Israeli forces have arrested at least 10 Palestinians in early morning raids in the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reports citing Wafa news agency.

This includes seven Palestinians from the Ramallah and el-Bireh governorate, including three young men from the village of Burqa aged between 17 and 20 years.

It also includes three Palestinians from the town of Azzun, in Qalqilya, Wafa reported according to Al Jazeera.

Meanwhile, Israeli authorities have also demolished a three-storey house in the Palestinian-majority Israeli town of Kafr Qasim, Wafa reports citing local sources.

The sources indicated that Israeli bulldozers demolished the house under the protection of a large force of Israeli police and affiliated units.

Editorial

06 Aug, 2026

Need for dialogue

THE interior minister’s comments at an Islamabad seminar last week have sparked many a conversation about the ...
06 Aug, 2026

Bad press

THE government’s move to impose restrictions on international media will not only alienate the foreign press, it...
06 Aug, 2026

Automobile concerns

PAKISTAN’S automobile industry is at a critical juncture. Sharp cuts in tariffs on the import of completely built...
Updated 05 Aug, 2026

State of confusion

FROM the looks of it, America has no exit strategy to extricate itself from the disastrous war with Iran. US...
05 Aug, 2026

Pension decision

THE government’s decision to formally operationalise the new Defined Contribution Pension Fund Scheme is a step...
05 Aug, 2026

Preventable deaths

THE deaths of 144 children from measles and diphtheria in Karachi during the first seven months of the year expose a...