RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Illegal Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank, terrorized people and vandalized properties, witnesses said. “A group of settlers from Horsha settlement raided the town of Al-Mazra’a Al-Gharbiya northwest of Ramallah and set fire to three vehicles,” an eyewitness said. Video footage sh...
JERUSALEM (AA) – An Israeli minister has called for extending the occupation of the Gaza Strip “for a very long time” and annexing the occupied West Bank. “I don’t believe there should be an exit strategy from Gaza,” Settlement Minister Orit Strook told Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper. “We set very clear goals for this war, which […]...
Palestinians carried out debris removal efforts in the aftermath of an Israeli attack on the Tulkarem Refugee Camp in the north of the occupied West Bank. The Commission of Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner Society said the raids targeted several towns in the occupied territory, including East Jerusalem, Tulkarem, and Rama...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Knesset (Israel’s parliament) passed a new controversial law that allows the deportation of family members of Palestinians involved in “attacks against Israelis.” The bill was approved in the second and third readings by 61-41 votes, making it an effective law. The legislation is widely seen to be targeting Ara...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Residents of Palestinian refugee camps in the occupied West Bank say Israel’s move to terminate the activities of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) is intended to end their right to return to their lands. The Israeli Knesset passed a bill on Monday banning UNRWA from operating, which would eventual...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said that his country will not recognize Israel or establish diplomatic relations with it without a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital. The Saudi leader made the remarks at an annual speech to the advisory Shura Council, which he gave on behalf of his father […]
ANKARA (AA) – Hundreds of illegal Israeli settlers forced their way into the sacred Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem to mark a Jewish holiday. The settlers performed Talmudic rituals at the complex to mark Shavuot, also known as the Feast of Weeks. Local sources estimated that hundreds of settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mos...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli police shot a Palestinian in occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday, according to Israeli media. Maariv newspaper said that a Palestinian man had allegedly attempted to stab soldiers with a knife at the Kiosk checkpoint near the town of Abu Dis in East Jerusalem. According to the newspaper, Israeli police shot and […...
Approximately 54 Israeli settlers, escorted by heavy Israeli police presence, invaded Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday morning, Wafa news agency reports. Al-Aqsa, a revered Islamic site, prohibits non-Muslim visits and rituals as per international agreements. Despite this, Israeli groups, backed by authorities, frequently...
ISTANBUL (AA) — The Gaza crisis is a testament to the collapse of the current global order, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. Speaking at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Erdogan said the current century has been turning into an era of crises as the rules-based international order has lost meaning, becoming “no more than [&hel...
