Following a spate of strikes within Israel and the occupied West Bank beginning March 22, fears of an all-out escalation have grown in Israel and the occupied West Bank. Attacks inside Israel have claimed the lives of 14 people, while 24 Palestinians have been killed in the same period, according to an AFP tally. Prime … Read more
After a day of skirmishes at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, Palestinian militants in Gaza fired two rockets at Israel late Friday, according to the army. According to the military, one rocket landed in an open field in the Sha’ar Hanegev regional council close to the border fence, while the second fell short in the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar has appreciated the strong voice that US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar raised against Indian atrocities in Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and for the people of Palestine. Talking to Ilhan Omar, who called on her in Islamabad, Hina Rabbani called for constructive engagement of the international … Read more
Pope Francis urged for unrestricted access to Jerusalem’s sacred sites during his annual Easter message on Sunday, amid simmering tensions between Israelis and Palestinians in the Holy City. “May there be peace in the Middle East, which has been wracked by strife and division for years. Let us pray for Jerusalem’s peace and the peace … Read more
Hundreds of Israeli ultra-nationalists appear to have been prevented from marching through mostly Palestinian parts of Jerusalem’s Old City on Wednesday, an event that served as one of the catalysts for last year’s Israel-Gaza conflict. Outside the Old City walls, police put up enormous roadblocks, barring the major route leading down to Damascus Gate, the … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged officials of Israel and Palestine officials Tuesday to “end the cycle of violence” following a recent spike in tensions between the two sides. Blinken emphasized “the critical importance of Israelis and Palestinians working together to end the cycle of violence in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza by … Read more
Israel struck a facility in the southern Gaza Strip belonging to Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military branch, early Tuesday in retaliation to a shell fired by one of the Palestinian groups into an Israeli town bordering the Gaza Strip. There was no material damage or injury, according to Palestinian and Israeli authorities, but they warned of … Read more
Bella Hadid, the supermodel, used her Instagram account on Sunday to draw attention to Israeli brutality against Palestinians at the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Bella posted a video of an Israeli police officer abusing a small kid and a man, as well as a long statement detailing her outrage. Here’s what she had to say: “I strongly … Read more
Jordan’s King Abdullah II urged Israel on Sunday to “cease all unlawful and provocative acts” that aggravate the situation in occupied Jerusalem and to respect the current historical and legal position. His words come two days after almost 20 people were wounded in a series of events in and around Jerusalem’s sensitive Al-Aqsa Mosque. Israeli … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday while expressing solidarity with the people of Palestine, condemned the raid on the Al-Aqsa mosque and the escalation of violence by the Israeli forces. The prime minister in a tweet also stressed upon the international community to protect innocent Palestinian lives and uphold the international law and … Read more
Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi condemned the Israeli troops’ brutality against Palestinians at Masjid Al Aqsa and the challenges that Muslims face in India on Friday. On Friday, Israeli riot police entered Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound, injuring at least 152 Palestinians, the latest breakout in a recent spike of violence that has stoked worries of a … Read more
Following deadly attacks in Israel, a Palestinian lawyer was slain on Wednesday, the fifth day of Israeli raids in the West Bank, amid heightened tensions after a sensitive religious site was vandalized. Israel has poured in additional forces and is reinforcing its wall and fence barrier with the occupied territory after four deadly attacks have … Read more
According to Israeli officials, two people were killed and more than a dozen others were injured in a shooting at a bar in a busy district of Tel Aviv late Thursday. According to a statement released by Israel’s General Security Service on Friday morning, the accused gunman was killed by security personnel after a manhunt. … Read more
A Palestinian man armed with a kitchen knife stabbed a police officer in Ashkelon, Israel, and was shot dead. An officer was examining a person of interest on Tuesday when “the attacker pulled out a knife and attacked the officer,” according to police. “Responded quickly, fired and neutralised the suspect,” the officer said in his … Read more
