ANKARA (AA) – Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have joined a wave of condemnations of a call by Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to annex the occupied West Bank. In a statement, the Saud Foreign Ministry warned that Smotrich’s call “undermines peace efforts, including the two-state solution, encourages war, fuel extremism and threat...
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...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army rounded up at least 18 Palestinians, including two girls, in military raids in the occupied West Bank, according to prisoners’ affairs groups on Thursday. Two girls and former prisoners were among the detainees in the raids that targeted several areas in the occupied territory, including Hebron, Qalq...
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...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has warned that the Israeli government plans to bring in illegal settlers and force Palestinians out of their villages in the occupied West Bank. Senior Hamas figure Mahmoud Mardawi, in an official statement, said: “We warn of the grave danger posed by the plans led [&hel...
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...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US is pressing Israel to provide a “thorough answer” and swiftly conclude an investigation into the cold-blooded killing of Turkish American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi. State Department spokesperson Matt Miller said US officials have engaged with Israeli authorities “in recent days” about the progress of...
Turkey’s Terror Crimes Investigation Bureau has filed charges of “premeditated murder” against the Israeli soldiers who deliberately targeted a Turkish-American activist. Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi was fatally shot in the head while peacefully protesting the expansion of Israel’s illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. Anadol...
The State Department has expressed concern about Israel’s move to ban the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees. Spokesman Matthew Miller says the move poses risks for millions of Palestinians who rely on UNRWA for essential services. These include health care and primary and secondary education. Miller’s ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Representative Pramila Jayapal sharply criticized the Biden administration Tuesday for the lack of movement toward an independent investigation into the killing of Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi last month by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. “It has been 53 days since Aysenur Ezgi Eygi was ki...
