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Israeli Settlers Besiege Palestinian Home in Qusra as West Bank Siege Enters Third Week

Israeli settlers surrounded a Palestinian home in Qusra, occupied West Bank, on Saturday, trapping four residents as a three-week siege continues nearby. Mayor Abdel Azim Wadi said Israeli forces tried to arrest

August 29, 2026

by Arab Desk

Palestinian American student Sama Safi held without charge by Israel in West Bank as US senators demand her release

US Lawmakers Demand Israel Free Palestinian American Sama Safi Detained in West Bank

Six US senators and more than 40 House members sent Secretary of State Rubio a letter demanding Israel immediately release Sama Safi, 20, a Palestinian American detained without charge in the West Bank since June who has been denied medication

August 26, 2026

by Dilnaz Shaikh

Israeli settlers gathered outside Palestinian homes blockaded in Qusra village south of Nablus in the West Bank

Huckabee: Israeli Settler Siege of Palestinian American Home Is ‘Horrific Act of Terror’

Israeli settlers blockaded a Palestinian-American family's home in Qusra, West Bank for three days, cutting off

Destruction in Gaza as pro-Palestinian protests spread across Europe against the Gaza genocide

Israel Warns Citizens in Greece as Gaza Genocide Protests Target Tourist Sites

Israel's Foreign Ministry has warned its citizens in Greece to conceal Jewish symbols ahead of pro-Palestinian protests explicitly framed as opposition to the Gaza genocide. The advisory comes as Israel announced 627

August 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks at a press conference

Merz Rules Out EU Sanctions Against Israel, Citing Germany’s Historical Responsibility

Merz told Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Dublin that Germany will not join EU sanctions against Israel, citing its historical responsibility. The stance deepens the EU's divide on the conflict, even as

July 29, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Israeli soldiers conduct operations near Nablus amid West Bank arrests and settler attacks

Israel Arrests Dozens in West Bank as Settlers Burn Homes, UN Warns of Pogroms

Israeli forces arrested nearly 50 Palestinians in Tal village southwest of Nablus and raided 70 homes as settler mobs burned homes across the West Bank. UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese called it

July 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Palestinian businesspeople working in the West Bank economy

Palestinian Economy at Breaking Point as Israeli Banks Sever Correspondent Ties

Two of Israel's largest commercial banks are severing Palestinian correspondent-banking ties this autumn, with Discount Bank exiting September 1 and Hapoalim following in October. Palestinian monetary authorities warn formal financial channels will

July 24, 2026

Business·Conflicts, Military and War·Economy·News

Mourners gather for the funeral of Fadi al-Nassan, the 17-year-old Palestinian footballer killed after being shot during a settler attack in the West Bank

Fadi al-Nassan, 17, Dies After Israeli Forces Shot Him During Settler Attack on West Bank Village

Fadi Hamdallah al-Nassan, 17, died July 18 after being shot by Israeli forces during a settler assault on Al-Mughayyir in the West Bank. The Palestine Football Association recorded him as the 568th

July 19, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Armed Israeli settlers with assault rifles during West Bank attack

Israeli Settlers Armed With US M4 Rifles Detain Congressman Ro Khanna in West Bank

US Congressman Ro Khanna was held for over an hour by armed Israeli settlers with American-made M4 rifles at Khirbet Zanuta in the West Bank, with his aide calling the US Embassy

July 11, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

European Commission building Brussels where options paper on Israeli settlement trade ban circulated July 2026

Brussels Puts Israeli Settlement Trade Ban on Table as EU Debates Legal Path

The European Commission circulated a formal options paper Thursday listing three possible trade restrictions on Israeli settlement goods, including a full import ban, as EU ambassadors prepare to convene Friday ahead of

July 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas casts ballot at polling station

Abbas Sets November 28 as Date for First Palestinian Elections in Twenty Years

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has set November 28 as the date for the first legislative elections in twenty years. Whether the vote proceeds depends on Israeli cooperation in East Jerusalem and on

July 9, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Maarouf Zaid holds a photo of his three-month-old son Ahmad who died at an Israeli checkpoint in the occupied West Bank

‘Shoot Me, Let My Son Pass’: Palestinian Baby Ahmad Zaid Dies at Israeli Checkpoint

Three-month-old Ahmad Zaid died in the occupied West Bank after Israeli soldiers blocked his family at a military checkpoint from reaching a waiting ambulance. His father, who had collected the birth certificate

July 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

NASA astronaut photograph from ISS of eastern Mediterranean coastline at night showing Tel Aviv Jerusalem Amman July 22 2014

Jewish Diaspora Groups Are Saying ‘Not in My Name’ on Israel. The Consensus the Israeli Government Has Counted On Is Breaking.

From Na'amod's mourning prayers for Palestinians killed in Gaza to Jewish Voice for Peace's institutional break with Israel's finance minister Bezalel Smotrich at New York's Israel Day Parade, the diaspora movement insisting

June 14, 2026

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Israeli Settlers Besiege Palestinian Home in Qusra as West Bank Siege Enters Third Week

US Lawmakers Demand Israel Free Palestinian American Sama Safi Detained in West Bank

Huckabee: Israeli Settler Siege of Palestinian American Home Is ‘Horrific Act of Terror’

Israel Warns Citizens in Greece as Gaza Genocide Protests Target Tourist Sites

Merz Rules Out EU Sanctions Against Israel, Citing Germany’s Historical Responsibility

Israel Arrests Dozens in West Bank as Settlers Burn Homes, UN Warns of Pogroms

Palestinian Economy at Breaking Point as Israeli Banks Sever Correspondent Ties

Fadi al-Nassan, 17, Dies After Israeli Forces Shot Him During Settler Attack on West Bank Village

Israeli Settlers Armed With US M4 Rifles Detain Congressman Ro Khanna in West Bank

Brussels Puts Israeli Settlement Trade Ban on Table as EU Debates Legal Path

Abbas Sets November 28 as Date for First Palestinian Elections in Twenty Years

‘Shoot Me, Let My Son Pass’: Palestinian Baby Ahmad Zaid Dies at Israeli Checkpoint

Jewish Diaspora Groups Are Saying ‘Not in My Name’ on Israel. The Consensus the Israeli Government Has Counted On Is Breaking.

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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