Accra, November 17 (RHC)-- In Ghana, African leaders have issued a collective call for reparations for the historic enslavement of people of African descent. ... More
New York, November 17 (RHC)-- At the prestigious National Book Awards ceremony in New York Wednesday night, 20 of the 25 nominated authors made a collective statement on stage calling for a ceasefire. ... More
Ramallah, November 17 (RHC)-- Pakistani journalist and commentator Orya Maqbool Jan have given an interview to Press TV on the situation in the besieged Gaza Strip, which he describes as the most significant concentration camp in recorded history.... More
Gaza City, November 17 (RHC)-- Despite the ongoing Israeli bombardment, rescuers and paramedics working with the Palestine Red Crescent Society continue to operate in Gaza as the Israeli-Hamas conflict enters its 42nd day.... More
Gaza City, November 17 (RHC)-- The Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza has gone ‘completely out of service’ due to a lack of supplies and an overwhelming number of patients amid Israel’s assault on the besieged territory, hospital director Atef al-Kahlout has said.... More
Washington, November 17 (RHC)-- Daily protests against Israel’s attack on Gaza continue. In Washington, DC, human rights activists gathered in front of the White House for a vigil calling on President Biden to back an immediate ceasefire. Body bags were laid out on the ground to represent the more than 11,500 Palestinians killed by the U.S.-backed Israeli assault.... More
Gaza City, November 17 (RHC)-- Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in a 41st consecutive day of unrelenting attacks by Israel’s military on the Gaza Strip. Overnight, Israel’s Air Force dropped leaflets over parts of the southern city of Khan Younis ordering people to leave their homes and shelters “for their own safety.” Many are being expelled for a second time, after Israel last month ordered more than a million Palestinians to leave their homes in northern Gaza.... More
London, November 16 (RHC)-- As Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza continues, a Zionist think tank linked to Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed a final controversial solution for Gaza. The Misgav Institute for National Security & Zionist Strategy calls it a unique and rare opportunity to evacuate the whole Gaza strip in coordination with the Egyptian government.... More
Washington, November 16 (RHC)-- U.S. President Joe Biden has repeated Israeli claims about Hamas using hospitals as military bases. Biden spoke to reporters from California Wednesday evening after wrapping the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco.... More
United Nations, November 16 (RHC)-- The deputy permanent observer for Palestine to the United Nations has responded to recent comments by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who said Israel is a democracy that respects international law and human rights. ... More
Ramallah, November 16 (RHC)-- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says the ongoing Israeli aggression and constant bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip is a barbaric war and genocide. “We are facing together a barbaric war of aggression and an open war of genocide against our people in the Gaza Strip and in the West Bank,” Abbas made the remarks during a speech in Ramallah on Wednesday. ... More
Cairo, November 16 (RHC)-- Last Friday evening, journalist Hind Khoudary was attending a crucial press conference at Al Shifa Hospital, Gaza’s largest medical facility, when she found out her mobile phone had no internet coverage.... More
Geneva, November 16 (RHC)-- The U.N.'s human rights chief, Volker Türk, said outbreaks of disease and hunger in Gaza now appear “inevitable.” His remarks came amid a worsening humanitarian catastrophe at Gaza's largest hospital, the Al-Shifa medical complex, which is still being occupied by Israel’s army. ... More
Gaza City, November 16 (RHC)-- At least 50 people have been killed and dozens of others injured as the Israeli regime's warplanes targeted a mosque in Sabra neighborhood in the center of the Gaza Strip amid the regime's genocidal war.... More
Doha, November 16 (RHC)-- Qatar has vehemently denounced the Israeli military for storming the al-Shifa hospital in the blockaded Gaza Strip, calling for an international probe into the incursion.... More
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