As Ramadan begins, Israeli attacks continue across Gaza and Israelimposesrestrictions on access to Al-Aqsa mosque. Mexico and the VaticandeclineTrump peace board invitation; UN humanitarian official may not attend the first meeting on Thursday. Settler attacks, military raids andarrestsacross the West Bank. Palestinian childkilledby unexploded Israeli ordnance in Jordan Valley. Chief Israeli ministerspushfor “emigration” and continued occupation in discussions of the West Bank, Gaza, and Lebanon. U.S. military kills 11 in triple vessel strike in Eastern Pacific and Caribbean. NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdanipoisedto have control over pivotal rent authority. U.S.sellsover $1 billion in Venezuelan oil and projects expanded production. Palantirrelocatesheadquarters to Miami. ICE facility in Texasaccusedof destroying children’s letters. Immigration judgeendsremoval case against Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi. House Democratsweighcensure vote against Rep. Randy Fine over anti-Muslim remarks. Justice Department antitrust chiefousted. DHS workerssayNoem-ordered demolitions are exposing them to asbestos. Massive U.S. military buildup continues near Iran. RSF drone strikekillsthree civilians in North Kordofan. Israeli drone strikekillsLebanese man after threatening phone call. TalibanreleasesPakistani soldiers after Saudi mediation. Niger and Algeriasignalthaw with gas pipeline plans. U.S.-mediated Ukraine-Russia talksendtheir first day with no breakthrough. Peruvian Congressoustsinterim President José Jerí after four months in office. Colombiaresumespeace talks with Gulf Clan. U.S. officialallegesChina carried out covert nuclear test in 2020. Deadly militant attackshitnorthwest Pakistan. Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania refuses to accept a prize in Berlin for “The Voice of Hind Rajab.”
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Israeli attacks continue across Gaza:One Palestinian was shot and killed Wednesday by Israeli forces in the town of Bani Suheila, east of Khan Younis, according to Al-Araby TV. Israeli tanks also targeted areas in eastern Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. On Tuesday, 12-year-old Youssef Rasem Asaliya was killed in an Israeli drone strike in Jabalia in northern Gaza, WAFA reports. The Israeli military admitted it carried out the strike, claiming it “eliminated a terrorist” who posed an imminent threat.
Israel imposes restrictions at the onset of Islamic holy month:As the month of Ramadan begins, Israeli authorities are intensifying security measures across the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, tightening control around Al-Aqsa mosque—Islam’s third-holiest site. Israeli policesaidthousands of officers would be deployed in and around Al-Aqsa day and night throughout Ramadan, while limiting access for Palestinian worshippers from the West Bank to just 10,000 permits and reportedly restricting entry to older age groups, according to The Times of Israel. Earlier on Wednesday, dozens of settlers entered the compound of Al-Aqsa Mosque under Israeli military protection. Settlers’ incursions into the mosque are expected to be extended to up to five hours daily during Ramadan, According to WAFA.
Mexico and the Vatican decline Trump peace board invitations:Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum formallydeclinedto join President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, citing the fact that a recognized Palestinian state would not be part of the body. “Given that we recognize Palestine as a state, it’s important that both states, Israel and Palestine, participate. It isn’t set up that way,” Sheinbaum said at a press conference. Mexico joins France, Germany, Spain, Greece, and New Zealand in declining. The Holy See also announced that it would nottake partin the Board of Peace, according to an announcement from Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin on Monday.
United Nations relief chief will not show up to BoP meeting:United Nations humanitarian relief chief Tom Fletcher wasinvitedto President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace meeting on Thursday, Al Jazeera English reported, but said he could not attend due to a scheduling conflict. It remains unclear whether the United Nations will be represented at the first BOP meeting.
Hamas spokesperson calls on “Board of Peace” to move beyond rhetoric:Hamas spokesperson in Gaza, Hazem Qasem,calledon the Board of Peace to go beyond mere statements at the upcoming meeting on Thursday. He urged the Board to “implement in practice the principles they have announced, and to take concrete action to secure a genuine cessation of the war on the Gaza Strip and halt Israel’s grave violations of the agreement,” noting Israel is continuing to kill civilians and demolish homes in violation of the agreement. Qasem called for pressure on Israel to allow the independent National Committee to enter Gaza to administer the Strip, oversee humanitarian relief, and begin reconstruction with adequate support, as well as for a “genuine reopening” of the Rafah crossing.
Dozens of states and organizations condemn Israeli actions in the West Bank:More than 85 countries, alongside the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the European Union,issueda joint statement on Monday denouncing what they called illegal moves by Israel in the occupied West Bank. The statement rejected the prospect of annexation and settlement expansion, warned against demographic engineering and displacement, and reaffirmed support for a two-state solution based on the 1967 borders.
Settler attacks, military raids and arrests across the West Bank:Israeli forcescarriedout multiple overnight raids across the West Bank on Tuesday, according to WAFA. In Hebron, forces detained 14 Palestinians, erected several military checkpoints and demolished a three-story residential building that housed more than 40 Palestinians. In separate incidents, two young men were shot and injured by Israeli forces in Jerusalem and Hebron. Additionally, two Palestinians were injured in settler attacks north of Ramallah.
Palestinian child killed by unexploded Israeli ordnance in Jordan Valley:A 13-year-old Palestinian boy waskilledTuesday and two other children were wounded when unexploded Israeli military ammunition detonated in the Jordan Valley. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society told Anadolu Agency that it received the boy’s body from Israeli soldiers, which it transferred to a hospital in Jericho. The Israeli military claimed the youths were handling explosives in what it described as a “designated firing zone” and that an investigation is underway.
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