palestine

Why the British Museum removed the term 'Palestine' from select exhibits

February 16, 2026 5:30 pm

The move follows a letter by the pro-Israel lawyers raising concerns regarding the “anachronistic use of the term Palestine”

Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ secures $5bn for Gaza, members to contribute personnel and police

February 16, 2026 12:18 pm

Trump unveiled his ‘Board of Peace’, a collective of countries from around the world to oversee the transition and reconstruction of Gaza, last month during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

23 booked for 'illegally' protesting in support of Palestine

February 15, 2026 9:46 pm

A first information report (FIR) in this case was lodged at the Deccan police station. Activists alleged that the police not only denied permission for the peaceful protest but also manhandled them leaving a protester injured.

‘Want India to be a bridge between Israel, Palestine to end occupation’

February 01, 2026 3:23 am

Palestine Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin is visiting India for the India-Arab League Foreign ministers’ meeting on Saturday.

Hamas says it will dissolve its Gaza government when new Palestinian body takes over

January 11, 2026 9:50 pm

Hamas and the rival Palestinian Authority, the Palestinians’ internationally recognized representative, have not announced the names of the technocrats, who are not supposed to be politically affiliated.

Cricketer 'wearing helmet with Palestine flag' called for police questioning in Jammu

January 01, 2026 10:16 pm

Organiser of the private tournament, also from Kashmir, summoned too; JK Cricket Association says no association with event

Greta Thunberg arrested at pro-Palestinian protest in London

December 23, 2025 6:51 pm

Thunberg was arrested under the Terrorism Act ‍for holding a sign that said she supported prisoners linked to Palestine Action, an organisation which the British government ​has proscribed as a ‌terrorist group.

South Africa investigates mystery flight carrying more than 150 Palestinians from Gaza

November 15, 2025 1:07 am

Rights groups criticised the authorities for keeping the 153 passengers including families, children and a woman who is nine months pregnant on a hot plane without food or water.

Israeli settlers vandalise, set fire to West Bank mosque as IDF chief says ‘will not tolerate’ extremist attacks

November 13, 2025 9:46 pm

The West Bank is home to some four million people, including around 3.3 million Palestinians and over 700,000 Israeli settlers.

Malala vs Greta: The internet’s favourite rivalry misses the point

November 16, 2025 10:08 am

Two young women who changed the world are being pitted against each other online — but Malala Yousafzai and Greta Thunberg show that activism takes more than one form

Israel pounds Gaza after deadly Hamas raid

October 08, 2023 3:10 pm

Tensions have escalated at the Israel-Lebanon border after Hamas infiltrated into the southern part of Israel from the Gaza strip, killing at least 480 Israelis and Palestinians.

Children among dead as Israeli-Palestinian conflict escalates

May 11, 2021 7:20 pm

Tensions have been escalating since the beginning of Ramadan when Israeli Police started setting up Barricades in the Old City.

Palestinians protest Trump's peace plan

February 08, 2020 11:43 am

The Trump plan, which heavily favors Israel, says the status quo should “continue uninterrupted.”

Palestinian photographer finds second calling as wire sculptor

November 06, 2019 10:47 am

After 14 years as a photographer in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, one Palestinian man Haitham Khateeb has found his second calling through sculpture, telling stories by recycling metal wire into art.

Life at a UN school in Gaza during ceasefire

August 08, 2014 3:14 pm

During the 72 hour ceasefire, displaced Palestinian children at a UN school where they had sought refuge, tried to forget the trauma of war.

State of Palestine: Hamas hold Gaza City funeral procession for 7 killed fighters

February 01, 2016 2:42 pm