Palestine
Sisi asserts Egypt’s firm, historical support for Palestinians
Egypt
August 1, 2023
Sisi asserts Egypt’s firm, historical support for Palestinians
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi asserted Egypt’s firm and historical support for the Palestinian people. President Sisi welcomed a meeting of…
Divisive Israeli minister visits key Jerusalem holy site, drawing condemnation
Middle East
July 28, 2023
Divisive Israeli minister visits key Jerusalem holy site, drawing condemnation
Jerusalem CNN — Israel’s minister of national security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, on Thursday joined a group of Jewish Israelis in visiting…
Israel’s judicial overhaul sparks military crisis as number of refusing reservists grows
Middle East
July 27, 2023
Israel’s judicial overhaul sparks military crisis as number of refusing reservists grows
CNN — As Israel plunges deeper into crisis after the country’s parliament passed the first bill of a controversial judicial…
3 Israeli civilians wounded, 1 seriously, in rare southern West Bank shooting
Middle East
July 16, 2023
3 Israeli civilians wounded, 1 seriously, in rare southern West Bank shooting
Jerusalem CNN — An Israeli man was seriously wounded and two girls were hurt in a shooting in the West…
Three Israeli civilians wounded, one seriously, in West Bank shooting
Middle East
July 16, 2023
Three Israeli civilians wounded, one seriously, in West Bank shooting
Jerusalem CNN — One Israeli man was seriously wounded and two young girls were hurt in a shooting in the…
Palestinian leader calls on world to ‘protect us,’ and his people respond with bitter laughter
Middle East
July 14, 2023
Palestinian leader calls on world to ‘protect us,’ and his people respond with bitter laughter
Jerusalem CNN — President Mahmoud Abbas, the 87-year-old veteran who has led the Palestinian Authority for nearly two decades, is…
Israeli protesters begin ‘day of disruption’ against controversial judicial overhaul
Middle East
July 11, 2023
Israeli protesters begin ‘day of disruption’ against controversial judicial overhaul
Jerusalem CNN — Demonstrators took to the streets in Israel on Tuesday for what they are calling a day of…
Israeli Border Police officer acquitted of charges in the fatal shooting of autistic Palestinian man
Middle East
July 8, 2023
Israeli Border Police officer acquitted of charges in the fatal shooting of autistic Palestinian man
Jerusalem CNN — A Jerusalem court acquitted an Israeli border police officer of “involuntary reckless manslaughter” in the fatal shooting…
Israel ended a huge military operation in Jenin. Here’s what you need to know
Middle East
July 6, 2023
Israel ended a huge military operation in Jenin. Here’s what you need to know
CNN — Israeli forces have concluded their largest-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin in decades,…
Crowds block Tel Aviv’s main artery in anti-government protest
Middle East
July 6, 2023
Crowds block Tel Aviv’s main artery in anti-government protest
Jerusalem CNN — Large crowds blocked Tel Aviv’s main highway, and roads in other Israeli cities, in response to the…