Pakistan and Seven Arab-Islamic Countries Strongly Condemn Israeli Settler Violence in West Bank
Pakistan and seven Arab and Islamic countries (Egypt, Turkey, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE) have strongly condemned the violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. In a joint statement, the countries described attacks on mosques in Jiljalya and Mazar’a al-Noubani as clear violations of international law. Also Read: US-Iran […]
Israeli Settlers Attack Deir Dibwan East of Ramallah, Seize Vehicle and Block Roads
RAMALLAH: Israeli settlers launched an attack on the town of Deir Dibwan, east of Ramallah, on Thursday evening, raiding a residential area and seizing a vehicle, according to local sources. Two groups of settlers stormed the town under the protection of Israeli forces. The settlers arrived in a vehicle they had reportedly seized, as well […]
Israel Approves Construction of 576 New Colonial Units in Occupied West Bank and Hebron
RAMALLAH: The so-called Higher Planning Council of the Israeli army’s “Civil Administration” approved on Wednesday the construction of 576 new colonial units in the occupied West Bank and a large building in Hebron. The council approved 456 new units in the settlement of Mitzpe Yeriho near Jericho and 120 others in Karnei Shomron settlement, as […]
OIC Warns of Israeli Plans to Undermine Status of Hebron and Ibrahimi Mosque
The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has warned of the danger posed by the Israeli occupation’s plans to undermine the political, historical, and legal status of the city of Hebron. The OIC noted that the latest such plan was the Israeli Finance Minister’s decision to strip the Hebron Municipality of its […]
Israeli Authorities Issue Demolition Orders for 17 Palestinian Agricultural Structures in Taybeh
TAYIBE: Israeli authorities issued demolition and evacuation orders on Wednesday for 17 agricultural structures in the plain of the city of Taybeh in the Triangle area, under the pretext of unlicensed construction. The owners of the structures were surprised to find notices posted on the buildings and agricultural facilities, ordering their evacuation and demolition. Also […]
UN Commission: Israeli Settler Attacks on Palestinians Part of Systematic Displacement Policy
GENEVA: The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel has stated that attacks by armed Israeli colonist militias against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank are part of a systematic policy aimed at forcibly displacing the Palestinian people from their lands. The Commission emphasized that these state-backed attacks […]
Palestine Signs Commemorative Board Marking 80 Years of UN Charter
NEW YORK: The Permanent Representative of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, signed the commemorative board marking 80 years of the adoption of the United Nations Charter. The United Nations provided an opportunity for 195 states, including 193 member states as well as the State of Palestine and the Vatican as […]
Palestinian Prisoner Imad Sarhan Dies in Gilboa Prison Due to Medical Neglect
RAMALLAH: Israeli authorities on Sunday informed the family of Palestinian prisoner Imad Rajeh Sarhan, 47, from Haifa in the 1948 occupied territories, that he died in Gilboa prison after suffering a heart attack on Saturday. Sarhan had been detained since October 15, 2001, and was serving a life sentence. He suffered prolonged interrogation and systematic […]
Israeli Terrorist Settlers Set Fire to Palestinian Vehicles in Deir Dibwan, Ramallah
RAMALLAH: Israeli colonists on Sunday evening set fire to two Palestinian-owned vehicles and damaged two others during an attack on the town of Deir Dibwan, east of Ramallah. According to reports, a group of Zionist settlers stormed the al-Marah area near the western entrance of the town, torched two vehicles belonging to local citizens, and […]
Western Countries Impose Sanctions on Israeli Settler Violence Networks in West Bank
They have imposed coordinated sanctions targeting networks involved in financing, facilitating and carrying out settler violence against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The measures were announced on Tuesday jointly by France, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway amid a surge in settler attacks and record expansion of illegal settlements. Also Read: Palestinian Health Ministry […]