Israeli police detain four settlers after attack on CNN crew Israeli police have detained four settlers after they attacked and damaged a vehicle carrying a CNN crew in Sinjil, in the occupied West Bank, The Times of Israel reports. Police said officers responded after settlers blocked the journalists’ car and damaged it. They arrested four people and seized their vehicle, where officers found clubs and a knife, according to the Israeli newspaper.
Israeli settlers held US lawmaker Ro Khanna at gunpoint in occupied West Bank Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Sat, 07/11/2026 - 16:41 Settlers carrying US-made rifles blocked the congressman’s delegation as it visited a Palestinian village ethnically cleansed by Israeli settlers Democratic Representative Ro Khanna delivers remarks in the event titled 'Beyond the Epstein Class: A New Economic Inequality' in April 14. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP) Off Armed Israeli settlers carrying US-made weapons held Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna at gunpoint in the occupied West Bank as he visited Palestinian communities to witness Israel’s human rights abuses first-hand. “Israeli settlers, brandishing American made M4s, detained me & other Americans on my trip to Palestine,” Khanna wrote on X on Saturday.
Ro Khanna detained by Israeli settlers during occupied West Bank visit US Democratic lawmaker Ro Khanna said he was detained by Israeli settlers armed with US-made rifles during a visit this week to the occupied West Bank. Speaking with Reuters from a Palestinian village, Khanna said his group's van was surrounded by settlers wielding M4 rifles on Wednesday while touring a part of the southern West Bank where residents face frequent Israeli settler attacks. "We were at a village that Israeli settlers had destroyed, they had destroyed the school, they had destroyed that village, and we were just looking at it," said Khanna, a progressive lawmaker from California in the US House of Representatives.
Video: Israeli settlers assault elderly Palestinian man Israeli settlers assaulted 80-year-old Ibrahim Ismail al-Jabour and his family in the Hawara area of Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank on Friday. Local sources said Israeli soldiers stood by protecting the settlers while they were attacking the family pic. twitter.
Report: Israeli settlers attack women, elderly shepherds in Hebron Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian women and elderly shepherds in the Masafer Yatta area of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Friday, according to Quds News Network. The settlers also targeted their livestock, the QNN posted on X. There has been a surge in settler attacks in the West Bank.
Israel bans Jerusalem Grand Mufti from Al-Aqsa Mosque for a week Israeli forces first detained Sheikh Mohammad Hussein, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine and preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque, after he concluded Friday sermon and prayers, WAFA reported. Following his detention, Israeli authorities handed Sheikh Hussein an order barring him from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex for one week. In August last year, Israeli authorities issued a six-month ban on Sheikh Hussein, after he delivered a Friday sermon condemning Israel’s starvation policy against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
OCHA says war heightens risks for women in southern Lebanon Women and girls in southern Lebanon, which has suffered devastation due to Israeli military operations, face heightened risks of gender-based violence and disrupted access to essential health services, the UN's humanitarian agency has reported. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement that female-headed households, adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women, older people, and people with disabilities remain particularly vulnerable. United Nations Population Fund estimates that there are 390,000 women of reproductive age among displaced and returnee populations.
‘We just disappeared’: Palestine Action defendant recalls ‘horrifying’ arrest A defendant facing charges in connection with a Palestine Action raid on an Israeli arms factory said that she and her co-defendants “still have PTSD”, following their arrests by counter-terrorism police. Hannah Davidson, 53, along with her co-defendants Ian Sanders, 47; Aleksandra Herbich, 41; Teuta Hoxha, 30; Sean Middlebrough, 33; Julia Brigadirova, 33; and Madeleine Norman, 31, face charges of violent disorder and criminal damage in connection with a break-in to an Elbit Systems plant in Filton, near Bristol, in August 2024. On Monday, William Plastow, 35, was acquitted of violent disorder by the presiding judge, Patrick Field, who concluded that the prosecution had not produced enough evidence against him.
