Arab League holds emergency meeting over Al-Aqsa closure and prisoner execution law

April 2, 2026 6:42 PM

Arab League holds emergency meeting over Al-Aqsa closure and prisoner execution law

The Arab League held an emergency session in Cairo today to address what Arab states are calling dangerous Israeli escalations in occupied Jerusalem. The meeting, chaired by Bahrain, was convened at the request of Palestine with the support of member states. It focused on Israeli actions against Al-Aqsa Mosque and other holy sites, as well as a law recently passed by the Israeli Knesset allowing the execution of Palestinian prisoners. Palestinian Ambassador to the Arab League Muhannad Al-Akl...

Israeli forces push deeper into southern and northern Gaza

June 28, 2024 9:36 PM

Israeli forces push deeper into southern and northern Gaza

Israeli forces pressed their incursion deeper into two northern and southern areas of the Gaza Strip on Friday, and Palestinian health officials said tank shelling in Rafah killed at least 11 people. Residents and Hamas media said tanks advanced further west into the Shakoush neighbourhood of Rafah, forcing thousands of displaced people there to leave their tent camps and head northward to the nearby Khan Younis. The Israeli military did not immediately comment. Since May 7, tanks have advanc...