Hamas leaves Cairo – Israeli sources claim progress on minor agreement
TPC Staff
The Palestine Chronicle / December 9, 2024
Hamas has demanded a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and a complete cessation of hostilities as conditions for any agreement.
A delegation from the Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas, led by Khalil al-Hayya, departed Cairo on Sunday evening after meeting with Egypt’s General Intelligence...
‘Barbaric war’ – South Africa demands end to Israel’s war on Gaza
TPC Staff
The Palestine Chronicle / December 9, 2024
“We cannot turn a blind eye to this injustice. Israel must be held accountable for its crimes against the people of Gaza.”
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said Israel’s “barbaric war” against the people of Gaza must end “and we demand that...
US [and Israel] bombs over 75 targets in Syria after Assad falls
Brett Wilkins
Common Dreams / December 9, 2024
‘The Western press are waxing lyrical about the new Syria being born—but not a word on the U.S. and Israeli bombs falling from the sky,’ said Yanis Varoufakis.
U.S. military forces launched dozens of airstrikes on more than 75 Islamic State targets in Syria...
Held in isolation, Palestinian leader Khalida Jarrar faces torturous conditions
Ashjan Ajour
Truthout / December 9, 2024
Jarrar’s husband and lawyer describe abuses endured by the political prisoner, who has been in solitary since August.
As I write these lines, Khalida Jarrar’s isolation has been extended for another month until December 17, 2024, Addameer Prisoners’ Support and Human Rights Association reports. Jarrar,...
Benjamin Netanyahu says Golan Heights will remain part of Israel ‘for eternity’
Bethan McKernan
The Guradian / December 9, 2024
PM’s words follow Israeli takeover of previously demilitarised zone in Syrian-controlled territory.
Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the Golan Heights, occupied by Israel for almost 60 years, will remain part of Israel “for eternity”, amid growing criticism of an Israeli takeover of a previously...
Israeli forces seize buffer zone along occupied Golan Heights after Assad’s downfall
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
The Independent / December 9, 2024
Israeli warplane strike weapons and intelligence facilities near Damascus.
Israel’s military marched into the demilitarized zone along the occupied Golan Heights for the first time in 50 years and seized Syrian territory after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government.
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
[VIDEO] One year later – ‘If I must die …’ Refaat Alareer
Palestine Festival of Literature / published on December 12, 2023
Brian Cox reads If I Must Die, by beloved Palestinian poet, teacher and martyr Refaat Alareer.
VIDEO
Refaat was killed in Gaza on December 7th by an Israeli airstrike.
This was the last poem he published.
Syria: Israel seizes Golan Heights buffer zone after overthrow of Assad
Alex MacDonald
Middle East Eye / December 8, 2024
Israeli forces take advantage of Syrian revolution to seize more territory.
The Israeli military has moved to seize a buffer zone in the occupied Golan Heights as the Assad government falls in Damascus.
The Golan Heights was partly occupied by Israel in 1967, with a...
My journey in Gaza as an emergency doctor: loss, displacement, and hope
Shurooq Ahmed
Mondoweiss / December 8, 2024
Since the beginning of the war, I have volunteered as an emergency doctor in Gaza to help my people. Over more than a year, I have witnessed countless horrors and been repeatedly displaced by Israeli bombardments and invasion. I have lost loved ones, seen...
‘Cowboy method’ – Netanyahu and Smotrich’s annexation strategy
Fayha Shalash
The Palestine Chronicle / December 8, 2024
Ramallah – The Israeli army routinely expels Palestinian farmers from their lands and facilitates illegal Jewish settler harassment.
Israeli media has been abuzz with recent statements by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who announced that Israel confiscated 24,000 dunums of West Bank land.
For Palestinians,...
