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State of Palestine

The latest news, analysis and opinion on State of Palestine. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.

Capital

East Jerusalem

Head of State

President Mahmoud Abbas

Head of Government

Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa

last updated:

6 January, 2025

Palestinian children salvage a blanket amid the destruction in the aftermath of an Israeli strike in the al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on January 3, 2025. Photo: AFP

Ukraine war: Opinion

Opinion | A blip on our way to a better 21st century or the end of the road for humanity?

New sciences purporting to predict the future offer some unsettling forecasts.

7 Jan 2025 - 9:00PM

Video | Indians replace Palestinian construction workers in Israel

1 Jan 2025 - 10:00AMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Israeli order to evacuate Gaza hospital ‘next to impossible’ to obey, medics say

23 Dec 2024 - 2:13PM

Priyanka Gandhi’s Palestinian bag sparks political firestorm in India

Her gesture has ignited a debate about India’s stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, drawing criticism from the ruling BJP for allegedly appeasing Muslims.

18 Dec 2024 - 6:07PMvideocam

Priyanka Gandhi’s Palestinian bag has sparked a political firestorm in India. Photo: X/@iAnkurSingh

China-Middle East relations

Palestinian rescuers see China’s Blue Sky amid bomb blasts of Israel-Gaza war

China’s Blue Sky Rescue has been helping train Palestinians in urban search and rescue operations in bid to help save more lives.

16 Dec 2024 - 7:59PMvideocam

My Take | An immoral and unjust proposal to resolve the Palestine question

Accept ‘Greater Israel’ as a de jure state, resettle most Palestinians across the West and some in friendly Arab states, then compensate a small, token minority by granting them full Israeli citizenship.

10 Dec 2024 - 9:10PM

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Israel-Gaza war

Israeli air strikes on northern Gaza kill 30, 13 children

Dozens of people were killed and wounded in an Israeli strike on Jabilia on Sunday, as footage of the dead circulated on social media.

10 Nov 2024 - 5:21PM

Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, in Jabilia in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

Israel-Gaza war

Deadly Israeli strikes on ‘apocalyptic’ north Gaza

UN humanitarian agencies said the area has been under siege for almost a month, and denied basic aid and life-saving supplies.

2 Nov 2024 - 7:25PM

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 22 as truck ramming near Tel Aviv kills 1

In Jerusalem, relatives of Hamas attack victims interrupted speech by Israeli PM during Hebrew calendar anniversary of October 7 attack.

28 Oct 2024 - 12:25AM

Israeli forces kill 38 people in Khan Younis, storm north Gaza hospital

The escalation came amid new US push for a ceasefire deal, with negotiators meeting in Doha in the coming days to try and restart talks.

25 Oct 2024 - 9:10PM

Displaced Palestinians crowd for bread at the only bakery left in the city of Khan Younis. Photo: dpa

Blinken expects Gaza truce negotiators to meet ‘in coming days’

Blinken, on his 11th trip to the region since the war, also announced another US$135 million in aid for Palestinians.

24 Oct 2024 - 9:05PMvideocam

Palestinians make their way in a devastated neighbourhood in Gaza City. Photo: Reuters

Israel and Hezbollah exchange heavy fire as Blinken pushes for peace

Israeli pounded Beirut and hit the historic city of Tyre, while the militants turned to precision guided missiles for the first time.

24 Oct 2024 - 10:09AMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Hamas chief Sinwar died of gunshot to head, report says

The doctor who oversaw the autopsy says Sinwar also had his forearm smashed by shrapnel from a tank shell or missile before being killed.

19 Oct 2024 - 5:50AMvideocam

Biden says Western allies must keep aiding Ukraine as he meets European leaders

With the election race extremely tight, there are worries a Trump victory could upset the ties that Biden is hoping to pass to Kamala Harris.

18 Oct 2024 - 10:40PMvideocam

(From left) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron in Berlin. Photo: EPA-EFE

Israeli military kills 2 attackers crossing from Jordan’s Dead Sea area

The incident follows an attack last month when a gunman from Jordan killed three Israeli civilians at a border crossing in the occupied West Bank.

18 Oct 2024 - 8:01PM

Israel police block the road at the entrance of the southern Israeli city of Arad, north of the Negev desert, after the army said two attackers entered Israeli territory from Jordan at the southern tip of the Dead Sea and opened fire at Israeli troops before being “neutralised”. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar killed by Israeli troops

18 Oct 2024 - 12:35PM

Israel-Gaza war

Israel kills Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza

The militant leader has been at the top of Israel’s most wanted list since he masterminded the October 7 attack that sparked the Gaza war.

18 Oct 2024 - 12:49PMvideocam

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Israel-Gaza war

Israel’s military says 4 soldiers killed in Hezbollah drone attack

Lebanon-based Hezbollah called the attack near Binyamina city retaliation for Israeli strikes on Beirut.

14 Oct 2024 - 9:32AM

A military ambulance near the scene where a drone from Lebanon attacked Israel. Photo: Reuters

Amid evacuation, will Indonesians still in Lebanon see ‘destruction’ like Gaza?

Indonesia has evacuated 79 Indonesians from Lebanon so far, with 85 deciding to remain.

11 Oct 2024 - 5:00PMvideocam

Protests across Asia mark year of Israel-Gaza conflict

7 Oct 2024 - 6:36PM

Man sets arm on fire as marches across US mark Gaza war anniversary

Demonstrations were held across the United States to call for a ceasefire in the Middle East and an end to the bloodshed.

6 Oct 2024 - 12:34PM

Police help a man who tried to set himself on fire as people demonstrate to mark one year of the war between Hamas and Israel near the White House. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

Gazans in limbo awaiting Canadian visas

Immigration lawyers say the wait for Gazans entering Canada is longer than those faced by other groups fleeing conflict or disaster.

5 Oct 2024 - 6:40PM

People take part in a pro-Palestinian protest in Toronto on September 7. Canada said in May it would bring in up to 5,000 Gazans. Months later, just over 300 have arrived, with 698 applications approved out of over 4,200 submitted. Photo: The Canadian Press

Iran strikes Israel, raising fears of ‘all-out war’

2 Oct 2024 - 5:01PM

With its leader dead, what’s next for Hezbollah?

30 Sep 2024 - 11:27PM

Israel-Gaza war

Hezbollah leader Nasrallah killed in Israeli strike on Beirut

Hezbollah confirmed the death of their leader in a heavy Israeli bombardment that levelled multiple buildings.

28 Sep 2024 - 8:40PM

Smoke billows over Beirut’s southern suburbs, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces. Photo: Reuters

Palestinian President Abbas urges UN to stop the war in Gaza

‘This madness cannot continue. The entire world is responsible for what is happening to our people,’ Abbas told the UN General Assembly.

27 Sep 2024 - 12:45AM

A Palestinian woman holds a cat as she walks pas the rubble of houses destroyed in the Israel’s military offensive in Khan Younis. Photo: Reuters

China-Middle East relations

‘China will support Iran,’ Wang Yi vows as Israel-Hezbollah conflict rages

In talks in New York and the Iranian capital, top Chinese officials back Tehran in “safeguarding” its “sovereignty”.

26 Sep 2024 - 1:07AMvideocam

China voices support for Lebanon as Israeli strikes kill hundreds

25 Sep 2024 - 2:20PM

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