Pro-Palestine demonstrators have gathered in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, hours before a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas was due to come into effect. Some protesters say that ceasefire ...

Israel says 90 Palestinian prisoners have been freed following the release of three hostages who were being held by Hamas in Gaza. Follow for live updates.

One of the most prominent Palestinian prisoners expected to be released as early as Sunday is Khalida Jarrar, 62, a leader in the left-wing Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

Bethlehem is the centre of an industry in mother-of-pearl which supplies beads, rosaries, inlaid work, carvings, and miscellaneous ornaments or souvenirs to all parts of the world. This industry ...

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Students for Justice in Palestine held an art demonstration in Gallogly Hall demanding disclosure and divestment from OU on Tuesday. The event was part of a larger day of action called for by the ...

Carrying her small daughter, an Israeli mother stood amid a crowd of people ... Tania Coen-Uzzielli, director of Tel Aviv Museum of Art, had been watching the square – where Israelis gather ...

Crew of hijacked ship Galaxy Leader freed by Yemen’s Houthis Yemen’s Houthi rebels have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader vessel that they seized in November 2023. Israel’s defence ...

A total of 77 people were arrested during Saturday’s Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) protest that police say involved a coordinated effort to breach public order conditions. The PSC is strongly ...

I was 18 when my mother died. As difficult as it was to process, another tragedy loomed over me, one far less visible to the naked eye — I never learned how to cook from her. Food was the thread ...

The mother of a Maryland woman killed in a brutal running trail attack – allegedly at the hands of an illegal immigrant whose other suspected crimes took place on multiple continents and in ...