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People surround a truck carrying the bodies of victims of Israeli strikes on Jabalia, at the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip, ahead of a funeral [File: Bashar Taleb/AFP] New attacks kill at least 74 in Gaza as Israeli far right urges occupied West Bank assault on Nakba anniversary. More than 74 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed in a wave of Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, deepening an already catastrophic toll after 19 months of unrelenting bombardment. At least 57 people were killed overnight and into Thursday in a barrage of strikes…

Statement from Dr Mamphela Ramphele for the Archbishop Tutu IP Trust Difficult as it is, given unequal power relations, South Africa must not be cowed into silence by US President Trump’s assault on its moral and constitutional integrity. South Africa must use all appropriate diplomatic and legal channels at its disposal, including the urgent submission of more paperwork to the International Court of Justice, to condemn, and contribute to stopping, Israel’s blockade of the basic necessities of life to Gaza, which global experts this week described as at critical risk of famine. The Guardian newspaper in the UK quoted aid…

By Azad Essa India’s attack on Pakistan is a declaration of Israel-style expansionism. In the early hours of 7 May 2025, the Indian army launched a series of air raids on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The air strikes hit mosques and madrassas as well as residential complexes, leaving 31 civilians dead, including several children, the Pakistani government said. Islamabad responded by reportedly downing at least three Indian fighter jets and killing around 15 civilians, including several children, in Indian-controlled Kashmir in tit-for-tat shelling that kicked off on the de facto border areas that separate the two parts of the disputed territory. On…

Jummah Khutba by MRN’s Executive Member Dr Firoz Osman أَعُوذُ بِاللَهِ مِنَ الشِّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيم بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ Surah Munafiqun 63/2 اتَّخَذُوا أَيْمَانَهُمْ جُنَّةً فَصَدُّوا عَن سَبِيلِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُمْ سَاءَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ They (the hypocrites)have made their oaths a cover [for their falseness], and thus they turn others away from the Path of God. Evil indeed is all that they are wont to do: Hypocrisy is defined as “ the assuming of a false appearance of virtue, of having a virtuous character,  of being moral and principled.”. It is often associated or equated with pretense or shame. It has existed in one form or another in all societies since…

Dear Emma Powell, You probably am angered, frustrated, bitter and offended to have your recent public event disrupted and called off prematurely in such humiliating fashion. You may have been under an illusion that holding the DA’s portfolio that deals in foreign affairs as well as being a member of parliament in the GNU, would protect you from being heckled and shouted down. Were you? Well as things turned out much to your disappointment, you hopefully will have realised that Israel’s apartheid and 77 years of ongoing genocide, can neither be denied nor glossed over. Your recent trip to Israel…

By Dr Imraan Buccus  South Africa is in deep crisis. The scale of unemployment, the collapse of public services, the precipitous decline of major cities, and pervasive corruption have left many people disillusioned. The ANC, once the bearer of our democratic hopes, has squandered much of its legitimacy. It would be naïve to deny these failures. But amid this bleak domestic reality, there is one area where South Africa has stood firm and offered rare global moral leadership: its unwavering support for the Palestinian people. That principled stance, culminating in the genocide case against Israel at the International Court of…

8 May 2025 We issue this statement as Gaza faces a humanitarian catastrophe. Over two million people are being starved under a total blockade imposed by Israel, denied not just fuel and medicine, but food and water. This is not collateral damage; it is a deliberate policy, the weaponization of starvation, and crime under international law. France, which claims the mantle of human rights defender, has failed to act. France continues to supply arms to Israel, opens its airspace to Israeli leaders wanted by the International Criminal Court, and remains silent as famine threatens Gaza. This silence and inaction, in…

Background: On 5 May 2025 Dr Marwan al-Hams, director of field hospitals in Gaza spoke to the Press about the matter.These figures exclude the more recent IDF war on the West Bank. Palestinian Journalist from Jenin spoke to the poet about  this phase of struggle,thereafter. This poem was thereafter born. The human clock By Hassen Lorgat The rhythm of life under occupied lands, skies and seas is bleak Every 40 minutes a child is killed in Gaza The head doctor confirmed a few days ago As he speaks bombs keep falling elsewhere on everything on everyone cleaning central Gaza…

ByRASHA ABOU JALAL Journalist Rasha Abou Jalal recounts horrific scenes from a massacre at a beloved restaurant and a bustling market—destroyed by a triple Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. The aftermath of Israeli airstrikes on Thai Restaurant in Gaza City. May 7, 2025. (Photo by Rasha Abou Jalal) GAZA CITY—On Wednesday afternoon, two Israeli airstrikes slammed into Thai Restaurant—the last restaurant still open in Gaza City—turning a once bustling gathering place into a panorama of death. A third, near simultaneous, airstrike hit a nearby crowded market on al-Wahda street, sending body parts everywhere. At least thirty-three Palestinians were killed and…

Triestino Mariniello in conversation with Romana Rubeo in the FloodGate podcast interview. (Design: Palestine Chronicle) By Romana Rubeo A recent FloodGate podcast featuring Professor Triestino Mariniello dissected the role of international law in the face of the Gaza genocide, raising critical questions about accountability and justice for Palestine. The latest episode of the FloodGate podcast explores the urgent intersection of international law, human rights, and the Israeli occupation of Palestine amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza. I spoke with Professor Triestino Marinello, an expert in international law, who offered critical insights into the challenges of pursuing justice and accountability through existing…