South Africa urges global recognition of Palestine
Palestinian Information Service (PIC) August, 8, 2025, Gaza (PIC): South Africa has called on the international community to formally recognize the State of Palestine and take urgent action to stop Israel’s genocide in the Gaza Strip.
Journalist Ibrahim Hajjaj killed in Gaza airstrike
Palestinian Information Center (PIC) July 31, 2025, Gaza (PIC): A Palestinian journalist was killed after Israeli warplanes targeted residential homes in Gaza City on Wednesday evening.
UNRWA: We have enough food supplies for Gaza for three months, but entry is not permitted
Gaza (PIC): The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) confirmed that it possesses enough food supplies to sustain the entire population of the Gaza Strip for over three months, but Israel is not allowing the aid to enter.
UN official: 6,000 aid trucks at Gaza’s borders as current mechanism “completely failing”
GAZA, (PIC): Juliette Touma, Director of Communications and Media at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), affirmed that the current mechanism for distributing relief aid in Gaza “is not working at all,” calling for a return to the previous system that allowed hundreds of trucks carrying food and essential supplies to enter daily.
Hamas welcomes BRICS statement, urges immediate halt to war on Gaza
Gaza (PIC): The Hamas Movement welcomed the BRICS group’s call for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and a full, unconditional Israeli withdrawal from the territory and all occupied Palestinian lands.
Global rights groups urge EU to suspend Israel partnership over Gaza genocide
London (PIC): A coalition of 114 international civil society organizations—including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International—has called on the European Union (EU) to suspend its long-standing partnership agreement with Israel, citing the occupation state’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians and systematic human rights violations.
Israel recruits gangs and US mercenaries to kill civilians near Gaza aid points
Gaza (PIC): Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor has accused Israeli occupation forces (IOF) of deploying a local armed gang and foreign mercenaries to kill Palestinian civilians at aid distribution points in Rafah, Gaza.
After national consultations, Hamas delivers its response to Witkoff’s latest proposal
Gaza (PIC): Hamas announced that it has submitted its response to United States envoy Steve Witkoff’s latest proposal to mediators, “following a round of national consultations and out of a sense of responsibility towards our people and their suffering.”
Global coalition of 32 countries to march into Gaza on foot
Capitals (PIC): In an unprecedented move, a coalition of trade unions, human rights groups, and solidarity movements from over 32 countries has launched the “Global March to Gaza”, aiming to enter the besieged Strip on foot.
Israel’s food distribution plans in Gaza are political, not humanitarian
New York, (PIC): The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Michael Fakhri, stated that the areas designated by Israel for food distribution in Gaza are politically motivated rather than humanitarian, asserting that Israel is conducting a starvation campaign targeting children in Gaza.
