Israeli forces close only entrance to West Bank village, report says Israeli forces closed the western entrance to Al-Mughayyir village, northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, preventing residents from entering or leaving, Wafa reported. The forces fired tear gas canisters towards approaching vehicles and subjected a number of commuters to field interrogations and mistreatment, the report said. The western entrance is currently the village's only access point, as Israeli forces closed its eastern entrance in October 2023.
Disabled, elderly Palestinian beaten with club by Israeli settler An elderly, disabled Palestinian man was beaten by an Israeli settler with a club in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, according to Quds News Network. QNN released footage showing the settler repeatedly hitting Saeed Al-Omour as he tried to walk away on his crutches. Al-Omour lost his leg after being shot by Israeli settlers more than a year ago and has continued to face settler attacks and threats, according to QNN.
Guilt, grief and strength: Gaza’s ‘sole survivor’ children face life alone Submitted by Huda Skaik on Fri, 08/21/2026 - 13:25 Thousands of children who lost their families in Israeli strikes navigate grief, trauma and adulthood with little support A Palestinian mourns the death of Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Wishah, who was killed in an Israeli strike, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip in 21 June 2026 (Eyad Baba/AFP) Off Every morning, 13-year-old Jana al-Motouq wakes up alone. The Palestinian girl prepares her own breakfast, washes her clothes and gets ready for school. Not long ago, those small tasks were done by her mother.
'After Israel's annihilation of Gaza, can I ever return home? ' Opinion by Bahzad al Akhras It was a routine online meeting with my academic supervisors during the summer. One of them, who had just returned from visiting her home country, spoke about the joy of being surrounded by family, the comfort of familiar places, and the quiet sense of belonging that comes from returning home.
After Israel's annihilation of Gaza, can I ever return home? Submitted by Bahzad al Akhras on Wed, 08/12/2026 - 17:30 The destruction of my family's house was not simply a loss of walls or furniture. It was the erasure of a place that once held our lives together A boy sweeps through the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli bombardment of Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, on 12 June 2026 (Eyad Baba/AFP) Off It was a routine online meeting with my academic supervisors during the summer.
Over 350,000 people in need of medicines in Gaza: Palestinian Medical Relief Society Over 350,000 patients in Gaza need medicines, the head of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society, Mohammad Abu Afash, has warned. He told Al Jazeera that supplies in the territory are insufficient, warning that if medical aid is not boosted "our health situation will become extremely difficult".
Iranian official urges Qatar to move detained pilots to hospital on land, Tasnim says An Iranian military official called on Qatar on Saturday to transfer detained Iranian pilots to a hospital on land, saying they were being held on water and were in "poor physical condition", Tasnim news agency reported. Mohammad Baqerzadeh, commander of the Committee for the Search for Missing Persons of Iran's Armed Forces General Staff, said the location where the pilots were being held was unsuitable and requested that the International Committee of the Red Cross send an air ambulance to Qatar to expedite the return of injured and sick detainees to Iran.
Exclusive: UK's advertising regulator not investigating Great Israeli Real Estate Event Submitted by Imran Mulla on Fri, 08/21/2026 - 10:50 British government says it referred the event promoting illegal settlements to the Advertising Standards Authority Israel's controversial wall separating East Jerusalem from the Palestinian village of Abu Dis in the West Bank Off The UK 's advertising regulator is not investigating a real estate event, referred to it by the government, which promoted properties in illegal Israeli settlements, Middle East Eye can reveal. On 16 June, the then foreign secretary Yvette Cooper said in parliament that ministers had asked the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to "urgently" investigate the Great Israeli Real Estate Event. On 15 June MEE had reported that properties in illegal Israeli settlements were advertised at the event, which was held a day earlier at the Edgware United Synagogue in London.
Indian workers in Israel demand accountability after murder of Indian caregiver Submitted by Shraddha Joshi on Fri, 08/21/2026 - 20:17 The stabbing of an Indian domestic worker has raised concerns about the vulnerability of thousands of Indian workers in Israel Long lines of Indian men queued on January 25, applying for jobs in Israel (Naeem Ansari / AFP) Off Indian workers in Israel have filed an appeal demanding justice and accountability following the murder of Indian caregiver Rajeev Acharya, who was stabbed to death by an Israeli national, India's NDTV news channel reports . Israeli authorities have since indicted Avior Zaken, the grandson of the elderly couple who employed Acharya, for attacking him repeatedly with a sharp object on 23 July. Workers have called for the Israeli government to prosecute the case fully, provide compensation to Acharya's family, and protect Indian foreign workers from violence and abuse, according to NDTV.
'Shameful:' UK, Canada and Australia condemn Israel's refusal to investigate aid worker attack Israel's decision not to launch a criminal investigation into an attack on a World Central Kitchen (WCK) convoy in Gaza is "shameful", according to the UK , Canada and Australia. The 2024 attack by Israel killed at least seven humanitarian workers. "The announcement by the [Israeli military] on August 19, 2026, that it would not pursue criminal investigations into this strike, without further explanation, is shameful," the three countries wrote in a statement on Friday.
