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Israel signs $2.3B deal to expand West Bank settlements with 12,000 new homes
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (272+ words) July 14, 2026 at 6:07 pm A general view of Efrat Jewish Settlement in Bethlehem, West Bank on March 30, 2024. [Wisam Hashlamoun – Anadolu Agency] Israel signed a 8.5 billion-shekel ($2.3 billion) framework agreement to expand illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, including the construction of 12,000 new…...
Israel briefly closes Al-Aqsa Mosque gate under pretext of military drills
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (276+ words) July 14, 2026 at 6:56 pm A view of the Qubbat al-Sakhra (Dome of the Rock) at Al-Aqsa mosque compound, where the first qibla of Muslims, in Jerusalem on April 19, 2024. [Mostafa Alkharouf – Anadolu Agency] Israeli forces briefly closed the King Faisal Gate, one…...
Israel kills 11 Palestinians, including police chief, in Gaza
52+ min ago (400+ words) July 14, 2026 at 8:43 pm Palestinians mourn relatives killed in an Israeli strike on a police station west of the Jabalia Refugee Camp in the northern Gaza Strip in Gaza City on July 14, 2026. [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor] At least 11 Palestinians, including…...
Israeli Knesset passes law banning arrest of Haredi draft dodgers
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (716+ words) July 14, 2026 at 8:20 pm Ultra-Orthodox Jews (Haredi) protest against the failure to pass a legal arrangement exempting yeshiva students from mandatory military service and the issuance of draft notices to members of their community in Tel Aviv, Israel on April 28, 2026. [Gideon…...
Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil sues Heritage Foundation, Stephen Miller, others
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (327+ words) July 14, 2026 at 8:33 pm Palestinian activist, Mahmoud Khalil takes part in ‘Stop Starving Gaza’ march to protest the killing of journalists in Palestine by Israeli forces and to call for an end to the starvation in Gaza on August 16, 2025 in New…...
Lebanon, Israel conclude 1st day of direct talks in Rome
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (307+ words) July 14, 2026 at 8:27 pm The first day of direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel in Rome concluded on Tuesday following a seven-hour meeting at the US Embassy, an Anadolu correspondent said. The Italian capital is hosting a sixth round of direct…...
Trump urged Netanyahu to pull Israeli troops out of Syria, Lebanon: Report
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (194+ words) July 14, 2026 at 8:10 pm United States President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint press conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., United States on February 04, 2025. [Celal Güneş – Anadolu Agency] US President Donald…...
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UN rights chief urges immediate return to Iran-US ceasefire
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (300+ words) July 14, 2026 at 8:04 pm UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk holds press briefing in Geneva, Switzerland on December 10, 2025. [Beyza Binnur Dönmez – Anadolu Agency] UN human rights chief Volker Turk urged an immediate return Tuesday to a ceasefire between Iran…...