Palestinian flag raised outside embassy in London

The Palestinian flag was raised outside the premises of what is now Palestine’s embassy to the UK in central London, marking Britain’s recognition of a Palestinian state.

European officials warn Israel over West Bank annexation 

European officials have reportedly warned Israel not to annex parts of the occupied West Bank in retaliation for Western countries recognition of Palestinian statehood.

Italy strike disrupts transport as protesters demand sanctions on Israel

A strike in solidarity with the people of Gaza has caused disruptions across Italy, with long delays on intercity trains and limited public transport in major cities, including Rome and Milan, Al Jazeera reported. 

North Korea’s leader says open to US talks if denuclearization demands dropped

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has urged the US to drop its demand the North surrender its nukes as a precondition for resuming long-stalled diplomacy, AP reported.

Over 150 lawyers, refugee NGOs in UK report being ‘pressured into silence’ by far-right protesters

More than 150 lawyers, human rights, refugee and environmental organizations have said they are being “pressured into silence” after some received rape and death threats from far-right and anti-migrant protesters, The Guardian reported. 

Ansarullah leader warns attempts to ‘neutralize’ Yemen will fail

Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi marked Yemen’s September 21 revolution by praising “our people’s patience and sacrifice,” linking it to steadfast support for Palestine.

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Mass kidnap campaign in West Bank

TEHRAN – Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) launch a mass kidnap campaign across the occupied West Bank, abducting many, including a mayor. The large-scale kidnap campaign started early Sunday with an unknown number of Palestinians kidnapped, including a former Arab Knesset member and former prisoners.

Israeli drone strike kills three children and their father in Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon

On Sunday, Israel killed three children and their father in Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon, when a drone strike hit a motorcycle just as a family car passed by.

New Italy-based flotilla to join Sumud sailing for Gaza

The International Committee for Breaking the Siege of Gaza announced Sunday that a new wave of ships will set sail from southern Italy next Wednesday to challenge the blockade of the Palestinian enclave, adding to the efforts of the Global Sumud Flotilla.

Trump threatens Kabul over Bagram demand as Taliban rejects US return

U.S. President Donald Trump warned Sunday that “BAD THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN!!!” unless Afghanistan “gives back” Bagram Air Base, also telling reporters the U.S. wants it “right away” and linking its value to proximity to western China.

Portugal to officially recognize Palestine Sunday

Lisbon has announced it will officially recognize the State of Palestine on Sunday, ahead of a high-level conference at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.

MI6 admits covert links to HTS during Syria’s regime change

The outgoing chief of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), Richard Moore, has confirmed that London maintained clandestine communications with the extremist group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) before the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

Former New Zealand PM calls Gaza war ‘genocide’

New Zealand’s former prime minister Jacinda Ardern has called on “those with power” to take action in the face of the ongoing “genocide" in Gaza. 

CPJ condemns ‘unprecedented massacre of journalists’ in Yemen by Israel

Israeli attacks on two newspaper offices in Yemen earlier this month killed 31 journalists, making it the second deadliest attack on the press ever recorded by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Al Jazeera reported. 

Sumud Flotilla activists defy threats to break Israel’s Gaza blockade

After a night of storms, shafts of sunlight revealed a compact armada of more than 50 vessels in Tunis — the Global Sumud Flotilla — loaded with food, medical supplies, and volunteers from over 40 countries preparing to steam toward Gaza to challenge Israel’s long-running naval blockade.

Gaza reels after Israeli strikes kill over 50, including children in school-turned-shelter

At least 51 Palestinians were killed on Saturday, including 43 in Gaza City, as Israeli forces intensified their assault on the besieged enclave.

Hezbollah calls for unity against “Greater Israel” vision

Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem on Friday called on the opponent political parties in Lebanon as well as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to start a new phase of cooperation in the face of the Zionist expansionist scheme which targets the entire region, Al-Manar reported.