Israeli settlers attack Armenian church in Jerusalem Israeli settlers attacked the Armenian Church in occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday evening, Wafa news agency reported. The settlers threw stones at the church and spat at its entrance, the news agency said, citing the Jerusalem Governorate.
Palestinian ‘doctor of the poor’ says he faces abuse, medical neglect in Israeli prison Submitted by Bilge Kotan on Sun, 08/02/2026 - 19:37 The 71-year-old physician, well known for providing care to low-income Palestinians, was arrested in the occupied West Bank in June News of Rantisi’s detention prompted widespread condemnation (Screengrab/X/@Mistaclim) Off Dr Mazen Rantisi, a 71-year-old Palestinian physician popularly described as the “doctor of the poor”, says he has suffered physical abuse and medical neglect since Israeli authorities detained him more than a month ago, Haaretz reported on Sunday. The doctor, known for often waiving fees, supplying medicines and operating a clinic that serves as a refuge for low-income Palestinians, was detained in a pre-dawn raid on his home in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on 21 June. Prosecutors later indicted him for serving as chairman of the board of the Union of Health Work Committees, a Palestinian non-profit that provides medical care to thousands of Palestinians each year.
Opinion: Israel's genocide has frozen a generation of Gaza's young doctors In July 2025, when Israeli forces suddenly ordered Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah to evacuate under threat of imminent bombardment, my friend Ahmed Shabat, a junior doctor, found himself facing a choice that defined the thin line between life and death. Around him, the hospital was descending into panic as staff and patients scrambled to flee. Amid the blinding chaos, Dr Ahmed spotted a young man who had been brought into the emergency department, entirely overlooked as everyone rushed to escape.
'They almost killed my child': Women in Syria's Roj camp describe night of gunfire and fear Submitted by Reem Aouir on Sun, 08/02/2026 - 13:58 Women detained in northeast Syria's Roj camp say bullets tore through tents housing children during a confrontation with Kurdish-led security forces A boy shelters from the rain with a plastic bag during a military operation at Camp Roj in Syria's Hasakah province, on 5 April 2025 (Delil Souleiman/AFP) Off Kurdish-led armed forces opened fire inside Syria's Roj camp on Friday evening, with bullets tearing through tents housing children, after several days of protests by women demanding better treatment inside the facility, according to multiple accounts shared with Middle East Eye. No one was reported killed or wounded. But women inside the camp, which holds thousands of foreign women and children, relatives of suspected Islamic State (IS) group fighters, described a night of chaos and terror that has left them and their children severely traumatised.
Israel's genocide has frozen a generation of Gaza's young doctors Submitted by Shoug Mukhaimar on Sun, 08/02/2026 - 12:24 With crossings closed and hospitals destroyed, medical training is at a standstill - and the specialists Gaza needs to rebuild may never exist A doctor checks a drip at the dialysis unit of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on 1 February 2026 (Eyad Baba/AFP) Off In July 2025, when Israeli forces suddenly ordered Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah to evacuate under threat of imminent bombardment, my friend Ahmed Shabat, a junior doctor, found himself facing a choice that defined the thin line between life and death. Around him, the hospital was descending into panic as staff and patients scrambled to flee. Amid the blinding chaos, Dr Ahmed spotted a young man who had been brought into the emergency department, entirely overlooked as everyone rushed to escape.
Israeli forces detain three Palestinians during raid in Bethlehem Israeli forces detained three young Palestinian men during a raid on the Dheisheh refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa. Citing Palestinian security sources, Wafa reported that Israeli troops searched several homes in the camp on Sunday before arresting the three men. The report added that Israeli forces also raided the home of the Kanaan family on al-Saff Street in central Bethlehem and posted threatening notices on the walls of the nearby Salah al-Din Mosque.
After a lifetime of observing Iran’s revolutionary generation, I know that expecting meekness or diplomatic finesse from them is a dangerous illusion.
Palestinian children among those detained in Israeli West Bank raids Palestinian children were among those detained in the latest round of Israeli military raids in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, Al Jazeera is reporting . Those detained include a 16-year old from the city of Tubas and another 16-year old from the village of Wadi Fukin near Bethlehem, the report states, citing local sources. Several adults were also detained earlier in the day, according to reports by Wafa news agency.
