Politics

Israeli Forces Leave Havoc in Their Wake in the West Bank’s al-Far’a Camp, Palestinians Say

Israeli forces stormed al-Far’a camp in the West Bank and carried out search and detention operations, leaving ruins to the streets, utilities and parked cars in their wake, Palestinian eyewitnesses said on Monday. “The [Israeli] army soldiers entered the camp and turned wreaked havoc with it, opened fire in the direction of cars, raided several houses, detained some people and randomly shot at ho...

  • YEMEN

  • Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 8:35 AM

Displaced Yemenis in Marib Suffering Inside Tents During Eid Which Feels Like “Any Other Day”

Residents of a displacement camp in the city of Marib, Yemen, say they cannot experience the joys of Eid al-Adha while living away from home and loved ones, in tents that offer no protection against the harsh changes of seasons. A father who resides in the camp questions how they should celebrate Eid when they do not have any food for the day, let alone the ability to buy udhiya (sacrificial anima...

Palestinian Man Says Israeli Special Forces Killed Son, 3 Others West of Ramallah

A Palestinian man in the village of Kafr Ni’ma, west of Ramallah, in the West Bank, said that an Israeli special force killed his son and three others, deliberately shooting them near the family’s house on Monday evening. “We heard shooting, so we we went out to see what was going on, only to find that they had killed my son. My son had prayed and gone out. They shot him dead at the house gate, in...

  • Iraq

  • Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 7:46 AM

Convoy Carrying Hundreds of Tons of Aid Leaves Baghdad for Gaza

A convoy of ten trucks carrying around 500 tons of humanitarian aid has left the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, bound for the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. The Iraqi Red Crescent Society said in a statement that it is the largest food and medical aid convoy to be sent by land, in coordination with the Iraqi government communication team, to the people of Gaza. Kassem Faraj Saleh al-Bedri, a member of the gove...