JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has defended the violence by illegal Israeli settlers in the West Bank. Violence by illegal Jewish settlers “is a marginal phenomenon and there is a sharp decrease in the actions of Jews against Arabs,” Ben-Gvir said during a situation assessment meeting cited by Israeli publ...
BERLIN (AA) — Germany on Wednesday said that the EU member states will discuss possible sanctions on Israeli settlers. The German Foreign Ministry spokesman told a news conference in Berlin that the issue will be discussed during an EU foreign ministers meeting next week. “We welcome that the US has adopted a clear stance, as […]
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP US aid chief Samantha Power has announced $21 million in new assistance to Gaza during a visit to Egypt. The aid includes hygiene, shelter and food supplies, and is in addition to the $100 million president Joe Biden announced on October 18. Separately, the United States announced on Tuesday that it […]
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Canada has urged Israel to take “immediate action” to stop violence against Palestinians in the West Bank by illegal Israeli settlers. The call to put an end to the violence was contained in a strongly worded statement that condemned the illegal Israeli settlers’ actions and also expressed serious concern over reports [&...
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP The situation in the West Bank has become “alarming and urgent”, the United Nations has said, citing in particular an escalation of violence by Israeli settlers towards Palestinians. From October 7 to Thursday, 132 Palestinians, including 41 children, had been killed in the West Bank, the UN rights o...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Over 1,000 Israeli settlers forced their way into the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday to mark the fifth day of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, according to a Palestinian official. “Around 1,040 settlers stormed the site,” the official with the Jordan-run Islamic Waqf Department tol...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Hundreds of Israeli settlers on Tuesday forced their way into the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem on the fourth day of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, according to the Islamic Waqf Department. In a statement, the Department said that at least 506 settlers entered the site under the protection of […...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Hundreds of Israeli settlers on Sunday forced their way into the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem to celebrate the Yom Kippur holiday. In a brief statement, the Jordan-run Islamic Waqf Department said 317 settlers raided the site under police protection early Sunday. Israeli police installed security barriers ...
RAMALLAH/ANKARA (AA) – The UK’s Deputy Consul General to Jerusalem visited the West Bank on Thursday because of increasing illegal Jewish settlements and settler violence against Palestinians. Alison McEwen visited the Burqa village in Ramallah and the Ein Samiya region to observe the latest developments in the region. He expressed solid...
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. […]
