JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir has urged the police to allow only a few thousand Muslims to enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, according to Israeli media. During their meeting, Ben Gvir on Sunday told Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai to restrict the number of [&hellip...
ANKARA (AA) – New Zealand has joined the US and the UK in enforcing sanctions against illegal Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank amid escalating violence against Palestinians. In a statement, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced travel bans on a number of Israeli settlers who have committ...
NABLUS, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian has been killed by the Israeli army’s fire near the West Bank city of Nablus, according to local media. Israeli forces raided the town of Beit Furik east of Nablus, triggering clashes with angry Palestinians, witnesses said. A young man was shot in the abdomen during the raid and […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army on Wednesday stormed into the city of Qalqilya, northern the occupied West Bank, and raided several homes in the city. Eyewitnesses told Anadolu that the Israeli army deployed its snipers on the houses’ roofs, and imposed a closure on several neighborhoods in Qalqilya. As a result of the ...
Ramallah, Palestinian Territories – AFP Palestinian prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on Monday announced the resignation of his government which rules parts of the occupied West Bank. “I submit the government’s resignation to Mr President (Mahmud Abbas),” Shtayyeh said, adding it comes in the wake of the “developm...
BERLIN (AA) – A film on Israeli settlers’ violence in the occupied Palestinian territories has won the best documentary award at the Berlin Film Festival. Basel Adra, the co-director of No Other Land, thanked the jury and the festival for the award and called on Germany to change its policy toward Israel and Gaza. “I’m [&hell...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Israeli forces detained 22 more Palestinians across the occupied West Bank late Friday and early Saturday, according to prisoners’ rights groups. “The Israeli occupation forces arrested at least 22 citizens from the West Bank, including journalist Sami Al-Saei, two children, and former prisoners,” the Commissio...
GENEVA (AA) – A UN report Friday urged accountability and justice for severe violations of armed conflict laws and other gross human rights violations committed by all parties in the Gaza Strip, West Bank, including East Jerusalem and Israel. The UN Human Rights Office report covers the year leading up to Oct. 31, 2023. “The [&hell...
Jenin, Palestinian Territories – AFP Israeli troops killed three Palestinians during an overnight raid in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, the military said on Wednesday. The Palestinian health ministry confirmed at least one death in the Israeli operation, the latest in a months-long military crackdown across the occupied West Bank...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Two Palestinians were killed and two others injured in an Israeli military raid in the West Bank city of Tulkarm on Sunday, according to the Health Ministry. A ministry statement identified the victims as Nabil Atta, 19, and Mohmmad Fayez, 36, who lost their lives to Israeli bullets in the Tulkarm […]
