Israeli measures tighten grip on Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque
Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque sees intensified control, with Israeli measures resembling policies applied at Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque sees intensified control, with Israeli measures resembling policies applied at Al-Aqsa Mosque.



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It is about eliminating Palestinian existence in Palestine.

Israel has become the first country to vote in favour of capital punishment in the 21st century.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party had called for the strike.
Celebrations in the Israeli parliament mark the passing of legislation intended to apply to Palestinians only.
Human Rights Watch slams the ruling against Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham as a ‘political’ move to silence dissent.

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank went on a general strike after Israel passed a death penalty law.

Protesters are condemning Israel’s new bill that makes the death penalty the default punishment for some Palestinians.
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Protesters demanded UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer act, not just condemn, Israel’s death penalty law for Palestinians.

UN aid chief Tom Fletcher has warned of a potential new Israeli occupation in southern Lebanon.

A father and his two-year-old son were amongst six people killed by Israeli forces in Gaza on Tuesday.