JILJILIYA: A mosque in a village in the occupied West Bank was damaged in an apparent arson attack on Wednesday, with Palestinian officials accusing Israeli settlers of carrying out the incident. According to Osama Abdullah, head of the village council in Jiljiliya, north of Ramallah, settlers allegedly set fire to part of the village’s main […]
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Palestinian infant killed in West Bank shooting
A seven-month-old Palestinian infant was killed and his parents were injured after Israeli forces opened fire on their vehicle in the Tel Rumeida area of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Read More: Israeli settler attack injures Palestinian infant in West Bank The ministry identified the infant as Sam Abu Haikal. His […]
Israeli forces killing Palestinian teens over stone-throwing, report says
The killing of Palestinian teens in the West Bank by Israeli forces has raised renewed concern, with reports indicating that minors are being killed at a rate of roughly one per week since the escalation of military operations in the region. Read More: Israel forces kill Palestinian teen in W. Bank According to data cited by UNICEF, at […]
Pakistan urges action over Israeli policies in occupied West Bank
Pakistan has called on the international community to intervene over what it described as Israel’s systematic annexation of the occupied West Bank, expansion of settlements, and forced displacement of Palestinians. The remarks were made by Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, during an Arria-formula meeting at the United Nations focused on […]
Two Palestinians killed in West Bank village attacked by Israeli settlers
Two Palestinians, including a 14-year-old boy, were killed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday after Israeli settlers and soldiers opened fire, witnesses said, while in Gaza health officials said two Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said two Palestinians were killed and four others were wounded by Israeli settler […]
Iranian missile attacks kill civilians in West Bank and Israel
At least four civilians have been killed in recent Iranian missile strikes targeting Israel and the occupied West Bank, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing Middle East conflict. Read More: Iranian missile strikes kill one, injure over 120 in Israel According to the Palestine Red Crescent Society, falling shrapnel from Iranian missiles struck a hair salon […]
At OIC moot, Pakistan calls on world to halt Israel’s annexation of West Bank
Pakistan on Friday called on the international community to stop Israel from annexing the occupied West Bank, demanding a “political pathway” toward an independent Palestinian state. Israel decided this month to approve land registration procedures in parts of the West Bank for the first time since 1967, drawing sharp criticism from Muslim nations along with […]
Dar lands in Riyadh for OIC moot on Israel’s annexation of West Bank
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday arrived in Saudi Arabia on a two-day visit to attend an extraordinary meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Council’s (OIC) Executive Committee. The Extraordinary Open-Ended Ministerial Meeting of the OIC Executive Committee is set to be held tonight in Jeddah. It will “consider the illegal […]
At UN, Dar seeks immediate reversal of Israel’s West Bank actions
Pakistan has called as “gravely disturbing” Israel’s decision to resume land registration procedures in a large part of the occupied West Bank, saying “Actions that alter facts on the ground and prejudice final status issues are mala fide and profoundly counter-productive.” “Israel’s continued ceasefire violations, annexation attempts and illegal actions across the Occupied Palestinian Territories” […]
Israeli cabinet approves West Bank land registration
Israel’s cabinet on Sunday approved further measures to tighten Israel’s control over the occupied West Bank and make it easier for settlers to buy land, in a move Palestinians called “a de-facto annexation”. The West Bank is among the territories that the Palestinians seek for a future independent state. Much of it is under Israeli […]