Palestinian groups denounce UK’s decision to ban Hamas as attempt to “criminalize resistance”
Last week, UK home secretary Priti Patel announced the government’s decision to ban Hamas in totality, claiming that it can no longer differentiate between the group’s military and political wings
Israeli court allows Jewish prayers at Al-Aqsa mosque in violation of historical agreement
The Al-Aqsa mosque compound has for years been a target of Israeli right-wing and Jewish groups calling for the mosque to be demolished and demanding a third Jewish temple to be built in its place
Palestinians continue to oppose UNRWA’s deal with the US
Palestinian refugees claim that the conditions imposed in the deal cancel their right to return and effectively change the UNRWA from being an agency for their assistance to a US security agency
Israeli forces kill 5 Palestinians in occupied territories days after Mahmoud Abbas calls for peace talks
Two people were killed in Jenin in the West Bank and three others in the Beit Anan village in Jerusalem when Israeli forces stormed Palestinian villages early in the morning
Six Palestinian prisoners escape Israeli prison by digging a tunnel out of their cell
Five of the prisoners were associated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group and one with the Fatah’s Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade. Their escape was hailed by sections across Palestine with many terming it a blow to the occupation
Islamic State claims rocket attack on Kabul airport and other stories
Today we look at civilian casualties in a US drone strike in Kabul, police violence during a farmers’ protest in India, and more
Israel suppresses weekend Gaza protests with violence, airstrikes; injures close to 30
Gazan have been holding demonstrations to demand the lifting of the 14-year-long Israeli blockade and resolved to continue protesting until their demands are met
Israeli attacks injure scores of Palestinians demanding the end of blockade in Gaza
Wednesday’s demonstrations were organized following the Israeli attack on a similar protest on Saturday, which killed one Palestinian and injured several others, including a 13-year-old
Israel carries out airstrikes on Gaza violating ceasefire agreement again
Israel has increased its assaults on Gaza recently. On August 21, Israeli forces opened fire at Palestinians at the Israel-Gaza border injuring at least 41
Israel violates ceasefire agreement yet again, bombs Gaza
Monday’s Israeli bombing on the occupied Palestinian territory was the second in less than a week and a clear violation of the ceasefire agreement in May, which ended the 11-day Israeli offensive on Gaza
Saudi Arabia cracks down on Palestinian resistance movement
69 Jordanian and Palestinian citizens accused of being members of Hamas were sentenced to prison by a court in Saudi Arabia. Hamas has claimed that the verdict is a result of warming relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel
Palestinians mark 40 days since the killing of activist Nizar Banat
The well-known Palestinian political and social activist died under suspicious circumstances on June 24 after the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) security forces conducted a violent night raid at his home in Hebron in the occupied West Bank
- Latin America and the Caribbean is the region where hunger has grown the most in the world, says the UN
- Chile’s far-right candidate tours the US
- General strike planned against growing waste crisis in Sfax region in Tunisia
- Amazon workers in Alabama get a second chance to vote on unionizing
- UNRWA employees across West Asia to go on strike as agency faces funds crunch
