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Hamas condemns Knesset’s vote on a motion to impose ‘sovereignty’ over the occupied West Bank

"The Zionist occupation Knesset’s vote on a motion to impose 'sovereignty' over the occupied West Bank, as a prelude to its annexation, is a null and illegitimate measure that will not alter the Palestinian identity of the land." This is according to the Palestinian resistance group Hamas, following what they view as a challenge to international laws and resolutions, as well as an extension of the numerous violations committed by […]

today24 July 2025

Featured

West Bank journalist: “Killing children in Gaza and the West Bank has become a norm”

Early reports indicate that Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian child in the occupied West Bank. According to local Palestinian sources, 13-year-old Amr Ali Qabha was struck by live ammunition on a street in Yabad, south of Jenin. It is alleged that Israeli forces obstructed paramedics from reaching the boy, ultimately leaving him to die at the scene. The incident comes amid escalating Israeli aggression by both occupation […]

today23 July 2025

Cape Town

PSC: “Israeli forces massacred over 400 Palestinians in a single hour while they were sleeping”

By Kouthar Sambo In a powerful demonstration of solidarity against the ongoing Israeli offensive in Gaza and the West Bank, Palestinian activists, political organizations, and civil society groups gathered outside National Parliament in Cape Town’s CBD on Thursday. Usuf Chikte from the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign, one of the guest speakers at the event, described the march as an urgent call to action. "Israeli forces, fully supported and armed by the […]

today20 March 2025

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Israeli forces are forcing residents to leave their homes in the Tulkarm refugee camp

By Kouthar Sambo Amid a ceasefire agreement, a Quds News Network (QNN) correspondent confirmed that Israeli forces are forcing residents to leave their homes in the Tulkarm refugee camp. This comes as the Israeli occupation executes its aggression, marking the third consecutive day. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive show, a Palestinian, Badee Dwaik, President of the National Association of Human Rights Defenders (on Al Khalil and Ibrahimi Mosque), confirmed the […]

today30 January 2025

International

An analyst says the PA is actively collaborating with Israel

By Kouthar Sambo Early reports indicate that the Palestinian Authority (PA) has launched attacks against resistance fighters in Jenin, West Bank. Dr. Ramzy Baroud, an academic and analyst, argued that the PA is escalating violence against resisting Palestinians in an effort to gain favor with the Biden Administration and to "prove they are worthy of funding." "The PA has already killed one of the top commanders of the resistance in […]

today20 December 2024

International

Gaza battles more than a genocide amid the rise of famine and disease

By Kouthar Sambo The Israeli occupation quadcopters dropped grenades on Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip earlier this week, resulting in the destruction of the healthcare facility and the killing of civilians. “We are still under severe siege, and nothing is allowed to enter—no medicine, no medical teams, no food, no ambulances, and no civil defense services. Despite our repeated appeals to the world, the same scene continues […]

today21 November 2024

Cape Town

Media Review Network: “There is 100% a contradiction in South Africa’s foreign arms policy, and the move to take Israel to the ICJ”

By Kouthar Sambo The Media Review Network (MRN) condemned local arms companies in South Africa for allegedly supplying weapons to Israel’s allies and its major arms suppliers. This comes despite South Africa’s ban on arms exports to Israel and its condemnation of Israel’s actions in Palestine. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive show, a member of the MRN, Mariam Jooma, who is also currently researching the matter, said civil society groups […]

today21 November 2024

International News

Unpacking 365 days of the heightened aggression in Gaza

By Kouthar Sambo As Palestine continues to battle the loss of over 40 000 people since the resistance group Hamas' cross-border operation, today marks 365 days of the heightened aggression in Gaza by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) against Palestinians. However, the atrocities committed at the hands of the IOF have continued over 70 years which has left several indigenous families deceased, displaced or stripped from their dignity. Gift of […]

today7 October 2024

International News

Israel forces kills US citizen while volunteering

By Kouthar Sambo Israel has been increasing and expanding its attacks in the West Bank as videos and images have made the rounds on social media depicting displaced Palestinians injured and killed as a result of attacks on their tents. Furthermore, the targeting of a United States (US) citizen last week, Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who was volunteering in the West Bank and was killed by Israeli forces, has caused outrage. […]

today11 September 2024

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