UN, Palestinian ministry condemn Israeli settler siege of West Bank homes
UN rights office and Palestine Foreign Ministry call days-long Israeli settler siege in Qusra ‘criminal’ and ‘inhumane’.

UN rights office and Palestine Foreign Ministry call days-long Israeli settler siege in Qusra ‘criminal’ and ‘inhumane’.

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‘We’re going backwards.’

Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti says Netanyahu’s rejection of the US-backed Gaza plan is no surprise.
Poll shows 70 percent of Jewish Israelis fear election integrity risks as Netanyahu government faces mounting criticism.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not withdraw forces from Gaza until Hamas fully disarms.
Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Pakistan form a new defence pact, leaving Israel’s response and its implications uncertain.

Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan have signed a trilateral defence pact in Mecca aimed at deterring aggression.
Experts question Netanyahu’s strategy, labelling US war on Iran a strategic failure with global economic impacts.

Palestinians in Gaza held a mass funeral for 112 members of the Abu Sharia and al-Hasayna families.
Analysts point to uptick in activity of settlement movement as it bids to entrench West Bank chokehold.

Israelis head to the polls in October for the country’s first election since the war on Gaza began.