Israel approved plans for 2,162 new settlement homes in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday. The move matters because it deepens disputes over Palestinian statehood prospects. Palestinians, who seek the territory for a future state, are expected to be most affected. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced the expansion after a planning committee approved the […]
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Dar departs for Saudi Arabia to address OIC on Israel
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Thursday departed Islamabad for Saudi Arabia to attend the Open-Ended Extraordinary Ministerial Session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. The three-day session will take place at the OIC General Secretariat in Jeddah and aims to discuss the recent illegal measures by Israeli authorities in […]
Pakistan condemns Israel’s illegal West bank expansion
Pakistan has strongly condemned Israel’s attempt to extend its so-called “sovereignty” over parts of the occupied West Bank. The statement came after Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, gave initial approval to a bill proposing the application of Israeli laws in the occupied territory. The move follows two new bills passed by Israeli lawmakers aimed at annexing […]