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Palestine urges international steps to halt illegal Israeli settlement activity, Palestinian displacement

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A group of Palestinians gather in the Khirbet Hamsa area holding a protest against Israel’s plan in the region near the city of Hebron in the West Bank, Palestine, on June 09, 2026. [Mamoun Wazwaz – Anadolu Agency]

Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin called Wednesday on the international community to take practical steps to stop illegal Israeli settlement activity in the occupied West Bank and displacement targeting Palestinians, Anadolu reports.

Her appeal came during a field visit to the Khan al-Ahmar Bedouin community east of occupied East Jerusalem. She was accompanied by members of the diplomatic corps and representatives of international organizations, including Consul General of Türkiye Ismail Cobanoglu, as well as a Palestinian ministerial delegation.

“Israel understands only the language of action on the ground and the international community must therefore take practical measures,” Shahin told Anadolu.

“Our message is clear. There is international law, and everyone knows the violations the Palestinian people are facing daily,” she said.

The minister called for “a united international stand that says enough to this occupation through measures taken on the ground.”

Shahin said some countries have taken steps against Israel, adding that these measures were still “insufficient.”

She pointed to escalating occupier attacks on Bedouin communities and Palestinian land, stressing that the Palestinian people are “steadfast on their land, holding on to it and will not leave it.”

“We accepted Israel on 77% of our historic land, and today the time has come to achieve our Palestinian state on 22% of historic Palestine,” she said.

READ: Hamas warns of escalating Israeli demolitions across the occupied West Bank

The visit to Khan al-Ahmar came amid growing fears that Israel will implement plans to evacuate the Bedouin community, which is home to about 350 Palestinians from the Jahalin tribe, spread across 42 families. Residents rely mainly on sheep herding and live in tin structures and tents.

Israeli authorities have tried several times since 2018 to demolish Khan al-Ahmar, but backed down under international pressure, including from the US administration, which warned of the evacuation on the two-state solution. The pressure led to the decision being frozen but not canceled.

Israel has for years sought to implement a major settlement project known as E1 in the area , which aims to link the Maale Adumim settlement with East Jerusalem. Palestinians say the project would isolate the occupied city from its Palestinian surroundings and cut up the West Bank.

Last month, the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported that Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who also holds a position in the Defense Ministry, ordered the evacuation of Khan al-Ahmar following an arrest warrant issued for him by the International Criminal Court.

Israel’s Supreme Court has previously given the green light to demolish and evacuate the community ahead of carrying out the E1 settlement project in the area.

Since the signing of the Oslo II Accord in 1995, Israel has used the classification of large areas of the West Bank as Area C, under its security and administrative control, to intensify demolitions of Bedouin communities and displace their residents.

Israel claims these communities “pose a security threat” to nearby settlements, while Palestinians say the displacement is part of a policy aimed at expanding illegal settlements and imposing new facts on the ground, undermining the chances of establishing an independent, geographically contiguous Palestinian state.

READ: 6 nations impose sanctions on networks financing, enabling occupiers’ attacks in West Bank

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Iran says enemy cannot achieve in talks what it failed to achieve militarily

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A view of streets as daily life continues amid fragile ceasefire in Tehran, Iran on May 12, 2026, as geopolitical tensions rise following recent statements from the United States. [Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency]

The commander of the Aerospace Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Majid Mousavi, said that “the enemy will not be able to achieve at the negotiating table what it failed to achieve on the battlefield”.

In a post on X on Tuesday, marking 100 days since the US-Israeli attacks on Iran, Mousavi said Iran “will neither surrender nor gets deceived”, adding that Tehran “does not trust the enemy’s promises”, in an apparent reference to the United States and Israel.

Amid a mix of setbacks and cautious optimism, Tehran and Washington have been holding talks since the current truce began on 8 April in an effort to end the war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran on 28 February.

READ: Iran says it targeted US bases in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait, warns of stronger response

On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump told reporters that a possible agreement with Iran could be signed within the next two or three days.

He added that the Strait of Hormuz, off Iran’s coast, would be reopened immediately after an agreement is signed.

Following difficulties in the negotiations, the United States has imposed a blockade on Iranian ports since 13 April, including those located along the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global energy supplies.

Iran responded by requiring ships passing through the strait to coordinate with Iranian authorities, raising concerns that the truce could collapse and the war resume, further driving up global energy prices and inflation.

READ: Israeli air base hit in recent Iranian missile strikes, satellite images suggest

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Keir Starmer explains that UK is actively supporting Israel's genocidal expansion and repeats his previous quotation that he supports Zionism "without qualification". Keir Starmer said “I said it loud and clear – and meant it – that I support Zionism without qualification.” here: https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/keir-starmer-interview-i-will-work-to-eradicate-antisemitism-from-day-one/
Keir Starmer explains that UK is actively supporting Israel’s genocidal expansion and repeats his previous quotation that he supports Zionism “without qualification”. Keir Starmer said “I said it loud and clear – and meant it – that I support Zionism without qualification.” here: https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/keir-starmer-interview-i-will-work-to-eradicate-antisemitism-from-day-one/
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Islamabad urges Somalia to free Pakistani sailors held off Somali coast

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Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar speak at a press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, on July 9, 2025. [Photo by Murat Gok/Anadolu via Getty Images]

Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, spoke by phone on Tuesday with Somali Foreign Minister Abdisaalam Abdi Ali about ongoing efforts to release Pakistani hostages on board the tanker MT Honour 25, according to the Associated Press of Pakistan.

