Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has said the military will remain active in Jenin, Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps in the occupied West Bank for the coming months, Al Jazeera reports.

The military is “currently remaining inside the camps under my orders, at least until the end of the year”, he wrote in a post on X.

Israel’s military waged intensive, months-long raids on several refugee camps in the northern parts of West Bank earlier this year, displacing tens of thousands and killing dozens.

Editorial

07 Aug, 2026

Terrorist havens

DESPITE the use of both carrots and sticks by the international community, the Afghan Taliban refuse to cut their...
07 Aug, 2026

Mineral wealth

GROWING American interest in Pakistan’s critical minerals is no longer speculative. According to US diplomats,...
07 Aug, 2026

Growth denied

THE Sindh government’s agreement with the World Bank to combine health, nutrition, sanitation, social protection...
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...