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Israeli settlers attacked a mosque in the occupied West Bank during Ramadan, spraying racist graffiti and setting fire to it amid rising violence targeting Palestinians. The assaults have caused hundreds to be displaced according to official reports and human rights groups.
The United States faces diplomatic strain after Ambassador Mike Huckabee’s comments on Israel’s biblical right to occupy the Middle East angered the Arab and Muslim world, as officials work to ease tensions and preserve US regional plans.
Mike Huckabee accused Tucker Carlson of editing out comments where he said Israel has the right to take over the entire Middle East according to his biblical interpretation. His remarks sparked condemnation from Arab and Muslim states and various regional organizations.
The British Museum has removed the word Palestine from ancient Middle East displays after pressure from a UK pro-Israel lawyers’ group. References to people of “Palestinian descent” were changed to “Canaanite descent” in some exhibits, according to reports.
Palestinian Authority security forces opened fire on a family car in Tubas, resulting in the death of two children and injuries to others, while arresting their father whose condition remains unknown. The incident drew condemnations and calls to end pursuits of Palestinians.
For the first time since 1967, Israel has approved registering land in the occupied West Bank as state property, facilitating Israeli control over large Palestinian areas, enabling dispossession and displacement, violating international law, and undermining the prospect of a Palestinian state.
