FIGURES SHOW 79,000 ISRAELIS LEFT OCCUPIED TERRITORIES IN 2024, OUTNUMBERING NEWCOMERS

Thu 25 September 2025: Around 79,000 Israelis left the occupied territories last year, a figure significantly up from a year earlier, amid rising regional tensions over Tel Aviv’s ongoing war on the Gaza Strip. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), “Israel’s population” reached around 10.148 million people, with a growth rate of 1.0%. […]

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ERDOGAN SAYS TRUMP MEETING WITH ARAB, MUSLIM LEADERS ON GAZA WAS ‘FRUITFUL’

Wed 24 September 2025: Trump presents plan on ending war on margins of UNGA dominated by Gaza, billed countries attending meeting as ‘the group that could do it’. Turkiye’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he is “pleased” with the results of a “fruitful” meeting between United States President Donald Trump and Arab and Muslim leaders […]

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80 ISRAELI ECONOMISTS WARN GAZA REOCCUPATION TO SPARK ‘SEVERE ECONOMIC CRISIS’

Wed 24 September 2025: Dozens of Israel’s leading economists warned that a full military reoccupation of the Gaza Strip would push Israel into an unprecedented economic downturn. In a statement reported Monday by the Israeli outlet Walla, more than 80 academics and former senior officials at the Finance Ministry and Bank of Israel said the […]

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PROTESTS HELD ACROSS ISRAEL CALLING FOR END TO GAZA WAR, CAPTIVE DEAL

Sun 17 August 2025: Demonstrators took to the streets across Israel on Sunday, calling for an end to the war on Gaza and a deal to release captives still held by Hamas, as the military prepares a new offensive. The protests come more than a week after Israel’s security cabinet approved plans to capture Gaza City, following 22 months […]

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SAUDI ARABIA LAUNCHES DIGITAL PROCESS FOR TRAVELLERS CARRYING CONTROLLED DRUGS

Sun 17 August 2025: Saudi Arabia has rolled out new guidelines that allow travelers to obtain online clearance permits for prescribed medications. The system is designed to support patients and enhance travel efficiency, while maintaining safety standards, the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) stated as it released procedures to obtain clearance permit. The SFDA […]

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SAUDI ARABIA CANNOT NORMALISE RELATIONS WITH “WAR CRIMINAL”: FORMER SAUDI INTELLIGENCE CHIEF TO CNN

Sun 17 August 2025: Former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki Al-Faisal has said the kingdom cannot normalise relations with a war criminal obsessed with mass killings, referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In an interview with CNN, he was asked about normalising ties with Israel. He replied: “How can anybody expect Saudi Arabia to normalise […]

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IDF PLANS MASS DISPLACEMENT OF GAZA RESIDENTS AS MILITARY OPERATIONS INTENSIFY: REPORT

Sat 16 August 2025: The Israeli military announced on Saturday that, starting Sunday, Gaza residents will receive tents and shelter supplies to facilitate their relocation from combat areas to designated “safe” zones in the southern part of the enclave, Reuters reported. This comes days after Israel said it intended to launch a new offensive to […]

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PALESTINE SOUNDS ALARM ABOUT ‘UNPRECEDENTED’ ISRAELI ASSAULT ON CHURCHES

Sat 16 August 2025: Palestine on Friday warned of an “unprecedented” Israeli assault on churches in the territory as part of a “systematic campaign to eradicate Christian presence,” Anadolu reports. The Higher Presidential Committee of Church Affairs in Palestine pointed to “an unprecedented assault on the churches of the Holy Land, led by a direct attack on […]

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UN WARNS RUSSIA, ISRAEL OF CONFLICT SEX CRIMES LISTING RISK

Fri 15 August 2025: The United Nations warned Israel and Russia on Thursday that their militaries faced being listed as parties suspected of committing sexual violence in conflict in light of credible evidence of violations. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’s report said the two countries risked being added to a list of parties thought to […]

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ISRAELI ARMY PLANS TO CALL UP NEARLY 100,000 SOLDIERS FOR GAZA REOCCUPATION PLAN: MEDIA

Fri 15 August 2025: The Israeli army plans to call up around 80,000-100,000 reservists for a possible Gaza City occupation, local media reported Thursday, Anadolu reports. Last week, Israel’s Security Cabinet approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to fully occupy Gaza City, drawing sharp international backlash from governments and human rights bodies. The Israeli daily Yedioth […]

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