A spokesperson for Ishaq Dar said in a statement that Pakistan has been actively communicating with Somali authorities since the ship was hijacked off Somalia’s coast in April.

Dar expressed Pakistan’s deep concern over the situation and stressed the need to ensure the hostages’ safety and secure their swift release and safe return.

Somali Foreign Minister Abdisaalam Abdi Ali reassured him that his government is making serious, ongoing efforts to free the hostages as soon as possible.

The tanker, MT Honour 25, has been held by Somali pirates since it was hijacked on 21 April, and currently ten Pakistani sailors remain on board near the Somali coast.

READ: Pakistan pushes for stronger trade ties with Somalia

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Keir Starmer explains that UK is actively supporting Israel's genocidal expansion and repeats his previous quotation that he supports Zionism "without qualification". Keir Starmer said “I said it loud and clear – and meant it – that I support Zionism without qualification.” here: https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/keir-starmer-interview-i-will-work-to-eradicate-antisemitism-from-day-one/
Keir Starmer explains that UK is actively supporting Israel’s genocidal expansion and repeats his previous quotation that he supports Zionism “without qualification”. Keir Starmer said “I said it loud and clear – and meant it – that I support Zionism without qualification.” here: https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/keir-starmer-interview-i-will-work-to-eradicate-antisemitism-from-day-one/
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Israel plans wide Gaza operation amid ceasefires elsewhere

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Israeli tanks and military vehicles are seen deployed with some military vehicles, helicopters, and drones patrolling along the border region following the implementation of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and the withdrawal of Israeli forces inside the yellow line in Sderot, Israel on October 14, 2025. [Mostafa Alkharouf – Anadolu Agency]

The Israeli military is preparing for the potential resumption of large-scale combat in the Gaza Strip, amid ceasefires on the Iranian and Lebanese fronts and assessments indicating that Hamas has exploited the situation to rebuild its military capabilities.

Israeli military sources told Haaretz that the so-called commander of the Southern Command claimed no international body has been able to disarm Hamas. Israel will not limit its operations to the yellow-line areas of Gaza.

The army believes that if fighting resumes, it will need to enter areas it has previously avoided.

READ: Hamas: Iran seeking end to war on all fronts, including Gaza

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Keir Starmer explains that UK is actively supporting Israel's genocidal expansion and repeats his previous quotation that he supports Zionism "without qualification". Keir Starmer said “I said it loud and clear – and meant it – that I support Zionism without qualification.” here: https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/keir-starmer-interview-i-will-work-to-eradicate-antisemitism-from-day-one/
Keir Starmer explains that UK is actively supporting Israel’s genocidal expansion and repeats his previous quotation that he supports Zionism “without qualification”. Keir Starmer said “I said it loud and clear – and meant it – that I support Zionism without qualification.” here: https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/keir-starmer-interview-i-will-work-to-eradicate-antisemitism-from-day-one/
Keir Starmer confirms that he doesn't know anything about democracy.
Keir Starmer confirms that he doesn’t know anything about democracy.
Orcas discuss rotting brain, front Orca says Sundown Syndrome is a dead givaway and he wishes someone would Lock Him Up
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B’Tselem releases video showing Israeli soldier shooting Palestinian baby in West Bank

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Family members and relatives take part in a funeral of 7-month-old infant, Sam Fahd Abu Haykal in the West Bank city of Hebron, Palestine on June 6, 2026. [ Wisam Hashlamoun – Anadolu Agency]

A new video released on Tuesday by the Israeli Information Centre for Human Rights B’Tselem shows an Israeli soldier shooting a Palestinian baby, aged seven months, while he was in his mother’s arms in Hebron, southern West Bank, four days ago.

B’Tselem said it obtained footage showing the shooting of the Abu Hikal family, which killed baby Sam Abu Hikal and injured his parents.

The video clearly shows that the Israeli soldier fired at the car as it was slowing down to stop, while still at a distance from the soldiers and posing no threat.

It also shows the father holding the child and trying to stop the bleeding from his head, while the mother, who was also hit while carrying her son, sits on the road next to the family car.

B’Tselem added that the incident happened on Friday, 5th June, as the Palestinian family was returning from a family visit in the Tel Rumeida neighbourhood of Hebron.

The shooting occurred after the father, driving the car, saw soldiers on the road and slowed down.

READ: Palestinian infant killed, parents wounded in Israeli fire in occupied West Bank

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Keir Starmer explains that UK is actively supporting Israel's genocidal expansion and repeats his previous quotation that he supports Zionism "without qualification". Keir Starmer said “I said it loud and clear – and meant it – that I support Zionism without qualification.” here: https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/keir-starmer-interview-i-will-work-to-eradicate-antisemitism-from-day-one/
Keir Starmer explains that UK is actively supporting Israel’s genocidal expansion and repeats his previous quotation that he supports Zionism “without qualification”. Keir Starmer said “I said it loud and clear – and meant it – that I support Zionism without qualification.” here: https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/keir-starmer-interview-i-will-work-to-eradicate-antisemitism-from-day-one/

Keir Starmer confirms that he doesn't know anything about democracy.
Keir Starmer confirms that he doesn’t know anything about democracy.
Orcas discuss rotting brain, front Orca says Sundown Syndrome is a dead givaway and he wishes someone would Lock Him Up
Orcas discuss rotting brain, front Orca says Sundown Syndrome is a dead givaway and he wishes someone would Lock Him Up

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