There have been three deaths in separate incidents that give rise to high tensions in Israel, West Bank. Following weeks of deadly attacks, Israeli troops shot and killed two Palestinian women in separate events in the West Bank on Sunday, inciting inflaming tensions between Israelis and Palestinians. In a third incident, a Jewish man was … Read more
RAMALLAH/GAZA – The Palestinian territories on Tuesday reported 3,648 new COVID-19 cases and 24 related deaths in the last 24 hours. In a press statement, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said that 1,640 new cases were recorded in the coastal enclave Gaza Strip, ruled by the Islamic Resistance Movement of Hamas, with 1,128 new cases … Read more
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories – The Palestine Liberation Organization meets Sunday to elect key leadership figures tasked with keeping up the struggle for statehood, at a gathering which may hint at a potential successor for president Mahmud Abbas. The most important post up for grabs is that of the late chief negotiator Saeb Erekat, who was … Read more
RAMALLAH/GAZA – Palestine reported a record number of 11,016 new COVID-19 cases and 12 more fatalities in the Palestinian territories within the past 24 hours, a senior official said Tuesday. Among the 12 fatalities, four were recorded in three West Bank cities, including a two-month-old infant from the southern city of Hebron, and eight were … Read more
JERUSALEM – An Israeli soldier shot dead a knife-wielding Palestinian who attempted to stab him in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the Israeli military said. The incident took place at the Gush Etzion Junction, a major crossroad near a Jewish settlement bloc in the central West Bank. “The soldier fired toward the assailant and … Read more
JERUSALEM – Israel on Friday reported 40,430 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 1,713,563, or 18.1 percent of the total population, the state’s Health Ministry said. The COVID-19 death toll of the country increased by three to 8,293, while the number of patients in serious condition rose from … Read more
Miss India Harnaaz Sandhu was named Miss Universe early Monday in the Israeli resort of Eilat, with several contenders ignoring boycott pressure in support of Palestinians. The South African Ministry of Sports, Culture and Arts had advised its competitor to avoid Eilat because of “Israeli atrocities against Palestinians.” Read more: S.Africa pulls plug on Miss … Read more
ABU DHABI: As Prime Minister Naftali Bennett starts the first official trip by an Israeli premier to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, here is a timeline of key recent developments between the two countries. The rapprochement between Israel and several Arab states began in August 2020 with a UAE-Israel normalisation deal, and was followed … Read more
GAZA: A senior Palestinian official on Sunday accused Israel of impeding the process of reconstruction in the besieged Gaza Strip, which is ruled by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas). Naji Sarhan, the undersecretary of the Hamas-run ministry of housing and public works, told a news conference in Gaza city that the reconstruction plan “is going … Read more
RAMALLAH: A Palestinian man was killed, and two others injured early on Monday by Israeli soldiers in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian medics and eyewitnesses said. The head of the Emergency and Ambulance Department at the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, Ahmad Jibril, told reporters that 31-year-old Jamil al-Kayyal was shot dead, and … Read more
RAMALLAH, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) — Palestine sent 100 COVID-19 samples to an Israeli hospital to test for the Omicron variant, a senior official said Sunday. The West Bank does not have labs to test for the new variant, so the samples were sent to Tel Hashomer Hospital in Tel Aviv, Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Palestine has extended its gratitude to Pakistan for supporting the cause of Palestinian people. In a statement on the occasion of International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People, being observed on Monday, the Palestinian embassy in Islamabad appreciated the historical Pakistani fraternal stance, supporting the Palestinian people to obtain their rights. The embassy on … Read more
Israeli air assaults on Syria’s central area killed two civilians and injured seven on Wednesday. Syrian air defences attempted to stop the airstrikes from reaching Homs (a city in western Syria). According to official reports, two people were killed and another was seriously injured in the strike, which also injured six Syrian military soldiers. The … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Palestine desires to enhance existing bilateral ties with Pakistan in multi-sectors and take them to the optimum level for the benefit of the people of both countries, a diplomat said. “We are working on an extensive plan to enhance trade, tourism, cultural and educational exchanges for optimum bilateral relationships between brotherly countries,” Palestinian Ambassador … Read more
