Articles tagged with "Israeli Occupation"

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A general view of the Palestinian Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar is pictured in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, against the backdrop of Israeli settlement of Mishor Adumim, on May 20, 2026. (AFP)

Italy, France, UK, Germany urge Israel to end settlement expansion

France, Britain, Germany and Italy urge Israel to halt West Bank settlement expansion, calling it illegal and harmful to peace prospects, while the Palestinian Authority welcomes the statement as a significant diplomatic step.

May 23, 2026

Displaced Palestinians sit with their empty containers amid the rubble of buildings destroyed by the Israeli military, as they wait to collect food from a charity kitchen in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on May 1, 2026. (AFP)

Two in three Gaza children are rotting in plague-ridden camps

680,000 children in Gaza live in displacement sites infested with rodents and insects, with nowhere to go and no means to protect themselves as temperatures climb.

May 3, 2026

Palestinians vote in first elections since Gaza war

Nearly 1.5 million people are registered to vote in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, as well as 70,000 people in Gaza's Deir el-Balah area, according to the Ramallah-based Central Elections Commission.

April 25, 2026

The father (C) of Palestinian brothers Mohammed and Faheem Muammar, who were killed the previous day reportedly by Israeli settlers, is assisted during their funeral in the village of Qaryut south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank on March 3, 2026. (AFP

Palestinians say Israeli settler fire kills two in West Bank

Israeli troops or settlers have killed at least 1,042 Palestinians in the West Bank since the start of war on Gaza.

March 8, 2026

Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi speaking at a weekly press briefing in Islamabad, on February 26, 2026. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs/X)

Pakistan demands justice on Samjhauta Express bombing’s 19th anniversary

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will represent Pakistan at the Open-Ended Extraordinary Ministerial Session of the OIC.

February 26, 2026

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee (R) is shown a painting of Jerusalem during a visit to the Beit Hanassi presidential residence, in Jerusalem, on September 15, 2025. (AFP)

Arab countries condemn US ambassador's remarks on Israel's right to Mideast land

Arab nations condemned US Ambassador Mike Huckabee's comments suggesting Israel's biblical right to vast Middle East lands. Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Egypt criticized his remarks as reckless and harmful to regional sovereignty.

February 21, 2026

This picture taken from Umm Safa village, north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, shows a Palestinian flag (foreground) and Israeli flag fluttering on a hilltop overlooking the village on February 16, 2026. (AFP)

Israel accused of move expanding Jerusalem borders for first time since 1967

The proposal, published in early February but reported by Israeli media only on Monday, comes as international outrage mounts over creeping measures aimed at strengthening Israeli control over the West Bank.

February 17, 2026

Muslim worshippers walk next to the Dome of the Rock mosque at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City on October 17, 2025. (AFP)

Al-Aqsa imam says Israel barring him from entering mosque ahead of Ramadan

On Monday, Israeli police said they had recommended issuing 10,000 permits for Palestinians from the occupied West Bank, who require special permission to enter Jerusalem.

February 17, 2026

Israel seals off Palestinian village after deadly attack

Israeli forces imposed a lockdown on Qabatiya village in the West Bank after two Israelis were killed.

December 27, 2025

Israeli reservist rams vehicle into praying Palestinian man

The footage, shared by CNN, shows the man being struck as he prayed, sparking condemnation and raising questions over the conduct of Israeli security personnel in the occupied territories.

December 27, 2025