‘We just disappeared’: Palestine Action defendant recalls ‘horrifying’ arrest Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Fri, 07/10/2026 - 17:19 Hannah Davidson is among eight defendants facing criminal damage and violent disorder charges in connection with a raid on an Elbit Systems factory A van allegedly used by Palestine Action to break into the Elbit Systems factory in Bristol (X) Off A defendant facing charges in connection with a Palestine Action raid on an Israeli arms factory said that she and her co-defendants “still have PTSD”, following their arrests by counter-terrorism police. Hannah Davidson, 53, along with her co-defendants Ian Sanders, 47; Aleksandra Herbich, 41; Teuta Hoxha, 30; Sean Middlebrough, 33; Julia Brigadirova, 33; and Madeleine Norman, 31, face charges of violent disorder and criminal damage in connection with a break-in to an Elbit Systems plant in Filton, near Bristol, in August 2024. On Monday, William Plastow, 35, was acquitted of violent disorder by the presiding judge, Patrick Field, who concluded that the prosecution had not produced enough evidence against him.
Israeli settlers injure eight Palestinians near Hebron Israeli settlers injured eight Palestinians in an attack in Khirbet Asafi, in Masafer Yatta south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Red Crescent said. Settlers have repeatedly attacked the area as they seek to displace Palestinian communities. Around 50 acres of land in Masafer Yatta in West Bank were seized by settlers in area featured in the Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land'.
UN investigators provide additional evidence of genocide by RSF in Sudan’s el-Fasher Submitted by Sondos Asem on Thu, 07/09/2026 - 15:46 Survivor testimony show fresh evidence of rape and mass atrocities during el-Fasher's takeover by the UAE-backed paramilitary Displaced Sudanese people who left El-Fasher after its fall, sit in the shade in Tawila amid the remains of a fire that broke out in the camp on 11 February 2026 (AFP) Off The United Nations Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan (FFMS) on Wednesday released a new tranche of survivor testimony from the fall of Darfur's el-Fasher, in evidence corroborating a recent report accusing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of commiting genocide against non-Arab communities. In a conference room paper, the mission said its evidence base had grown to 333 survivor interviews, up from 320 in February, and that the new material "reaffirmed" its conclusion that the RSF’s October takeover of the North Darfur capital "bore the hallmarks of genocide". The FFMS is an independent investigative mechanism established by the UN Human Rights Council to document violations of international human rights and humanitarian law committed during Sudan's war, which broke out between the RSF and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in April 2023.
Israeli forces detain Al-Aqsa Mosque religious leader after Friday prayers Israeli forces have detained Sheikh Mohammad Hussein, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, on Friday, Wafa news agency reports. Local sources said that Sheikh Hussein was detained after he concluded the Friday sermon and prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, which is located in occupied East Jerusalem.
UN warns one million women and girls lose access to support amid US aid cuts The United Nations Women agency warned on Friday that a collapse in funding for women’s organisations at a time when needs are soaring could leave at least one million women and girls without access to vital support. This comes after US President Donald Trump slashed foreign aid after taking office, leading to women in places such as Afghanistan, Gaza, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and Yemen where needs are acute being deprived of adequate support. As a result, "at least one million women and girls affected by conflict and crisis have lost access to critical services and support", and this is probably "just the tip of the iceberg", Sofia Calltorp, UN Women's head of humanitarian action, told reporters in Geneva, calling the new report findings "deeply concerning".
Settlement stays and army days: How UK charities promote migration to Israel Submitted by Melissa Muller on Thu, 07/09/2026 - 14:19 British-registered charities offer chance to train with Israeli army, live in settlements and visit occupied territory People walk past projections of the flags of Israel and the British Union Jack displayed on the walls of the old city of Jerusalem on September 10, 2022, days following the death of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (AFP) Off In 2025, 742 Britons migrated to Israel , the highest number since the 1980s. They haven’t been making the move without help. Charities and other organisations registered in the UK are advertising to them through gap-year programmes, subsidised “birthright” trips and migration assistance.
Israel announces theft of Palestinian land in West Bank to expand road for settlers Submitted by Fayha Shalash on Fri, 07/10/2026 - 09:23 Route 60 connects a number of settlements near Ramallah and Nablus and its expansion will further fragment Palestinian communities in the occupied territory A Palestinian landowner amid damaged grapevines in the Baqaa valley, east of Hebron, on 7 May, after thousands were uprooted by Israeli authorities for the expansion of Route 60 (Hazem Bader/AFP) Off Israel has issued orders to confiscate large tracts of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank in order to expand a road for Israeli settlers in the area. One of the largest settler roads in the West Bank, Route 60 lies east of Ramallah and south of Nablus and its completion requires the appropriation of Palestinian land along its route. The project will lead to the expropriation of privately owned paved agricultural land, in order to add new lanes and strengthen links between illegal Jewish settlements in the area.
