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Trucks carrying humanitarian aid lined up at the Rafah border crossing into Gaza

As Gaza Starves and the West Bank Burns, Canada Pledges Another $100 Million for Palestinians

Foreign Minister Anita Anand pledged $100 million in new aid for Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, money for food and medicine in territories where the UN says people are

June 13, 2026

by Arab Desk

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa arrives at the EU-Western Balkans summit in Tivat, Montenegro

Slovenia’s New Right-Wing Government Scraps Its Sanctions on Israel and Lifts Netanyahu Entry Ban

Janez Jansa's government revoked the entry bans on Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir and Smotrich, ended an arms embargo and reopened settlement trade, unwinding nearly every Gaza-era measure imposed by its center-left predecessor.

June 13, 2026

by Europe Desk

An Israeli settlement on a West Bank hilltop, as the government moves to fund 61 new settlement sites

Israel Moves to Fund 61 Instant Settlements Before Its Own Election Can Stop It

A 1-billion-shekel plan to plant mobile homes, roads and utilities at 61 new West Bank sites

Israeli forces and armed settlers guard a bulldozer operating on Palestinian land near Dura, west of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank

Six Western Nations Sanction the Money Behind West Bank Settler Violence

Britain, France, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway sanctioned networks financing settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, with Paris banning Israel's finance minister outright. Rights groups called the package

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Destroyed school building in Gaza amid rubble from Israeli strikes

Palestine Education Ministry: 20,814 Students Killed in Gaza and West Bank Since October 2023

The Palestinian Ministry of Education released updated figures on June 9 showing 20,814 students and 1,054 education staff have been killed since October 2023 — a scale of destruction that UN experts

June 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a map of the E1 settlement project at a press conference near Maale Adumim in the West Bank, August 2025

France Bans Smotrich, Closing Its Borders to the Ideological Core of Netanyahu’s Coalition

France has barred Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from its territory, making him the second member of Benjamin Netanyahu's inner cabinet to be personally banned by Paris in three weeks. The coordinated

June 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

West Bank settlement construction viewed from Palestinian territory 2026

UK Deploys Sanctions as a Deterrent Against New Israeli West Bank Settlement

Britain is using its expanding sanctions architecture not just to punish past settler violence but to signal in advance that proposed new West Bank construction will carry a diplomatic cost — a

June 7, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds map of E1 settlement scheme near Maale Adumim in occupied West Bank

Europe Moves to Bypass Brussels With Coordinated Settler Sanctions as West Bank Violence Surges

France is coordinating with Britain, Norway and other European nations on parallel national sanctions targeting individuals linked to West Bank settler violence, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Sunday — a move

June 7, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Magen David Adom emergency vehicles at Kochav Yair shooting scene central Israel

Gunman Kills One, Wounds Five in Rampage Across Three Sites in Central Israel

An Arab Israeli gunman shot and killed one man and wounded five others across at least three locations in Israel's central Sharon region on Sunday, in what police described as a nationally

June 7, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Palestinian journalist Shady Abu Sedo reunited with his wife and children in Khan Younis after 572 days in Israeli detention

RSF Names the Five: Gaza Journalists Recount Shin Bet Interrogations, Eye Injuries and Deliberate Ruin Inside Israeli Prisons

Reporters Without Borders has published testimony from five named Palestinian journalists detained by Israel after October 7 — each one interrogated specifically about their journalism, and none able to return to work

June 6, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Palestinian UN envoy Riyad Mansour speaks during a United Nations session on Gaza

US Threatens Palestinian UN Envoy Riyad Mansour With Visa Revocation Over UN Leadership Bid

The Trump administration has reportedly threatened to revoke visas for members of the Palestinian delegation to the United Nations unless Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour withdraws his candidacy for a senior leadership role

May 21, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Kaja Kallas addressing EU foreign ministers during sanctions announcement in Brussels

EU Targets Violent Israeli Settlers With New Sanctions, West Bank Tensions Explode

The European Union has moved toward imposing new sanctions on violent Israeli settlers and organizations operating in the occupied West Bank, marking a significant escalation in diplomatic pressure on Israel amid mounting

May 12, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Palestinian and international runners participate in the Palestine Marathon in Bethlehem amid the Gaza war

Thousands Join Palestine Marathon in Bethlehem and Gaza After Two-Year Hiatus

BETHLEHEM — Before sunrise on Friday, thousands of runners gathered in Bethlehem’s Manger Square beneath Palestinian flags and beside streets lined with murals, prison posters, and concrete barriers that have come to define

May 8, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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As Gaza Starves and the West Bank Burns, Canada Pledges Another $100 Million for Palestinians

Slovenia’s New Right-Wing Government Scraps Its Sanctions on Israel and Lifts Netanyahu Entry Ban

Israel Moves to Fund 61 Instant Settlements Before Its Own Election Can Stop It

Six Western Nations Sanction the Money Behind West Bank Settler Violence

Palestine Education Ministry: 20,814 Students Killed in Gaza and West Bank Since October 2023

France Bans Smotrich, Closing Its Borders to the Ideological Core of Netanyahu’s Coalition

UK Deploys Sanctions as a Deterrent Against New Israeli West Bank Settlement

Europe Moves to Bypass Brussels With Coordinated Settler Sanctions as West Bank Violence Surges

Gunman Kills One, Wounds Five in Rampage Across Three Sites in Central Israel

RSF Names the Five: Gaza Journalists Recount Shin Bet Interrogations, Eye Injuries and Deliberate Ruin Inside Israeli Prisons

US Threatens Palestinian UN Envoy Riyad Mansour With Visa Revocation Over UN Leadership Bid

EU Targets Violent Israeli Settlers With New Sanctions, West Bank Tensions Explode

Thousands Join Palestine Marathon in Bethlehem and Gaza After Two-Year Hiatus

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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