Iranian authorities executed 20-year-old protester Arvin Kheirkhah at Shahroud prison on Saturday morning, according to information obtained by Iran International, amid concerns that several other detainees could also face execution.
Israeli settlers desecrate Palestinian cemetery in West Bank Israeli settlers have desecrated graves in a Palestinian cemetery during a march near the village of Tal in the occupied West Bank. Al Jazeera reported that residents said Israeli forces accompanied the march and fired tear gas at Palestinians. Israeli settlers vandalised a Palestinian cemetery, smashing stonework marking the graves of deceased Palestinians during a march near the village of Tal in the occupied West Bank.
Settler violence against Palestinians is on the rise in the West Bank, as settlements and outposts expand.
Massive Attack members barred from Singapore after displaying Palestinian flag Two members of British band Massive Attack were barred from re-entering Singapore after displaying the Palestinian flag during Wednesday's concert, Reuters reported. Singapore police said Friday the band was being “investigated for supporting a political cause and unfurling of a foreign flag” and will no longer be allowed to perform in Singapore. Singapore does not allow the public display of foreign national emblems without a permit or exemption, and the Palestinian flag is especially sensitive given the war in Gaza and Singapore's Muslim population.
HRF says Dutch took no action against Israeli soldier despite criminal complaint The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has said that Dutch authorities took no action against an Israeli reservist despite an urgent criminal complaint accusing him of war crimes during his visit to the Netherlands. HRF said it filed the complaint with the Dutch National Public Prosecutor’s Office against Leon Khlebnikov, an Israeli reservist and tank gunner, who was in the Netherlands from July 26-31 The complaint under the Dutch International Crimes Act accused Khlebnikov of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide against Palestinians. HRF said the complaint centres on his documented involvement in destroying civilian infrastructure in Gaza, including the demolition of a school in Rafah, which he posted on social media.
Iran's latest wave of public hangings of protesters amounts to "killings" and "murders" that form part of a continuing crime against humanity, former United Nations prosecutor Professor Payam Akhavan told Iran International's Eye for Iran.
Palestinian home built 40 years before Israel's creation demolished A Palestinian home 40 years older than the state of Israel was demolished by Israeli authorities, according to Al Jazeera. The homeowner was at work and found the house, built during the Ottoman period, in ruins when he returned. Israel demolished a Palestinian home that was about 40 years older than the state of Israel itself.
Israeli settler attempts to run over Palestinians, sets olive trees on fire An Israeli settler attempts to run over a Palestinian before setting fire to olive trees in the village of Al-Minya, southeast of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, according to Quds News Network. Settlers have set fire to mosques, olive groves and Palestinian homes in a surging wave of attacks over the past more than a month. Watch | An extremist Israeli settler attempts to run over a Palestinian and sets fire to olive trees in the village of Al-Minya, southeast of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank.
Palestinian authorities secure court order freezing demolitions in Jordan Valley The Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission (CWRC) and the Tubas Governorate have obtained an injunction from an Israeli court freezing the demolition of Palestinian-owned structures in the northern Jordan Valley, Wafa reported. Citing activist Moataz Basharat, Wafa reported that Israeli authorities had issued demolition notices to the Palestinian owners of residential structures and livestock barns in the Nab' al-Ghazal area of Al-Farisiya, in the northern Jordan Valley.
Iranian security forces took control of a hospital in the western city of Khorramabad during January's nationwide crackdown, according to medical staff, transferring dozens of critically wounded protesters to the morgue instead of receiving further treatment.
Reacting to the crossing of tens of thousands of people, including children, from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta and the reported deaths of 43 people, Esteban Beltrán, Director of Amnesty International Spain, said: “We are monitoring this situation very closely. Spanish and Moroccan authorities must put their human rights obligations at the centre of […] The post Spain: Ensure human rights, dignity and humanity are central in response to exceptional arrival of people in Ceuta appeared first on Amnesty International .
Settlers set light to agricultural land south of Nablus Israeli settlers set light to agricultural land south of Nablus, Wafa news agency is reporting, citing local sources. According to the sources, the settlers attacked and set fire to Palestinian-owned agricultural land in the village of Burin, igniting several olive trees. They reported that the settlers further obstructed Palestinian Civil Defence crews from reaching the area to extinguish the fire.