'Shameful:' UK, Canada and Australia condemn Israel's refusal to investigate aid worker attack Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 08/21/2026 - 18:45 Israel sidelining death of aid workers is 'egregious', allies say A boy walks carrying a table on his back past salvage workers scrapping the rubble of a building that was destroyed during Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza, to use the recycled remains in the future, in Gaza City on August 16, 2026. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP) Off Israel's decision not to launch a criminal investigation into an attack on a World Central Kitchen (WCK) convoy in Gaza is "shameful", according to the UK , Canada and Australia. The 2024 attack by Israel killed at least seven humanitarian workers.
'Bloodline punishment': Iranian family faces ongoing punitive ICE detention A Los Angeles-based Iranian family has spent over 130 days in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention to date due to their relative’s political activity nearly 50 years ago. In a letter published in The Nation, Iranian academic Maryam Tahmasebi described the arrest and detention of her husband, Eissa Hashemi, their 16-year-old son and herself, as "bloodline punishment" as the three permanent residents were stripped of their green cards following an online campaign. Neither of the three family members has any criminal history.
'Bloodline punishment': Iranian family faces ongoing punitive ICE detention Submitted by Shraddha Joshi on Fri, 08/21/2026 - 13:13 Three relatives of a former Iranian politician have been held in indefinite detention for over 130 days Texas State Troopers prepare to disperse a crowd protesting ICE outside the South Texas Family Residential Center on 28 January 2026 in Dilley, Texas (Joel Angel Juarez / Getty Images via AFP) Off A Los Angeles-based Iranian family has spent over 130 days in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention to date due to their relative’s political activity nearly 50 years ago. In a letter published in The Nation, Iranian academic Maryam Tahmasebi described the arrest and detention of her husband, Eissa Hashemi, their 16-year-old son and herself, as "bloodline punishment" as the three permanent residents were stripped of their green cards following an online campaign. Neither of the three family members has any criminal history.
Death of Syrian detainee sparks protest and conversation about prison reform Submitted by Munir Mohammed on Fri, 08/21/2026 - 10:30 Authorities detain police investigator who struck former White Helmets volunteer, as activists call for further progress in overhauling detention system Mohammed Ghamira, a father of two and former volunteer at the White Helmets rescue organisation, died on Sunday (Syria's Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management) Off The recent death in custody of a Syrian detainee sparked backlash and protest in the country, as activists and rights groups urged authorities to build on efforts to overcome the dark history of arbitrary detentions, torture and disappearances under former leader Bashar al-Assad. Mohammed Ghamira, a father of two and former volunteer at the White Helmets rescue organisation, died on Sunday, days after being detained over a financial dispute. He left al-Haffah police station in the Latakia province in a critical condition, and was later pronounced dead in hospital from “complications from cerebral and gastrointestinal haemorrhaging” that “resulted from a beating he sustained after being detained”, Syrian authorities said.
Canada condemns Israel for closing probe into aid worker killings Canada has condemend Israel for closing its investigation into the killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza. Israeli strikes hit the charity’s convoy in April 2024, killing Canadian citizen Jacob Flickinger and six colleagues. Foreign Minister Anita Anand described Israel’s decision to end the investigation as “unacceptable” and said the attack involved “serious failures”.
Poland summons Israeli envoy over dropped probe into killing of WCK aid workers Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated that it summoned the Israeli ambassador to Warsaw after Tel Aviv's decision to close its investigation into an attack on a World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid convoy in Gaza two years ago. In early April, 2024, seven foreign aid workers, including Polish national Damian Sobol, were killed in an Israeli strike. The ministry conveyed its disappointment over the decision, and denounced the latest steps taken, demanding that the circumstances of the killings must be "fully clarified".
Four out of every five families in Gaza face 'critical or catastrophic' hunger levels, UN warns The spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, Stephane Dujarric, warned that 94 percent of Gaza's over 2. 1 million population are in need of shelter and basic household assistance. Dujarric also indicated that more than four out of five families face "critical or catastrophic" levels of hunger in their shelters - which lack fuel, energy and essential household items.
Nearly everyone in Gaza in need of shelter aid, NRC says An estimated 1. 98 million Palestinians in Gaza, 94 per cent of the population, need shelter and basic household assistance, according to a new report by the Shelter Cluster, led by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Jan Egeland, Secretary General of NRC, said in a post on X that only 10 percent of families reported receiving shelter aid in the month before the assessment and stocks of shelter materials and basic household assistance are nearly depleted in the Strip.
In photos: Funeral of 17-year-old Palestinian killed by Israel in March Palestinians held a funeral on Thursday for 17-year-old Salim Sami Salim Fuqaha, whose body Israeli authorities had withheld since he was killed on 16 March, in the village of Sinjil, north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.
Opinion: Amid genocide in Gaza, why must Palestinian journalists uphold the illusion of neutrality? On 20 June 2026, the Israeli army killed Al Jazeera Mubasher cameraman Ahmed Wishah in a drone strike, less than two and a half months after the killing of his brother, Al Jazeera Mubasher correspondent Mohammed Wishah, who was targeted by the same army on 8 April. After Mohammed's death, Ahmed appeared on Al Jazeera pleading: "Let Mohammed be the last journalist Israel kills.
