Headlines- "In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire, on the coordinated route as already announced by Ports and Maritime Organization of the Islamic [Republic] of Iran," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post on the X social media platform..
- The declaration of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon was applauded by the International Rescue Committee (IRC), which described it as "a critical and long-overdue reprieve for civilians who have endured weeks of unrelenting violence."
- The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has been welcomed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who expressed optimism that it will lay the groundwork for long-term stability in the Middle East.
- As part of an earlier two-week ceasefire deal between Tehran and the United States to pause the conflict in the Middle East, Iran's Foreign Ministry praised the ceasefire reached by Israel and Lebanon.
- At midnight local time on Friday, gunfire broke out in the southern suburbs of Beirut as a ceasefire with Israel came into effect.
- The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health estimates that since March 2, Israeli forces have killed at least 2,196 civilians and injured another 7,185.
- The Lebanese government urges people not return back to their homes in southern Lebanon, despite Israel and Lebanon have reached a 10-day ceasefire.
- The United States is "very close" to a deal with Iran, President Donald Trump told reporters outside the White House.
Tag: Palestine
Israeli Volunteers Drive Sick Palestinian Children...
Israeli volunteers with Humans Without Borders transport young, critically ill Palestinian children from the West Bank to and from Israeli hospitals, where they receive care that is not available by the Palestinian healthcare system, every week. The Palestinian Authority covers medical expenses, but not for transport. Many patients are too weak and some cannot pay the bus fare
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Prior to the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the UN meets Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations
Through Beekeeping,Palestinian Women Find More Independence
Due to cultural pressures to stay at home to raise their family as well as a lack of educational options in the Israeli-annexed Palestinian sector of East Jerusalem, more than three-quarters of Palestinian women there are unemployed. Hebrew is not a language that many Palestinian women can use professionally. They are now being turned to beekeepers through a new scheme, which includes hives on their rooftops
Gaza Tries to Recover After Israeli...
After three days of fierce fighting, an apparent cease-fire between Israel and the Islamic Jihad appears to be holding. The 2 million Palestinians who live there continue to confront difficulties, as evidenced by the most recent fighting in Gaza. 95% of the water is undrinkable, and unemployment and poverty are also rampant
Palestinians Burn Israeli E-Waste Releasing Hazardous...
Tons of electronic waste pass through the West Bank’s border with Israel every week. The copper inside the waste, which is primarily cables, is extracted by burning it, and Israel is then sold the copper. The scrapyards are the sole source of income for thousands of Palestinian households. However, the health of the residents is being severely harmed by the burning
While Visiting Middle East,US President Biden...
Amnesty International said that President Joe Biden must keep his promise to place human rights at the forefront of his first trip to the Middle East and North Africa since taking office and exert all of his influence to push for rapid and significant change
Press Conference on Independent International Commission...
Miloon Kothari, a member of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, speaks with media about the Commission’s first report
Extremist Jewish Settlers Attack in West...
Young extreme Jewish settlers have been attacking Palestinian farmers and Israeli peace activists in the West Bank in recent months, according to Palestinian farmers and Israeli peace activists. Hundreds of peace activists helped plant olive trees in the Palestinian town of Burin two weeks after Israelis attacked and injured seven Palestinians
Jewish And Arab Women’s Olive Oil...
A group of Arab and Jewish women in Israel’s Galilee collaborate to make and sell fair trade olive oil. They claim to be working from the ground up to bring about change, with all profits going to promote Arab women’s education and economic opportunity
Ahead of Security Council Meeting, President...
Anniken Huitfeldt, Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and President of the Security Council, briefs reporters on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, prior of the Security Council meeting