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China urges respect for Palestinian rights after Israel passes death penalty law
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (251+ words) BEIJING (AFP) - China called on Friday for Palestinians" rights to be protected after Israel approved a bill to allow the execution of Palestinians convicted on terror charges for deadly attacks. Under the new law, passed by Israel"s parliament on…...
Occupied West Bank on strike against Israeli death penalty law
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (382+ words) Summary Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas" Fatah party had called for a general strike the previous day RAMALLAH (AFP) - Palestinian shops and public institutions were closed across the occupied West Bank on Wednesday in protest of an Israeli law passed…...
Muslim nations condemn Israel's death penalty law targeting Palestinians
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (229+ words) Summary Muslim countries, including Pakistan, condemned Israel's West Bank death penalty law, citing discriminatory practices, prisoner abuses, and risks to regional stability. ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) " A group of Muslim countries including Pakistan strongly condemned the Israeli occupying power's enactment of…...
West Bank on strike against Israeli death penalty law
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (430+ words) Summary Palestinian shops and public institutions were closed across West Bank in protest of an Israeli law passed earlier this week permitting execution of Palestinians convicted of deadly terror attacks. RAMALLAH (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) " Palestinian shops and public institutions were…...
Israeli strikes kill five in Gaza Strip, medics say
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (215+ words) Summary Hamas' October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel killed 1,200 people, and 251 "others were taken hostage, according to "Israeli "tallies. CAIRO (Reuters) " Israeli strikes killed at least five people in the Gaza Strip in two separate "attacks on Tuesday, health officials said, in…...
Israeli strikes hit two Gaza police checkpoints, killing six, medics say
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (191+ words) CAIRO (Reuters) " Two Israeli air strikes on two checkpoints of the Hamas-led police force killed "at least six Palestinians including a child, "local health officials said, in the latest round of violence despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that is now "more…...
Sheikh Rashid says Israel's 'Greater Plan' will ultimately fail
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (157+ words) Summary Sheikh Rashid Ahmed leads Eid prayers in Rawalpindi, prays for Pakistan's prosperity, says Israel's 'Greater Plan' will fail, and affirms ceasefire with Afghanistan. RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) - Awami Muslim League (AML) chief and former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed warned…...
Israel blocks Palestinians from Al-Aqsa prayers on Eid
2+ week, 1+ day ago (157+ words) Summary On Eid, Israeli forces barred Palestinians from Al-Aqsa Mosque, using tear gas and batons; worshippers forced to pray outside as regional tensions rise. OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (Dunya News) - In occupied Jerusalem, Israeli forces prevented Palestinians from performing Eid prayers at…...
Muslim nations criticise Israel for Al-Aqsa Mosque Ramadan closure
3+ week, 1+ day ago (232+ words) ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) (AFP) " Eight Islamic and Arab countries on Thursday condemned Israel for keeping Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem closed during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Israel has shut all holy sites in east Jerusalem's Old City for security reasons…...
Fewer Israeli strikes but also less aid in Gaza as Iran war rages
4+ week, 2+ day ago (739+ words) Fewer Israeli strikes but also less aid in Gaza as Iran war rages GAZA CITY (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) " In his makeshift tent in Gaza City, displaced Palestinian Jamal Abu Mohsen says the bombs are falling less often these days. Since…...