Ramallah, November 29 (RHC)-- Israel has persisted with arresting dozens of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem as it conducts a prisoner release with Hamas, the Gaza-based armed group.  In the first four days of the ongoing truce between Israel and Hamas, which began on Friday, Israel released 150 Palestinian prisoners – 117 children and 33 women.... More


The Hague, November 29 (RHC)-- The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has expressed deep concern over the use of internationally-banned munitions, like white phosphorus bombs, by Israeli military forces in the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon, demanding an international investigation into the issue.... More


London, November 29 (RHC)-- Ranjeet Brar, a prominent figure within the Communist Party of Great Britain, who was arrested for speaking out about Israel’s crimes in Gaza, says the regime’s actions in the besieged enclave are part of its “ethnic cleansing policy.”... More


Doha, November 29 (RHC)-- Spy chiefs of the United States and Israel are discussing the “next phase” of the current ceasefire between Tel Aviv and the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas in Qatar, as the truce in the besieged Gaza Strip has already been extended for a brief period. ... More


Ankara, November 29 (RHC)-- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the Israeli regime has shamelessly violated international law by committing various crimes in its latest war on Gaza which has killed more than 15,000 people in less than two months.   In a phone call on Tuesday with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, the Turkish president said that Israel must be tried in international courts for war crimes it has committed in Gaza over the past weeks, according to a statement by the Turkish presidency.... More


Washington, November 29 (RHC)-- Julia Fawzi Saeed Al-Kurd was one year old.  She was killed along with several members of her family in an Israeli air raid on Deir al-Balah in central Gaza on October 11th.... More


Jenin, November 29 (RHC)-- In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces have surrounded three hospitals and are blocking medical teams as they conduct a major raid in the Jenin refugee camp. ... More


Quito, November 29 (RHC)-- In a major victory for Indigenous rights, an Ecuadorian appeals court has sided with the Siekopai Nation to regain ownership of their ancestral homeland in the Amazon rainforest. ... More


Panama City, November 29 (RHC)-- Panama’s president said Tuesday a contested foreign-owned open-pit copper mine that’s been at the center of recent nationwide protests would be shut down.  The announcement came just hours after the Panamanian Supreme Court ruled that a 20-year contract approved by Panama’s government with the mine earlier this year is unconstitutional. ... More


Geneva, November 29 (RHC)-- More people could die from disease than from bombings in the Gaza Strip if the health and sanitation systems are not repaired, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.... More


Washington, November 29 (RHC)-- Activists have begun a hunger strike outside the White House demanding a permanent ceasefire in the besieged Gaza Strip, as the current truce in the war-torn Palestinian enclave has already been extended for a brief period. ... More


United Nations, November 29 (Prensa Latina) -- The Palestinian ambassador to the UN, Riyad Mansour, today considered the destruction of that State as the priority of the Israeli authorities and their current aggression.... More


United Nations, November 29 (RHC)-- The United Nations secretary-general has once again called on nations to act to prevent a catastrophic rise in global temperatures. ... More


London, November 28 (RHC)-- As the bombs temporarily stopped falling from the sky above Gaza, hundreds of thousands of pro Palestine demonstrators of all faiths are back on the streets of the British capitol with many traveling from other parts of the UK, united in their demands for a permanent ceasefire.... More


Ottawa, November 28 (RHC)-- A four-day pause of Israel's latest genocidal bombing campaign on Gaza failed to slow protests on what is typically North America's busiest shopping weekend of the year.... More


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