France defends move to recognise Palestinian state
PARIS (AFP) – French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday his country would formally recognise a Palestinian state during a UN meeting in September, the most powerful European nation to announce such a move. At least 142 countries now recognise or plan to recognise
FM Ishaq Dar calls for end to starvation crisis in Gaza at UNSC
NEW YORK: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has urged the UN Security Council to pursue an immediate, permanent and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza and across the occupied Palestinian territory. He was speaking at the United Nations Security Council’s open debate
Hungry and tired, AFP journalists document the Gaza war
GAZA CITY (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – AFP journalists in the Gaza Strip said Tuesday that chronic food shortages are affecting their ability to cover Israel’s conflict with Hamas militants. Palestinian text, photo and video journalists working for the international news agency said desperate
Israel turning Gaza into ‘graveyard of children and starving’: UNRWA chief
GENEVA: Nearly 800 people have died trying to access aid in Gaza since late May. Israel is engineering a “cruel and Machiavellian scheme to kill” in Gaza, the head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees says, as the world body reports
