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Following the predawn attack Friday on the Palestinian West Bank village of Duma, near Nablus, Rivlin said in a statement, “It seems we have been lax in our treatment of the phenomena of Jewish terrorism”. The same man had carried out a similar attack on a gay pride...

The Israeli parliament has approved a law allowing prisoners on hunger strikes facing death to be force fed, sparking criticism from rights groups and medical experts.

Israeli police on Friday closed the gates of occupied East Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound following the brutal killing of a Palestinian baby in a village near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, a Palestinian official said.

That followed the kidnapping and killing of three Israeli teenagers by Palestinians in the West Bank.

The world woke on Friday, July 31, to the news of a bad crime in which an 18-month-old Palestinian was burnt to death and members of his family severely injured after masked Jewish settlers set fire to two Palestinian houses in Duma village.

The Israeli parliament voted Thursday to allow the force-feeding of prisoners on hunger strike.

The Israeli parliament has passed a law that would permit the force-feeding of inmates on hunger strike.

In their statement, COGAT said that changes to further restrict the ability of Israeli Arabs to cross the border into Gaza was necessary because the “security situation in the Gaza Strip” meant that people entering might be risking their lives.

The Israeli army had entered his home to arrest his son Mohammed, who was wanted on suspicion of security offences, but according to the reports, his father was caught up in the violence after he ran downstairs to see what was happening.

“That India’s representative in Geneva abstained on Friday is a significant shift testament to the strong ties that have developed between Israel and India over the last 20 years, and which are taking off now under Prime Minister Narendra Modi”, a columnist wrote.

Israel has strongly resisted allegations its troops violated global law, claims that could have serious implications after Palestinians joined the global Criminal Court, where they are pursuing war crimes charges against Israel.