‘Farcical reality’: Healthcare workers respond to targeting over pro-Palestine symbols Submitted by Fleur Hargreaves on Tue, 07/07/2026 - 11:08 MPs and NHS workers raise concern about the move to ban medical scrubs at protests and pro-Palestine symbols at work Protestors hold placards outside The Royal Courts of Justice, Britain's High Court, in London on 13 February (AFP/Ben Stansall) Off The move to ban NHS staff from displaying political symbols in the workplace and wearing medical scrubs in protests has been widely condemned by politicians and healthcare workers, who say it is using fears of antisemitism to crack down on expressions of solidarity with Palestine . Middle East Eye spoke to a number of pro-Palestine NHS workers about their experience campaigning against the genocide in Gaza and the backlash they have faced from their workplace as a result. The Mann report was commissioned by former health secretary Wes Streeting in 2025 to investigate antisemitism in the NHS.
Israeli forces beat Palestinian family and fire tear gas into home Several members of a Palestinian family were wounded after Israeli forces raided their home in al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, on Friday, Wafa reported. Israeli soldiers beat members of Muhammad Hamed Abu Aliya’s family and fired tear gas canisters inside the house, causing injuries from the assault and gas inhalation, security sources told Wafa. The forces also detained 23-year-old Mo'men Abdel Latif Abu Aliya and forced him to remove a protective fence around the family home, which is normally used to shield them from attacks by Jewish settlers.
Palestinian education ministry condemns Israeli demolition of West Bank primary school The Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education have condemned the demolition of Yanun Elementary School in the occupied West Bank by Israeli settlers, Wafa news reported on Thursday. In a statement, the ministry described the attack as a new crime against Palestinian children and a blatant violation of international law, part of a systematic policy to undermine the education sector and deprive children of their fundamental right to education. The demolition comes about eight months after residents of the village of Yanun were forcibly displaced, following repeated attacks from Israeli settlers.
Exclusive: UK government lawyer warned ICC bureau its Khan disciplinary process 'unlawful' Submitted by Sondos Asem on Thu, 07/09/2026 - 10:07 The executive body of the ICC ignored advice that its proceedings lacked the judicial safeguards needed to protect the court's integrity, document shows Sir James Eadie KC (seen speaking to the UK parliament in September 2019) warned the ICC that its disciplinary process was flawed months before Karim Khan was suspended (Screengrab) Off The United Kingdom' s most senior government lawyer last year warned the executive body of the International Criminal Court (ICC) that its proposed process for disciplinary proceedings against Prosecutor Karim Khan was legally flawed, Middle East Eye can exclusively reveal. The legal advice, submitted in a private capacity in November 2025 to the president and the Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP), was drafted by Sir James Eadie KC, the UK's first treasury counsel and the government's standing counsel. Eadie warned the case risked undermining the integrity of the court if “fair process” was not followed in light of “political pressures” surrounding Khan over his office’s investigation into Israeli war crimes.
Preacher launches legal challenge against UK government over IHRA antisemitism definition Submitted by Areeb Ullah on Wed, 07/08/2026 - 14:42 Bea Foster tells MEE she was left 'heartbroken' after being forced out of anti-racism charity over Facebook post in which she called Israel an 'apartheid state' Methodist preacher Bea Foster helped to found the anti-racism charity she was forced to leave (Supplied) Off An elderly Methodist preacher is set to launch the first legal challenge to the UK government's use of a contested definition of antisemitism after ministers used it to force a charity to remove her as a trustee over a Facebook post in which she described Israel as an apartheid state. Bea Foster, a 76-year-old community worker from Burnley, Lancashire, will argue that the government unlawfully penalised her for expressing political views on Israel and Palestine , breaching her rights to freedom of expression, freedom of association and protection from discrimination. Speaking exclusively to Middle East Eye, Foster said her motivation to pursue the case stemmed from the misuse of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of antisemitism by public and private institutions to shut down criticism of Israeli government policies.
