RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army on Thursday detained 40 Palestinians in separate areas of the occupied West Bank. The non-profit Palestinian Prisoners Society said in a statement that the Israeli forces made the arrests during a “detention campaign” in Hebron, Tulkarm, Jenin, Qalqilya, Nablus, Jericho, Bethlehem, and Jerusalem. Acc...
Tehran, Iran — AFP Iran has unveiled its latest domestically built drone with enhanced weapons capabilities, the state media reported. The “Mohajer-10” drone was introduced at a ceremony in Tehran attended by President Ebrahim Raisi, celebrating the achievements of Iran’s defence industry. The new drone is an upgraded v...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The long-standing impasse in peace talks between Israel and Palestine is exacerbating an already dire situation that is being exploited by extremists, the UN has warned. “The lack of progress towards a political horizon that addresses the core issues driving the conflict has left a dangerous and volatile vacuum fi...
JERUSALEM (AA) – While the Israeli police have denied branding a Palestinian man’s cheek with the Jewish Star of David, forensics experts have said it was done using a metal tool. The trial of Arva Sheikh Aliwe was held at the West Jerusalem District Court. The 22-year-old Palestinian had been detained last week by Israeli […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – In a grand operation, the Israeli army has demolished four Palestinian houses near Jericho city and detained 15 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. In Dweik al-Tahta village west of Jericho, four houses, including three inhabited, were demolished, as reported by Palestinian journalist Adel Abu Nema. He stated tha...
Hebron, Palestinian Territories — AFP An Israeli woman was shot dead and another man wounded in an attack near the Israel-occupied West Bank city of Hebron on Monday, medics and the army said. The Magen David Adom emergency service said in a statement that a woman was “confirmed dead” after she was hit by gunfire. […]
ANKARA (AA) – A Palestinian teenager, who was shot by the Israeli forces in occupied West Bank earlier this week, died of his injuries on Saturday, WAFA, the official Palestinian news agency, reported. Mohammed Abu Asaab, 19, was seriously injured when Israeli forces raided the Balata refugee camp on the outskirts of the city of […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – A Palestinian teen was severely wounded Friday by gunfire from Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem. Israeli police said in a statement that the victim had thrown a Molotov cocktail at them in the Silwan neighborhood before forces opened fire. The victim was identified as a Palestinian child, 15, who sustained serio...
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories – AFP A ‘cat cafe’ in the Gaza Strip aims to “cheer up” Palestinian residents and offer them a respite from the trials of daily life in the Israel-occupied and blockaded territory, its owner said. At the Meow Cat Cafe which opened this week in Gaza City, owner Nehma Maabad set [&...
LONDON (AA) – The EU has called on Israel to respect the Palestinian children’s right to education and pay compensation for the demolition of a school in the occupied West Bank. “Appalled by the demolition of the EU-funded school in Ein Samiya in the Occupied West Bank,” EU Delegation to the Palestinians wrote on X. […...
