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Bangladesh announced on Saturday that its passports will no longer bear the text “valid for all countries of the world except Israel,” essentially lifting a travel ban. Israel has welcomed Bangladesh's decision to remove the travel ban and has called upon the Bangladeshi government to establish diplomatic ties with Israel.buy proscar generic buy proscar generic Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said removing the words “except Israel” in the new passport does not mean that there has been a change in Bangladesh’s position, as it still does not recognise Israel.

According to a Palestinian agency, around 50 Israeli settlers forced their way into the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday. In a statement, the Jordan-run Islamic Waqf Department said the settler incursion came after a hiatus of three weeks. According to eyewitnesses, Israeli police barred Palestinian youths from entering the site since dawn and imposed restrictions on the entry of worshippers into the complex. Five people, including a mosque guard, were detained by Israeli police, the Waqf Department said. Meanwhile, the head of the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism Party, Moshe Gafni, called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to keep the flashpoint compound closed to Jewish visitors, according to the KAN channel. Since last month, t...

As per the reports by QNA, the Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, over a telephone call with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, has said that Qatar will pursue efforts together with other nations to help stop Israeli attacks against Palestinians. The eleven-day-long bombardment of Gaza by the Israeli forces killed at least 248 people and left more than 1,900 people injured. 12 people in Israel have been reported dead by the Hamas rocket fire from Gaza. During the bombardment, the Israeli airstrikes also hit the Qatari Red Crescent Society (QRCS) office in Gaza. The attack left two Palestinians killed and 10 others wounded. The organization condemned the targeting of its office while asserting the need to “allow relief teams to work in accordance with internation...

On Friday, after the eleven-day violence by Israeli forces came to an end in the Palestinian territories, the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Muslim states to support the Palestinians militarily and financially. "Muslim states must sincerely support the Palestinian people, through military...or financial support ...or in rebuilding Gaza's infrastructure," he said in a statement, urging Muslims all over to demand their governments to back Palestine. "All influential elements of (Israel's) regime and the criminal (Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu must be prosecuted by international and independent courts," Khamenei said, as per the Iranian media reports. Iran happens to be one of the countries, which do not recognise Israel and support Hamas. "Congratula...

A bomb blast near a vehicle carrying a local leader of an Islamist political party in Pakistan killed six people and left several others wounded on Friday. The attack took place in the town Chaman of the Baluchistan province. According to the news that has emerged, the attack took place when a local leader of a faction of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party, Abdul Qadir, was on his way to attend a rally in support of the Palestinians. So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack and it remains unclear who was behind this attack. The police has said that they are investigating into it. Liaquat Shahwani, a spokesman for the provincial government in Baluchistan tweeted a condemnation of the blast. "A bomb blast at a Palestinian Solidarity Day rally in the chicken market of Cha...

At least 50 schools have been destroyed in Gaza by Israeli forces in the past week, London-based organisation, Save the Children revealed. "Attacking schools or hospitals is a grave violation against children and Save the Children is urging all parties to adhere to international humanitarian law and to protect them," the organisation added. Sixty-three children in Gaza have been killed since the escalation of the conflict began on 10 May. In Gaza, 450 children have been injured, according to Save the Children. "Sites of learning, opportunity, play and fun for children have swiftly transformed into refuges from the bombing as homes have been destroyed and families ripped apart – and sadly the numbers of schools being destroyed show that even here, there is nowhere to hide. One in 1...

A former Israeli Air Force pilot, Yonatan Shapira, has described the Israeli government and army as "terrorist organizations" run by "war criminals." Captain Shapira, who had resigned from the Israeli army in 2003 at the height of the Palestinian Second Intifada, explained in an exclusive interview with Anadolu News Agency why he realized after joining the army that he was "part of a terrorist organization". I realised during the Second Intifada what the Israeli Air Force and the Israeli military are doing are war crimes, terrorizing a population of millions of Palestinians. When I realized that, I decided not to leave but to organize other pilots who will publicly refuse to take part in these crimes, he said. "As a child in Israel, you are being brought up in very strong Zionist ...

Palestinian women lead the resistance against Israel’s forced migration and threats of displacement in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem. While the tension that started with Israel’s attacks in East Jerusalem is rising, the historic Sheikh Jarrah is at the center of the events. Sheikh Jerrah is an area where diplomatic representations and institutions are located near the region where Palestinians live in East Jerusalem and have also been associated with Jewish settlers’ attacks on Palestinians living in the region. In the neighborhood, 27 Palestinian families face pressure to evacuate their homes in favor of Jewish settlers and the threat of forced eviction due to a ruling by Israeli authorities. Palestinians have long held demonstrations at Sheikh Jarr...

The Kuwaiti government has announced 10 years imprisoned and a fine of 5000 Dirham for those who support Israel in real life or on social media. Internationally renowned Investment Banker, Entrepreneur and Capital Markets Advisor, Mir Mohammad Alikhan shared the news on social media on Wednesday. He said, “My Salute to Kuwaiti Government: Kuwait announces a law where anyone supporting Israel in real life or the social media from within Kuwait will be imprisoned for 10 years and a fine of KD 5000.” “As harsh it may sound PM @ImranKhanPTI you need to do this as well,” he suggested. Earlier, the Kuwaiti prime minister had reaffirmed his country’s principled and firm position in supporting the choices of the Palestinian people to obtain their legitimate rights. “The Palestinian cause...

US President Joe Biden, in a telephonic call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, supported Israel’s “right to defend itself” against indiscriminate rocket attacks and encouraged him to make every effort to ensure the protection of innocent civilians, the White House has said. Biden welcomed efforts to address inter-communal violence and to bring calm to Jerusalem, the White House said in a readout of the call. During the phone call on Monday, Biden reiterated his firm support for Israel’s “right to defend itself” against indiscriminate rocket attacks, it said. He encouraged Israel to make every effort to ensure the protection of innocent civilians, it said. The two leaders discussed progress in Israel’s military operations against Hamas and other terrorist groups in Gaza, t...