by Roots and Resistance Resistance | May 11, 2024 | Palestine Updates
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has said that though the passing of a resolution at the UN General Assembly supporting Palestine’s bid for recognition will not “end this conflict”, it is necessary to “build momentum towards peace”. “This vote is not about...
by Roots and Resistance Resistance | May 11, 2024 | Palestine Updates
Fierce combat is under way in eastern Rafah with Hamas fighters ambushing tanks and troops with improvised explosive devices, rockets and sniper fire as Israeli forces push deeper into the city sheltering 1.4 million Palestinians. A State Department report says...
by Roots and Resistance Resistance | May 10, 2024 | Palestine Updates
AMMAN, Friday, May 10, 2024 (WAFA) – The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has strongly condemned the actions of Israeli extremists who set fire to the vicinity of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)...
by Roots and Resistance Resistance | May 10, 2024 | Palestine Updates
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel will fight alone “with our fingernails” if necessary, in an apparent response to the US’s warning it would halt weapon supplies if Israel launched a full-scale invasion into Rafah. The statement “‘We’ll fight...
by Roots and Resistance Resistance | May 10, 2024 | Palestine Updates
Arizona State University (ASU) has announced that a scholar who was involved in a verbal assault of a woman wearing a hijab was terminated and barred from returning to campus to teach. “He is no longer permitted to be on campus and will never teach here again,” ASU...
by Roots and Resistance Resistance | May 10, 2024 | Palestine Updates
The phrase “patients, staff forced out of Rafah hospitals” paints a distressing picture of the impact of conflict on healthcare facilities and personnel in Gaza. It suggests that hospitals in Rafah are being evacuated or closed due to the escalation of...
