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Palestinians search for survivors under the rubble of a building destroyed by an Israeli aerial attack. Source: AlJazeera

Hussein al-Sheikh, the secretary general of the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, says the group is “in intensive contact with our Arab brothers and many countries for an immediate ceasefire and opening humanitarian corridors for our people in the Gaza Strip”. “[And] to spare our people from the disasters of this devastating war, protect civilians, prevent their displacement, and stop the aggression immediately,” al-Sheikh wrote on X. Source: Aljazeera

By Nida Ibrahim in Ramallah Israeli forces have raided a number of regions in the occupied West Bank and Palestinian sources say at least 34 Palestinian civilians have been arrested so far. The Israeli military also raided Jenin, a place known for some groups of Palestinians that carry arms. Confrontations also took place in Nablus. We’ve heard that two Hamas leaders were arrested as a result of those raids. Meanwhile, another raid targeted the refugee camp near Jericho. One Palestinian was killed during this raid, as a result of an armed confrontation. Source: ALjazeera

The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) today expressed its absolute rejection and condemnation of Israel, the occupying power’s calls for the forced displacement of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, and attempts to transfer the humanitarian crisis exacerbated by the Israeli occupation to neighboring countries. The OIC said in a statement that it also strongly condemns the blockade of medical, relief supplies, and basic necessities to the Gaza Strip, considering this as collective punishment which is a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law. The organization reiterated its call on the international community to urgently take…

More than 1,300 buildings in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed in the Israeli bombardment, according to the United Nations. The world body’s humanitarian agency OCHA said “5,540 housing units” in those buildings were destroyed and nearly 3,750 more homes were so badly damaged they were uninhabitable. Source: AlJazeera

Foreign and Expatiates Minister Fayssal Mikdad affirmed that the primary party responsible for the dangerous escalation in the region is the Israeli occupation and its crimes against the Palestinians and ignorance of their rights. Minister Mikdad’s statements came in the press conference held in Damascus with his Iranian counterpart Hussein Amir-Abdollahian. Mikdad added that the European countries and the US prevent food and medicine to reach the Palestinian people, and the occupation destroys dozens of hospitals, just as the Nazis did in the World War II. The occupation targets Palestinians in the Gaza Strip with weapons of mass destruction and…

Gallant said: “It doesn’t matter … (because) the idea is an Iranian idea” JERUSALEM – Israel is waging war against Hamas militants to effect permanent change and preserve its existence as a prosperous democracy, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Friday, describing the Palestinian faction as part of an “axis of evil” with Iran. Asked during a news conference with his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin whether Tehran consented to the weekend Hamas onslaught from Gaza, Gallant said: “It doesn’t matter … (because) the idea is an Iranian idea.” Source: Zawya

The United States is in discussions to open Gaza’s Rafa border crossing to foreign nationals who want to flee The United States is in discussions to open Gaza’s Rafa border crossing to foreign nationals who want to flee, a senior US official said, as Israel readies an expected major offensive. “That is also something we discussed with Israel, something we continue to discuss with Egypt — the importance of the Rafah crossing being open for American citizens and for foreign nationals of other countries who want to leave and have the right to leave,” the official said. Source: Zawya

AFP correspondents and a security official reported clashes in Ramallah, Nablus, Tulkarm, Hebron and other cities and towns across the West Bank At least nine Palestinians were killed Friday by Israeli fire across the occupied West Bank during rallies in solidarity with war-battered Gaza, the Palestinian health ministry said. AFP correspondents and a security official reported clashes in Ramallah, Nablus, Tulkarm, Hebron and other cities and towns across the West Bank, nearly a week after a massive Hamas attack on Israel’s south spiralled into an all-out war. More than 1,300 people have been killed in Israel since Hamas militants from…

Crimes against humanity continue to pose a grave danger throughout the globe The State of Kuwait has urged the United Nations Security Council to undertake its role and shoulder the responsibility of halting the continuing and unjustified violations perpetrated by the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people. The State of Kuwait renewed stance was expressed by the Diplomatic Attache Met’eb Al-Enezi in a statement during a session of the UN General Assembly Sixth Commission, held under the theme, “crimes against humanity,” late on Thursday. Crimes against humanity continue to pose a grave danger throughout the globe, with the perpetrated killing…