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Israeli forces arrested 27 Palestinians including a journalist during wide-ranging raids across cities and villages in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, according to the Hamas-affiliated Prisoners Media Office, Anadolu reports. The arrests were concentrated in the northern West Bank districts of Nablus, Qalqilya, Salfit, and Jenin. Since the start of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023, at least 986 Palestinians have been killed and more than 7,000 injured in the West Bank by Israeli forces and settlers, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. In a landmark opinion last July, the International Court of Justice declared Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory illegal and called for the evacuation of all settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. READ: Illegal […]

The Israeli army claimed on Saturday to have intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the Israeli army said that “a single missile was launched from Yemen,” triggering sirens in central and southern Israel. In response, Israeli air defense systems attempted an interception which the military said was “apparently successful.” ** The Israeli army did not give any more details on the incident. ** Separately, the Houthi group’s military spokesman, Yahya Saree, said the group carried out an “operation targeting a sensitive site” in Beersheba, southern Israel, claiming the strike hit its target “successfully.” The Houthis confirmed earlier this week that they would continue to carry out attacks on Israeli targets until Tel Aviv halts its […]

By issuing a cautious, measured statement on the recent Israel–Iran war, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has once again chosen rhetorical neutrality over moral clarity. On 26 June, its foreign ministers expressed vague “concern,” called for de-escalation, and offered generic support for the United Nations. But nowhere in the four-paragraph document does the statement acknowledge the core reality behind the crisis: Israel’s systemic aggression, sustained by unwavering Western support. The omission is glaring—and deliberate. ASEAN’s silence on Israel’s role in the decades-long violence against Palestinians is not a diplomatic oversight. It is a choice. The choice to prioritize relationships—economic, military, and political—over principle. The choice to avoid antagonising Western patrons. The choice to issue a “statement” rather than […]

Egypt on Saturday condemned the killing of three Palestinians by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, calling the attacks a “flagrant violation” of international law and urging international intervention, Anadolu reports. The statement came after settlers stormed the town of Kafr Malik near Ramallah, killing three Palestinians and injuring seven others, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. “Cairo strongly condemns the ongoing settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank, the latest of which left three dead and several wounded in the village of Kafr Malik,” Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said. The ministry described the violence as a “blatant violation of international law and efforts aimed at achieving security and stability,” and called on the international community to take action […]

Israeli military operations in the occupied West Bank have demolished more than 1,000 Palestinian homes and killed at least 55 people since January, according to two Palestinian media committees, Anadolu reports. The destruction has focused on three northern West Bank refugee camps – Jenin, Tulkarem and Nur Shams – where Israeli forces have carried out operations since Jan. 21. In Jenin camp alone, more than 600 homes have been destroyed and many others left uninhabitable, the camp’s media committee said Saturday. It described the assault as part of a 159-day military campaign marked by home burnings, road demolitions and the conversion of residential buildings into army outposts. Since the start of the operations, 42 Palestinians have been killed in Jenin, […]

At least 66 Palestinian children have died from acute malnutrition in the Gaza Strip under Israel’s blockade since October 2023, local authorities said Saturday, as severe shortages of food, medical supplies and baby formula continue to grip the enclave, Anadolu reports. The infant deaths reflect the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where Israel has imposed a siege since Oct. 7, 2023, tightening restrictions on aid and fuel. The latest fatalities include three infants who died from malnutrition and lack of medicine this week. Jouri al-Masri, three months old, died Thursday in Deir al-Balah after her family was unable to obtain the specialized therapeutic milk she needed, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office. On the same day, 5-month-old Nidal Sharab and […]

Iran’s foreign minister announced Saturday that the country will prohibit Rafael Mariano Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), from entering its territory and will also not allow the agency to install surveillance cameras at nuclear facilities, Anadolu reports. “We will not allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to install cameras at our nuclear sites, and the agency’s chief will be banned from entering the country,” Abbas Araghchi said in a statement reported by the Iranian national news agency IRNA. The announcement follows growing tensions between Tehran and the UN nuclear watchdog over monitoring access and transparency in the wake of recent military confrontations with Israel and the US. READ: IAEA confirms no rise in off-site radiation levels after […]

The regional assembly of the French island of Corsica on Friday passed a resolution recognizing the state of Palestine, Anadolu reports. The Assembly on the Mediterranean island debated a motion addressing support for the Palestinian people and Israel’s violations of international law in the Gaza Strip. The motion, submitted by Assembly President Marie-Antoinette Maupertuis, was passed. Afterwards, she wrote on X: “The @AssembleeCorse recognizes the State of Palestine, denounces the genocidal acts committed against the Palestinian population, and opposes the use of Corsican and Sardinian military bases for operations that violate universal human rights.” The island of Sardinia is autonomous Italian territory. The resolution stated that the Corsican Assembly “recognizes the existence of the State of Palestine, in accordance with […]

At least 51 Palestinians were killed and dozens of others injured on Saturday when Israeli warplanes and artillery struck multiple locations across the Gaza Strip, including areas sheltering displaced families, Anadolu reports. In the latest attack, eight Palestinians, including five children and a woman, were killed, and more than 27 others were injured in an Israeli air strike targeting a group of civilians near the Yafa School shelter center in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood east of Gaza City, according to Gaza Civil Defense. At least 11 Palestinians were killed when Israeli shelling struck a popular market in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood east of Gaza City, it said. Earlier, in the northern part of the strip, two Palestinians, including a child, were killed […]

The relentlessness of the Gaza holocaust has been exhausting for even the most committed advocates for Palestinian liberation. A sense of disillusionment with global powers has never been more palpable. Yet to Muslims, the apathy and betrayal of Arab rulers is that much more painful. Not that the masses have been sitting on their hands. Muslims worldwide, among thousands of human beings of conscience, have shown up to protest the monstrosity of Israel’s atrocities. But have these demonstrations affected change?  Civil disobedience, in all of its various forms, is vital to resistance. On its own, however, it rarely leads to systemic change. In the US, the preeminent source of Israel’s legitimacy and funding, real lasting change comes from engaging with […]