Rafah, June 15 (RHC)-- Hamas fighters killed eight Israeli soldiers traveling in military vehicles in Rafah after firing rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and then ambushing a support force deployed to the scene.... More


Geneva, June 16 (RHC)-- Chris Gunness, the former spokesman for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), said the Israeli military’s inclusion on a UN “blacklist” of countries that harm children will increase the country’s isolation and further diminish its international standing.... More


Lausanne, June 16 (RHC)-- Hundreds of protesters in Switzerland have demanded that Israel be barred from competing in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza, Anadolu Agency reports.... More


Rafah, June 16 (RHC)-- UNICEF has reported that Israeli forces shot fishermen in the West Bank and the denied them medical care.... More


Geneva, June 16 (RHC)-- Israel’s war on Gaza has “robbed” Palestinian children in the territory of their childhood, says Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, who warns that an immediate ceasefire is needed “for the sake” of Palestinian and Israeli children.... More


New York, June 16 (RHC)-- In New York, the Director of Child Rights of the organization Human Rights Watch, Jo Becker, said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s inclusion of Israel on the UN’s list of countries that commit “grave violations against children” in armed conflict was “fully justified.”... More


Mount Arafat, Saudi Arabia (RHC)-- Following in the footsteps of prophets under a scorching sun, more than 1.83 million Muslims from around the world gathered Saturday on a sacred hill in Saudi Arabia to worship and reflect amid of suffocating heat.... More


Oslo, June 16 (RHC)-- The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has warned that images of brutality from Israel’s war on Gaza have become so common that there is a danger of the horror becoming “normalized.”  ... More


Gaza City, June 16 (RHC)-- The Israeli occupation continues to hold four medics from the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) who were forcibly disappeared. ... More


United Nations, June 16 (RHC)-- The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) says more than 50,000 children in the Gaza Strip require immediate medical treatment for acute malnutrition.... More


London, June 16 (RHC)-- A humanitarian agency based in London says there is not enough support for amputees in Gaza, pointing out that thousands of Israel's victims are missing arms and legs as a result of the ruthless war of aggression.... More


Washington, June 16 (RHC)-- The U.S. military ran a secret psychological operation to undermine China during the COVID-19 pandemic, an investigation has found.... More


Washington, June 15 (RHC)-- In news from the U.S. capital, a coalition of active-duty service members, veterans and G.I. rights groups launched a campaign called "Appeal for Redress V2" to encourage military personnel to tell Congress to stop funding genocide in Gaza.  Israel’s genocidal operation, now in its ninth month, has killed more than 37,000 Palestinians and wounded nearly 85,000.... More


Gaza City, June 15 (RHC)-- Palestinian abducteees recently released by Israel have recounted their suffering due to inhuman treatment and abuse at the hands of the regime’s jailers. ... More


Havana, June 15 (PL) --The Gallos de Sancti Spíritus won this Friday 8-7 and maintained their dominance of eighth place in the standings, the last place that grants tickets to the postseason of the Cuban baseball tournament.... More


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