âWe cannot ignore the numbers: 104 communities that we established and legalised together, and 160 farms, with more to come,â Netanyahu said.
Israel has faced growing international outrage over its settlement expansion, as violence by settlers against Palestinians soars.
GAZA, August 25, 2026 (WAFA) â Medical sources in the Gaza Strip said on Sunday that the death toll from Israelâs ongoing aggression on the Strip has risen to 73,431 Palestinians killed and 174,437 injured since October 7, 2023.
They said Gaza hospitals received nine fatalities over the past 24 hours.
(October 15, 2024)
Over the past year, Israel has launched attacks on multiple countries and occupied territories: the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iran.
Yet countries and territories aside, Israel has also targeted one specific organization with a series of unprecedented rhetorical and violent attacks.
Yes, the United Nations. We have all witnessed Israel, in effect, declare war on the UN.
JERUSALEM, August 25, 2026 (WAFA) â The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said in a press statement today that Israeli forces forcibly raided its Kalandia Training Centre (KTC) in occupied East Jerusalem at around 10:00 a.m., with at least four armored vehicles and more than 50 Israeli security personnel, while approximately 20 UNRWA staff members were on site.
According to the statement, Israeli officials subsequently made public statements indicating that the premises had been seized by the Israeli authorities.
UNRWA unequivocally condemned this unauthorized and deeply concerning incursion into the Kalandia Training Centre.
Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir took part in the raid and said Israeli authorities had begun what he described as an âoperation to evacuate the building,â claiming that âthere is no place for the agency in Jerusalem and Israel.â
The sources added that Israeli forces detained 40 employees and others present at the Qalandiya Training Institute and subjected them to questioning,
The occupation forces also distributed notices to several homes and facilities near the apartheid wall in the Kafr Aqab area, coinciding with the tightening of military measures in the region.
In Kafr Aqab, Israeli forces evacuated the Qalandiya Vocational Training Center, run by UNRWA, and began demolishing its facilities.
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The Israeli army raided UNRWAâs vocational facilities in Qalandiya and Kafr Aqab, which provide services for about 16,000 Palestinian refugees from across the occupied West Bank, says journalist Sarah Abu Alrob from Ramallah.
âThis comes within a larger campaign where the Israeli government has been calling to dismantle the UNRWA organisation that provides educational, medical and social services to Palestinian refugees who are still in the occupied West Bank,â she told Al Jazeera.
(August 24, 2026)
A four-year-old child was among three Palestinians killed in Israeli air attacks in central Gaza on Sunday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to escalate attacks over the alleged launching of paper kites from the war-torn enclave.
Iranâs president says Washington falsely predicted before the war that the country would fall amid US aggression and become like Venezuela.
âThe enemy had assessed that if Iran falls, it will become Venezuela,â he said in a televised speech.
âNot only did it not happen, but it became a power that amazed the world with its resistance, solidarity and cohesion.â
Pezeshkian said Iranâs enemies hope to âcreate division and rift in society through problemsâ.
âWe will try with all our might to avoid division, rift, conflicts and egos,â he concluded.
(May 11, 2026)
Millions of people around the world are demanding that their leaders act to stop Israelâs violations. Humanity must win.
(May 8, 2026)
„Die Aussetzung des EU-Israel Assoziierungsabkommens, gegen dessen Menschenrechtsklausel die israelische Regierung permanent verstöĂt, ist eine juristische und moralische Verpflichtung. AuĂenminister Wadephul hat die Wahl, Menschenrechte zum Eckpfeiler europĂ€ischer Israel-Politik zu machen â oder mit Doppelstandards weiter die EU zu spalten und internationales Recht auszuhöhlen,“ sagt Julia Duchrow, GeneralsekretĂ€rin von Amnesty International in Deutschland.
„Deutschland sollte nicht lĂ€nger dazu beitragen, dass Israels GrĂ€ueltaten folgenlos bleiben. Stattdessen sollte sich AuĂenminister Wadephul der Mehrheit der EU-Staaten anschlieĂen und die ĂŒberfĂ€lligen Schritte mittragen: die Aussetzung des Abkommens, ein Verbot des Handels mit illegalen Siedlungen sowie ein Ende sĂ€mtlicher Waffenlieferungen nach Israel“, sagt Philipp Frisch, Direktor von Human Rights Watch Deutschland.
