CROSSFIREARABIA – The Israeli occupation has banned the Muslim call of prayer (Athan) in the Al Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron now for the last eight days according to Hafthi Abu Sneini, former director of the compound. He said this measure is part of a policy of restrictions the Israeli occupation is imposing on the mosque and those who go and pray there. Abu Sneini added the Israelis impose total control since the keys to the mosque are their hands and they control the Athan room. He pointed out the Israelis are preventing the director and the “caretakers” of the mosque from entering the mosque for 12 days to prevent what they are documenting they “Judization” process they are imposing on the Islamic compound.
UNICEF spokesperson James Elder said that more than 260 children have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the ceasefire began in October 2025, describing the truce as “a cruel and deadly illusion”.
Elder added that the territory is living “under a so called ceasefire,” noting that an average of one child is killed every day despite the truce being in place.
He explained that Gaza’s children “appear to be constantly unwell,” stressing that although the risk of famine has declined, the food aid entering the enclave remains insufficient in both quantity and quality.