West Bank
- Middle East
Israel is paying millions to influence what AI tells you about Gaza
The next time you ask an AI chatbot about the war in Gaza, the answer you get may have been quietly shaped by an Israeli government-funded operation, and there is no actual…
- Middle East
Mosques in West Bank set on fire during settler violence
Tel Aviv: Two mosques in the Israeli-occupied West Bank were set on fire overnight in an apparent Israeli settler attack, officials said Sunday, July 26, after a spate of deadly violence that…
- Middle East
Four Palestinians, one Israeli killed in West Bank shooting
Jerusalem: Four Palestinians and one Israeli were killed in a shooting in the northern West Bank, health officials said Friday, July 25. Several more people were injured. The circumstances of the shooting,…
- Middle East
Too much cash hits Palestinian economy in West Bank
West Bank: A gas station customer pulls out a wad of bills to pay for a fill-up. The cashier refuses the money, explaining that the station’s bank has stopped accepting notes and…
- Hyderabad
Healing beyond borders: A Hyderabad doctor’s Gaza mission
Hyderabad: Thousands of kilometres away from Hyderabad, amid the rubble of bombed hospitals and the cries of injured children, hope often arrives wearing a doctor’s coat. For Dr Yousufuddin Sheikh, an orthopedic…
- Middle East
West Bank: 54 Palestinian children killed, highest since 1967
West Bank: An Israeli human rights organisation has reported that 54 Palestinian children and teenagers were killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank in 2025, describing it as the highest…
- Middle East
Freed Palestinian journalist describes hunger, pain after detention
Gaza Strip: Freed Palestinian journalist Mujahid Bani Mufleh has described his ordeal during Israeli administrative detention, saying prison taught him “the true meaning of hunger” and changed his life. In an Instagram…
- Middle East
Eight Muslim nations hold Israel responsible for mosque attacks
Eight Muslim-majority countries have condemned recent attacks on two mosques in the occupied West Bank, holding Israel responsible and urging the international community to take action against escalating settler violence. In a…
- Middle East
OIC warns against Israeli move stripping Hebron powers
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has warned against what it described as Israeli measures aimed at altering the political, historical and legal status of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, following…
- Middle East
Footage shows Israeli army shoot Palestinian infant in West Bank
West Bank: A video released by Israeli human rights organisation B’Tselem has reignited scrutiny over the fatal shooting of a seven-month-old Palestinian infant in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. The…
- Middle East
France imposes entry ban on Smotrich over West Bank policies
Paris: France has barred Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entering the country, citing his support for policies linked to settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank and opposition to a two-state…
- Middle East
1 dead, 5 wounded in shootings near Israeli-occupied West Bank
Tel Aviv: Assailants launched several shooting attacks close to the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Sunday, June 7, killing at least one person and wounding five others, according to Israel’s rescue services. Israel’s…
- Middle East
Israeli forces kill 7-month-old Palestinian after firing bullets
West Bank: Israeli troops killed a seven-month-old Palestinian baby boy after firing bullets at his parents’ vehicle in the occupied West Bank, which went through his head, injuring his mother as well.…
- World
New Zealand imposes travel bans on three ‘extremist Israeli settlers’
Auckland: New Zealand is joining partners including Australia and the European Union in placing travel bans on three extremist Israeli settlers, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “These travel bans are targeted at…
- Middle East
Israel seizes land around historic Nabi Samuel Mosque in occupied West Bank
Israeli occupation authorities have issued an order to seize 109.79 dunams of land in the Nabi Samuel area north of Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, including land surrounding the historic Nabi…