
Girls Storm The Boxing Ring In Gaza’s First All-Female Tournament
The cash-strapped club hosts a competition for 45 fighters, with hopes to take top contenders to the regional tourney in Kuwait The bell rings in a gloomy basement in the Gaza Strip and two teenage girls wearing headgear and gloves start circling each other in the ring. Family and friends cheer them on, as they […]
Trump unveils Middle East peace plan, Palestinians not happy
United States President Donald Trump has released his long awaited Middle East peace plan, with a promise to keep Jerusalem as Israel’s undivided capital. Alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump presented to officials and the media at the White House his plan, which also proposes an independent Palestinian State with Israeli sovereignty over […]
Palestinians junk Trump’s Middle East peace plan
Palestinian political leaders have strongly rejected US President Donald Trump’s peace plan for the Middle East which the White House unveiled on Tuesday. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said they will not allow this plan to pass. While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls it “the deal of the century,” Abbas labelled Trump’s peace plan […]