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Palestine

UN General Assembly to meet Thursday on Israel's Military Offensive in Gaza

UN General Assembly to meet Thursday on Israel's Military Offensive in Gaza

  • The United Nations General Assembly will be convening this week to discuss the ongoing crisis in the Gaza Strip, and Israel's military offensive in the disputed territory.
  • At least 200 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since the past week, a figure that includes 59 children and 35 women.
Published 17 May, 2021 08:15pm
US seeks 'justification' from Israel for strike on media building
World

US seeks 'justification' from Israel for strike on media building

  • The Israeli Air Force destroyed a building housing The Associated Press and Al Jazeera offices and claimed that Hamas used the building for a military intelligence office.
  • However, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he has not seen any information provided.
Updated 17 May, 2021 07:53pm
Israel kills Islamic Jihad commander, Palestinians renew rocket barrage
World

Israel kills Islamic Jihad commander, Palestinians renew rocket barrage

  • Israel killed a senior Palestinian militant commander in Gaza on Monday in air strikes which it said also targeted underground tunnels used by Hamas, and Islamist groups renewed rocket attacks on Israeli cities.
  • The violence entered a second week with no sign of an end to the fiercest hostilities in the region in years, despite growing international concern and mounting calls for a ceasefire.
Published 17 May, 2021 04:19pm
Muslim states condemn Israel’s ‘barbaric attacks’ against Palestinians
World

Muslim states condemn Israel’s ‘barbaric attacks’ against Palestinians

  • The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) called on Sunday for an immediate halt to what it described as Israel’s barbaric attacks on Gaza and blamed “systematic crimes” against the Palestinians for hostilities now in their seventh day.
  • The OIC statement came after a virtual meeting in which Saudi Arabia condemned the violation of the sanctity of Muslim holy sites and evictions of Palestinians from their homes in East Jerusalem.
Updated 16 May, 2021 07:54pm
OIC Foreign Ministers convene emergency meeting to discuss Palestine situation
World

OIC Foreign Ministers convene emergency meeting to discuss Palestine situation

  • An emergency meeting of the OIC has been convened today, between the foreign ministers of the 57 member nations, to discuss the ongoing situation in Palestine.
  • The statement mentioned that OIC foreign ministers will focus on “the acts of violence carried out by Israel in the area of Al-Aqsa Mosque", and the developments in the crisis in general.
Updated 16 May, 2021 08:12pm
Israeli military bombs home of Hamas leader in Gaza as violence escalates
World

Israeli military bombs home of Hamas leader in Gaza as violence escalates

  • On Sunday, the Israeli military announced that it targeted the home of a top Hamas leader in Gaza.
  • Since fighting broke out earlier last week, Hamas and the Islamic Jihad group have acknowledged that 20 fighters have been killed in targeted Israeli strikes, while the Israeli military has said that this number is significantly higher.
Updated 16 May, 2021 08:20pm
Police in IOJK detain 21 Kashmiris for expressing solidarity with Palestinians
World

Police in IOJK detain 21 Kashmiris for expressing solidarity with Palestinians

  • Police in Indian Occupied Kashmir have arrested 21 people for allegedly disturbing public order by expressing solidarity with Palestinians, and holding protests against the Israeli military's siege of Gaza.
  • Kashmiris in the long-disputed territory have historically shown a strong sense of solidarity with Palestinians, often staging anti-Israel protests when fighting broke out in Gaza.
Updated 16 May, 2021 02:39pm
Prime Minister Imran Khan telephones Palestinian president, condemns Israeli atrocities
World

Prime Minister Imran Khan telephones Palestinian president, condemns Israeli atrocities

  • PM Khan, President Alvi assure Mahmoud Abbas of mobilizing the international community to stop rights violations in Jerusalem.
  • During last few days, Israeli forces had attacked worshippers in Al-Aqsa mosque with guns and fire, followed by lethal attacks on Gaza resulting in deaths of innocent Palestinians including over a dozen children and scores of others injured.
Published 13 May, 2021 09:21pm
Top Hamas commanders killed by Israeli airstrikes
World

Top Hamas commanders killed by Israeli airstrikes

  • The Palestinian militant group Hamas has confirmed on Wednesday that several of its top commanding officers were killed in Israeli strikes, including the military chief of Gaza city.
  • Israeli forces announced that they killed 16 Hamas fighters, including a senior commander and numerous weapons developers, in an airstrike on a Hamas command post in the Gaza Strip.
Published 12 May, 2021 07:27pm
21 Palestinians killed in Israeli air raids on Gaza Strip
World

21 Palestinians killed in Israeli air raids on Gaza Strip

  • According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, at least 21 civilians have been killed by Israeli air raids on the besieged Gaza Strip, after Hamas launched retaliatory rockets from the coastal territory.
  • The aerial bombardment occurred after Hamas fired several rockets at Israel, after Israel refused to withdraw forces from the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
Published 12 May, 2021 02:07pm
Saudi FM to visit Pakistan after Eid: Qureshi
Pakistan

Saudi FM to visit Pakistan after Eid: Qureshi

  • He said Pakistan and Saudi Arabia had signed an agreement under which Saudi-Pakistani Supreme Coordination Council will be established.
  • He said that Muslim countries needed to unite in order to raise awareness about the recent violence in Palestine.
Published 12 May, 2021 01:57pm
Pope urges end to clashes in Jerusalem
World

Pope urges end to clashes in Jerusalem

  • Tensions ran high Sunday in east Jerusalem after hundreds of Palestinians were wounded in a weekend of clashes between protesters and Israeli security forces.
Published 09 May, 2021 05:23pm
Israeli forces attack worshippers in Al-Aqsa Mosque as crisis escalates in Jerusalem
World

Israeli forces attack worshippers in Al-Aqsa Mosque as crisis escalates in Jerusalem

  • Over 170 Palestinians have been injured, after the Israeli security forces stormed the historic Al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied East Jerusalem, as tensions continue to escalate.
  • Israeli forces attacked the protestors using tear gas, rubber-coated bullets and shock grenades over the past few days, arresting several Palestinian activists and civilians.
Updated 08 May, 2021 03:31pm