Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is expected to skip a meeting on Palestinian statehood during the UN gathering in New York on September 22.
Tag: Palestine
UK: Police arrest nearly 900 during pro-Palestine Action rally
Nearly 900 people were arrested when they were supporting Palestine Action in the UK over the weekend, marking yet another demonstration in support of the group since it was banned as a “terrorist” organisation
Australia to officially recognise Palestinian state next month: Albanese
Australian PM Anthony Albanese has said his nation will officially recognise a state of Palestine
UK: Police arrest 466 protesters who were supporting proscribed Palestine Action group
London Police have arrested over 466 people for protesting the country’s decision to ban the Palestine Action group
Israel-Palestine conflict: IDF eliminates Hamas counterintelligence directorate Amjad Muhammad Hassan Shaer
The Israel Defense Forces on Friday confirmed eliminating the head of the counterintelligence directorate of Hamas in the north of the Gaza Strip
France will recognise Palestinian state in September, Israel-US rejects
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday announced his nation will recognise a Palestinian state in September
Facing USD 400 million funding cuts, Columbia University suspends, expels 80 students for pro-Palestine protests
The disciplinary action comes as the Manhattan-located university is negotiating with President Donald Trump’s administration to restore USD 400 million in federal funding it has withheld from the Ivy League school over its handling of student protests against the war in Gaza.
Middle East crisis: Antonio Guterres calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza amid conflict.
Gaza: Roadside bomb blast kills three IDF soldiers
Three Israel Defense Forces soldiers died, and two were wounded, after a roadside bomb exploded in the Jabalia.
Israeli strikes across Gaza kills 54
Two separate Israeli airstrikes in Gaza overnight left at least 54 Palestinians dead amid escalating tension between two nations
