Palestinians haunted by 'Nakba' while bracing for Gaza offensive
Saturday, 14 October 2023 Residents of Gaza, facing an Israeli bombardment and shortages, refuse to leave their homes despite an evacuation order. The idea of displacement carries echoes of the 1948 war during Israel's creation, known as the "Nakba" or "catastrophe", when many Palestinians were forced from their homes. The fate of Palestinian refugees is a contentious issue in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
Palestinian prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh calls on "all relevant countries to intervene immediately to open safe corridors for the entry of health and food supplies and the evacuation of the wounded," during a cabinet meeting in Ramallah. Israel has denied reports of any temporary truce to allow...
Within an hour, the Bedouin village of Wadi al-Seeq in the occupied West Bank had been completely emptied, its 200 residents fleeing on foot with their sheep and goats. On October 12, five days after..
"We condemn the stances that constitute a license to kill and a political cover to commit massacres and sow destruction of Gaza and its people", says Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh during..
Rocket warning sirens were heard in Tel Aviv, Bat Yam, Ashdod and Yavne as a barrage of rocket was fired against southern and central Israel. Israel claimed two Thai nationals were wounded by anti-tank..
The Palestinian United Nations envoy has called on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to do more to stop what he describes as a "crime against humanity" by... IndiaTimes