The Hamas Movement has condemned Zionist regime’s decision to expand settlements’ influence areas in the occupied West Bank, calling it a deliberate effort to seize more Palestinian land and accelerate the displacement of Palestinians.

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for a new understanding of Islamic unity based on truth, justice, mutual responsibility, and practical cooperation, stressing that unity does not mean eliminating religious, political or national differences.

The 40th International Islamic Unity Conference began in Tehran’s Summit Hall on Thursday in the presence of President Masoud Pezeshkian and a number of prominent scholars from the Islamic world.

Israeli occupation authorities have approved 18 new and amended settlement jurisdiction areas in the occupied West Bank, paving the way for settlement expansion and the establishment of additional outposts, the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission revealed on Tuesday.

The martyr toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, which started on October 7, 2023, has surged to 73,438 martyrs, according to the health ministry on Wednesday morning.

Three Palestinian families in the Jabel Ras al-Ain area of Qusra town, south of Nablus, have entered their 18th consecutive day under siege by extremist Jewish settlers, while Israeli forces continue to block access roads and enforce severe movement restrictions, keeping the residents confined to their homes

Iran has called on governments to reject and condemn the extraterritorial application of US unilateral coercive measures, warning that Washington is seeking to force other states to subordinate their sovereign rights and lawful policies to its demands.

Iranian missile and drone strikes during the US-Israeli aggression caused unprecedented damage to Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) facilities and equipment across West Asia, a report says.

President Masoud Pezeshkian says the United States will not be able to achieve anything through economic pressure, stressing that Iran will continue to stand firm.

President of the Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq says Iraq's sovereignty and people stand in full solidarity with Iran against the "criminal aggression" by the United States and Israel.

Illegal Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank

Several areas across the West Bank witnessed raids by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) early Tuesday, involving home searches, arrests and the establishment of military checkpoints, alongside confrontations and settler attacks in several areas.