Asia Palestine UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East launched appeal for $16,2 million to meet the humanitarian and early recovery needs of Palestinian refugees affected by earthquake in Syria and Lebanon
Asia Palestine As Qusra village is besieged by Israeli settlers, media report that Israeli activists are bringing food but police don't let them approach; the international community is following the developments, condemning settlers
Asia Palestine The ancient West Bank town of Sebastia is now on both the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger; despite strong objections from Israel, UNESCO approved emergency procedures in its 48th WHC session in Busan, South Korea
Asia Palestine About 25.000 purebreds are registered today through the Israel Arab Horse Society, compared to around 20 in the 1970s: horse culture still works as an element of cohesion and spreads despite scarce land remaining in the West Bank
Asia Palestine Israeli settlers set fire to two mosques north of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, and spraied the word "revenge" on walls, according to local witnesses, in an unprecedented episode of escalating hostilities