Another 10 Palestinians were killed and 25 others wounded over the past 24 hours in the Gaza Strip, raising the death toll from Israel‘s genocide in the blockaded enclave since October 2023 to 73,417, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.
GAZA, August 19, 2026 (WAFA) â At least nine Palestinians were killed and 15 others injured on Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City.
WAFA correspondent, citing sources at Al-Shifa Medical Complex, reported that the bodies of nine Palestinians, most of them burned and dismembered, were brought to the hospital, along with 15 injured Palestinians, most of whom were in critical condition.
The International Criminal Court deplores the announcement of new designations for sanctions by the US administration against Judge Tomoko Akane (Japan), the President of the Court, and Mr Abdoulaye Seye (Senegal), Senior Trial Lawyer at the Office of the Prosecutor.
These sanctions are a flagrant attack against the independence of an impartial judicial institution which operates pursuant to the mandate conferred by its States Parties from across regions. As a result of these designations, at present, nine of the eighteen Judges, both of the two Deputy-Prosecutors, the former Prosecutor and one staff member have been sanctioned by the United States.
Such measures targeting judges, prosecutors and staff who work towards the fulfilment of the mandate that was conferred to the ICC by States undermine the rule of law. When judicial actors are threatened for applying the law, it is the international legal order itself that is placed at risk.
Rubio begrĂŒndete den Schritt damit, dass die beiden Juristen an BemĂŒhungen des Gerichts beteiligt gewesen seien, gegen Regierungsvertreter von Staaten zu ermitteln, die dessen ZustĂ€ndigkeit nicht anerkennen. Zu diesen Staaten zĂ€hlen neben den USA auch Israel und Russland.
The social media account of Drop Site News accused Rubio of attacking the court solely to protect Netanyahu from war crimes prosecution, pointing out that âthere is currently not a single American citizen under indictment, investigation, or facing an arrest warrantâ from the ICC.
The sanctions earned the praise of the Israeli American Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which accused the ICC of conducting âpolitically motivated investigations and prosecutions targeting America and Israel.â
Rutgers Law School professor Adil Haque said the ICC sanctions showed the US was acting like a ârogue governmentâ and engaged in âderanged behavior.â
Akane, a Japanese national who has served as ICC president since 2024, and Seye, a Senegalese national, were added to the Treasury Departmentâs Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List, according to the agencyâs website.
Both designations were made pursuant to Executive Order 14203, „Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court,“ which US President Donald Trump signed on Feb. 6, 2025, and which has since been used to designate 10 ICC officials, including former Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan and eight judges.
Israel has waged a military onslaught on the Strip since 7 October 2023, killing 73,399 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injuring 174,310 others. It has destroyed 90% of the Stripâs infrastructure, with the cost of Gaza reconstruction estimated at $70 billion.
Since the Gaza ceasefire agreement went into effect on October 11, 2025, Israel has killed over 1,265 Palestinians and injured 4,198 others. The bodies of 813 slain Palestinians have been recovered during the same period.
In the last 24 hours, the bodies of five slain Palestinians along with 18 casualties were admitted to Gaza hospitals.
Moreover, at least 10,000 people are unaccounted for, presumed dead under the rubble of their homes throughout the Strip.
(August 15, 2026)
The European Commission has been negotiating a secret agreement to share sensitive personal data with Israelâs police service, despite internal legal warnings that the deal could violate international law and put Palestinians at risk, according to a new report by civil rights group Statewatch published by Novara Media, Anadolu reports.
The draft agreement, originally negotiated with the European police agency Europol, would allow the exchange of biometric data, genetic information, location data, political views, and personal details.
Critical research indicates the deal has progressed despite a 2022 ruling by the Council of the EUâs Legal Service which deemed the proposal legally untenable.
(August 4, 2026)
Under the plans, the blocâs law enforcement agency, Europol, would exchange sensitive personal information about Palestinians with Israelâs police force, which is headquartered in the illegally occupied West Bank.
There is also concern the deal could harm members of the Palestinian diaspora, with a risk that activists in Europe could be targeted.
The data would include names, identification numbers, locations, genetic and biometric information and details about peopleâs political views, beliefs and personal lives.
Die allgemeinen Regeln des Völkerrechtes sind Bestandteil des Bundesrechtes. Sie gehen den Gesetzen vor und erzeugen Rechte und Pflichten unmittelbar fĂŒr die Bewohner des Bundesgebietes.
(May 8, 2026)
„Die Aussetzung des EU-Israel Assoziierungsabkommens, gegen dessen Menschenrechtsklausel die israelische Regierung permanent verstöĂt, ist eine juristische und moralische Verpflichtung. AuĂenminister Wadephul hat die Wahl, Menschenrechte zum Eckpfeiler europĂ€ischer Israel-Politik zu machen â oder mit Doppelstandards weiter die EU zu spalten und internationales Recht auszuhöhlen,“ sagt Julia Duchrow, GeneralsekretĂ€rin von Amnesty International in Deutschland.
„Deutschland sollte nicht lĂ€nger dazu beitragen, dass Israels GrĂ€ueltaten folgenlos bleiben. Stattdessen sollte sich AuĂenminister Wadephul der Mehrheit der EU-Staaten anschlieĂen und die ĂŒberfĂ€lligen Schritte mittragen: die Aussetzung des Abkommens, ein Verbot des Handels mit illegalen Siedlungen sowie ein Ende sĂ€mtlicher Waffenlieferungen nach Israel“, sagt Philipp Frisch, Direktor von Human Rights Watch Deutschland.
âItâs no secret, I disagree with the prime minister,“ he said. âI think targeted assassinations should be carried out in Gaza, taking down 30 to 40 every night,â said the far-right Israeli minister.
âNot just those who pose an immediate threat, there are people there who are not worthy of life. They shouldnât live. Theyâre not even people,â added Ben-Gvir.
Ben-Gvir also promised Braslavski that he would seek to allow him to personally take part if prisoners are executed under Israelâs recently enacted death penalty law for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks on Israelis.
GAZA, August 17, 2026 (WAFA) â The death toll from Israel‘s war on the Gaza Strip has risen to 73,399, while the number of injured has reached 174,310 since October 7, 2023, according to medical sources.
The sources said Gaza hospitals received five fatalities over the past 48 hours, including two newly reported deaths and three bodies recovered from under the rubble, as well as 18 injured people.
âNetanyahu is stalling, and he is abusing the whole situation, and he is continuing the bombardment,â Barghouti told Al Jazeera.
âUnfortunately, the Trump administration is not responding to the challenge that Netanyahu put on table. Netanyahu rejected the peace plan. He rejected what was proposed. He rejected what Palestinians accepted and has shown great flexibility towards. And the United States, instead of telling Netanyahu that he has to respect what he has accepted before and start implementing it, theyâre giving him leeway,â he said.
GAZA, August 15, 2026 (WAFA) â The death toll from Israel‘s ongoing aggression on the Gaza Strip has risen to 73,391 Palestinians, with 174,280 others injured, since October 7, 2023, according to medical sources.
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The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced on Thursday that the death toll from the Israeli occupation‘s aggression on the Strip has risen to 73,389 martyrs and 174,266 injured since the start of the aggression on October 7, 2023.
The ministry said Israeli attacks have killed at least 1,259 Palestinians and wounded 4,148 others since last Octoberâs ceasefire.
Since October 2023, at least 73,388 Palestinians have been killed and 174,259 wounded in Israelâs war on Gaza, according to the ministry.
Xavier Abu Eid, a political analyst and former adviser to the Palestinian negotiations team, says the Board of Peace and Resolution 2803 of the UN Security Council were accepted late last year because it was argued at that time that they were the only way to end the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
âBut it was very clear from the very beginning that the 20-point plan of President Trump and the 15-point disarmament and implementation plan that followed were more about meeting Israeli interests than the Palestinian right to self-determination,â he said.