Jerusalem Stitches
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- July 26, 2026
Painting by Imad Abu Shtayyah focusing on Palestinian folklore dresses
More Than 5400 Israeli Settlers Violate Al Aqsa Mosque
- July 26, 2026
CROSSFIREARABIA – More than 5411 Israeli settlers (colonists) raided the Al Aqsa Mosque last week according to local sources. The settlers violated the grounds of the Muslim Holy places to commemorate Tisha B’Av, the destruction of both the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem. As they moved around the compound they were heavily protected by armed Israeli soldiers
Israel Kills Palestinian Police Commander to Spread Chaos
- July 25, 2026
Gaza’s Interior Ministry on Saturday said Israel is deliberately targeting the Palestinian police force to spread chaos in the enclave after the killing of the police chief of North Gaza governorate.
In a statement, the ministry said the killing of Brig. Gen. Abdul Nasser Mohammed Al-Maqadma reflected Israel’s continued targeting of the police force “with the aim of spreading chaos in the Gaza Strip.”
It stated that 53 police commanders, officers and personnel have been killed in direct Israeli attacks on police headquarters, patrols, vehicles and personnel since the ceasefire agreement took effect in October last year.
The ministry called on the international community and mediating countries to intervene urgently and pressure Israel to stop targeting the police, describing the force as “a civilian institution protected under international law” that is responsible for maintaining public order and serving residents as reported by Anadolu.
It said Al-Maqadma’s killing came less than two weeks after an Israeli strike on the Jabalia refugee camp police station on July 14 that killed seven police officers, including the station chief and his deputy, Yamen Mohammed Obeid, who died of his wounds on Saturday.
The ministry vowed that the police would continue carrying out their duties despite repeated attacks.
Earlier Saturday, the ministry announced that Al-Maqadma, 54, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in northwestern Gaza City.
Separately, the Israeli army carried out massive demolitions of Palestinian homes and buildings in areas under its control east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, according to an Anadolu correspondent.
According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, 1,191 Palestinians have been killed and 3,853 others injured in Israeli attacks since the ceasefire agreement took effect in October.
Israel has continued its military offensive on Gaza since Oct. 8, 2023. According to Palestinian authorities, the war has killed more than 73,000 people and wounded over 173,000, while causing widespread destruction to civilian infrastructure across the enclave.
Yehia Nisman: Killed a Week Before His Tawjhi Results
- July 25, 2026
CROSSFIREARABIA – Yehia Nisman of Gaza received his Tawjihi (Secondary School Certificate) results posthumously. At 96.6 percent he got top grade but wasn’t able to receive the results in person, for days before, he and members of his family were killed by an Israeli strike. He was waiting to apply and get into university and was waiting for the results in anticipation but around a week before an Israeli raid ended his dreams. His friends ended up commiserating him on the social media and the congratulatory notes were turned into a book of condolences as reported in the Palestine Information Center.
Francesca Albanese: Attacks on Palestinians ‘Pogroms’
- July 25, 2026
UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese on Saturday described Israeli attacks against Palestinian civilians across the occupied West Bank as “pogroms,” calling for an immediate arms embargo and a halt to trade with Israel.
“Pogroms against defenseless civilians all over the West Bank, while Gaza is under fire,” Albanese said on US social media platform X.
She accused Israeli civilians and the army of “joining forces” in the attacks, arguing that responsibility was not limited to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or “a few rotten apples.”
“Arms embargo now — stop trade now,” Albanese said, adding that such measures are required under international law.
On Friday, Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered a “wide-scale military operation” in Palestinian villages across the West Bank following an attack near the illegal Havat Gilad settlement that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others.
According to sources and witnesses, Israeli occupiers later attacked several Palestinian communities in the Nablus governorate, setting fire to Palestinian homes and other property.
Four Palestinians were killed on Friday in an attack by Israeli occupiers and Israeli forces on the town of Tell, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Anadolu
