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“Permanent Secretariat of the International Conference on Palestinian Intifada of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran strongly condemns the heinous act of killing Col. Hassan Sayyad Khodaei, the brave soldier of Islam and a member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which was carried out by the coward and terrorist Zionists and their mercenaries inside the country,” the statement read.

Six Palestinians were sentenced Sunday to an additional five years in jail for a 2021 escape through a tunnel from a prison in northern Israel, their lawyers told Israeli media.

Man with virus in his 30s had contact with another person infected with monkeypox outside Israel, says Israel's Health Ministry

The Israeli government's restrictions on Muslims and Christians performing their religious rights in occupied Palestinian lands is at a legally and ethically unacceptable level.

Israel has prevented the leaders of two prominent Palestinian civil society organisations from travelling to an international conference, months after outlawing their work.

Tensions high in Palestinian territories amid Israeli arrest campaigns, settler incursions into Al-Aqsa complex.

Abdul Khaliq Farooq,

“More than four decades have passed since the political, religious and military fatwa of Imam Khomeini about the need for the destruction of Israel. With each passing day, the need to execute this command becomes more apparent and, of course, we have gotten closer to its realization,” the statement stated.

Israel has currently imprisoned 579 Palestinians without charge or trial, according to reports. This is the highest number of such detainees in the last five years.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett received a threatening letter Tuesday containing a bullet, local media reported.

Palestinians are today more united in their resistance and awareness of Israel’s designs than ever before. In fact, many of the defenders of Al-Aqsa come from these very communities. If Israel continues with its provocations, it risks another Palestinian revolt like that of last May, which tellingly started in East Jerusalem.

Ahmed Ibrahim Oweidat, 20, died after being shot in the head by 'undercover' forces during raid near Jericho

Carved out of limestone and 22-centimetres long, the 2500 BC statuette was found by a farmer working his land in Khan Younis.

Ilan Pape

Akram Atallah

Under the coordination of the citizens’ council, the Brazilian community living in Palestine has provided 1,600 meals to vulnerable families in the al-Am’ari Refugee Camp.

Zionist regime announced the closure of Gaza’s commercial and pedestrian crossings in a collective punishment move.

"The recent escalation of events has led to a spike in Palestinian detentions, especially in the Jenin region and in east Jerusalem," said the Palestinian Commission of Prisoners' Affairs.

Islamic Republic of Iran Army began military parade on Monday morning (local time) in the presence of President Ebrahim Raisi, as the country celebrates National Army Day.

Mohammad Hassan Rahimian

“The escalation of Zionist aggression during the holy month of Ramadan against Palestinians and Al-Aqsa Mosque is rooted in the revelation of Arab-Zionist relations,” according to the statement issued by the Defense of the Palestinian Nation.

Mojtaba Ferdosipour

"The reliance on imports and the constraints forced upon them by Israel's continuing military occupation, settler violence, and land grabs are compounding the food crisis," said Oxfam International.

Israeli rights groups warn such legislation may be applied as collective punishment against Palestinians who live in 1948 occupied territories.