At least six Palestinians, including a nine-year-old girl, were killed in fresh Israeli military strikes in Gaza, according to Arab media reports, as allegations of ceasefire violations continue to fuel concerns over the fragile truce. Read More: Israel resumes Gaza ceasefire enforcement amid renewed tensions The latest attacks reportedly targeted areas in Gaza, leaving several other people injured. […]
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Gaza aid official killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza before World Cup screening
A Palestinian aid official was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza just hours before a planned public screening of the FIFA World Cup match between Egypt and Argentina, turning what was meant to be a moment of celebration into tragedy for the local community. Read More: Pakistani activists join new Gaza-bound aid flotilla According to the Associated […]
West Bank violence intensifies amid Gaza conflict
Violence has continued across the occupied West Bank alongside ongoing hostilities in Gaza and Lebanon, according to Arab media reports. The reports said Israeli military operations and settler attacks have caused rising Palestinian casualties since October 2023. The developments underscore the continuing humanitarian and security challenges across the occupied Palestinian territories. According to the reports, […]
Israeli airstrikes kill civilians in Gaza tents
Israeli airstrikes on areas sheltering displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have reportedly killed at least six people, including a young mother and her one-year-old child, as the humanitarian situation in the enclave continues to deteriorate. According to Arab media reports, the latest strike targeted tents housing displaced families in the Al-Mawasi area of southern […]
West Bank mosque damaged in suspected settler arson attack
JILJILIYA: A mosque in a village in the occupied West Bank was damaged in an apparent arson attack on Wednesday, with Palestinian officials accusing Israeli settlers of carrying out the incident. According to Osama Abdullah, head of the village council in Jiljiliya, north of Ramallah, settlers allegedly set fire to part of the village’s main […]
Eight Muslim-majority countries, including Pakistan condemn Al-Aqsa incursions
Eight Muslim-majority countries, including Pakistan, have strongly condemned recent incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli settlers, describing the actions as a violation of international law and the longstanding status quo governing the holy site. Read More: Israel committed to Al–Aqsa status quo: foreign minister The joint statement was issued by the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, […]
Dar draws Palestine red line after Rubio praises Pakistan’s Iran role
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar used his first Washington visit since Pakistan took up shuttle mediation between Washington and Tehran to restate what he called Islamabad’s “clear and consistent” policy on Palestine. Speaking to Pakistani journalists after meeting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, he reiterated that there would be no change […]
A Steadfast Friend: Pakistan’s Enduring Stand for Palestine
For more than seventy long years, the people of Palestine have carried a burden that no nation should ever bear. From the narrow streets of Gaza, where families huddle amid rubble, to the hills of the West Bank, where ancient olive groves are uprooted by the day, an entire population has known the daily ache […]
US pressures Palestinian envoy over UN role bid
The administration of US President Donald Trump has reportedly pressured the Palestinian delegation at the United Nations to withdraw its bid for a vice presidency position in the UN General Assembly, according to an internal State Department cable seen by Reuters. Read More: US vetoes Palestinian request for full UN membership The cable instructed US diplomats in Jerusalem to warn […]
Pakistan renews support for Palestine on Nakba anniversary, urges end to occupation
Pakistan has reaffirmed its “unwavering” solidarity with the Palestinian people and their just struggle for self-determination at a special meeting marking the seventy-eighth anniversary of the Nakba – an Arabic word meaning “catastrophe” – held at UN Headquarters in New York. (Nakba refers to the mass displacement and dispossession of Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli […]