US President Donald Trump calls off strikes on Iran and says a memorandum of understanding is close to being signed. But Iran says nothing has been finalised yet.
Al Jazeera’s Mohammad Saleh has the latest.
American credibility has deteriorated to the point where the president can announce a diplomatic agreement and the near-universal reaction is "let's wait for confirmation from Tasnim"
Just in: A video from inside a court in occupied Jerusalem shows Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya appearing via video link and attempting to speak with his attorney before Israeli court security blocked the screen and terminated the call, preventing journalists from filming the exchange or the video appearance.
I listened carefully to what the attorney was saying to Dr. Abu Safiya. It appeared that Dr. Abu Safiya could not hear him. The attorney repeatedly stated that he could neither see nor hear Dr. Abu Safiya after his “captors turned off the camera.” He also informed him that some people were present in the courtroom to show their support and that they were waiting for the judge to arrive so that he could be brought back on screen before the court addressed the appeal.
This is Israel’s democracy. Dr. Abu Safiya has been subjected to starvation, abuse, and cruel torture, and this latest development only adds to concerns about the conditions he has endured and the lack of public scrutiny surrounding his case.
New footage obtained by B’Tselem uncovers the moments when the Abu Haikal family was shot. Seven-month-old Sam Abu Haikal was killed in the shooting, and both his parents were injured. The footage clearly shows that the Israeli soldier fired at the car as it was slowing to a stop. The car was far from the soldiers and posed no danger to them whatsoever.
Moments later, in another video obtained by B’Tselem, seven-month-old Sam’s father, Fahed, is seen just after his son was shot. Fahed is holding baby Sam in his arms, trying to stop the bleeding from his head with his hands, while Sam’s mother, Daniyah, who was also injured by the gunfire while holding her son, is seen sitting on the ground, next to the car.
Last Friday, 5 June, an Israeli soldier fired at a Palestinian family driving home from a family visit, as they sat in their car in the Tel Rumeidah neighborhood in Hebron. The family was shot as the car was slowing to a stop at the soldier’s command. Sam, a seven‑month‑old baby who was in his mother’s arms in the back seat, was struck in the head and pronounced dead shortly afterward. Sam’s parents were also injured by the gunfire; his mother is still in the hospital. After the shooting, the soldier who fired and another soldier who was with him left the scene without checking the car or offering any assistance to the critically wounded baby or to his mother.
In the past two and a half years, Israel has killed tens of thousands of children in Gaza and the West Bank. The immunity it gets from the international community has led to a reality where, under Israeli rule, Palestinian lives are entirely disposable – even a seven‑month‑old baby.
The US continues to face scrutiny over entry restrictions for referees, players and fans for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
As the tournament nears, concerns are growing over whether the US is ready to host the biggest World Cup in history.
Al Jazeera’s Mohammad Saleh explains.
The US continues to face scrutiny over entry restrictions for referees, players and fans for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
As the tournament nears, concerns are growing over whether the US is ready to host the biggest World Cup in history.
Al Jazeera’s Mohammad Saleh explains.
Last-minute visas are being issued for players competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Just days before kick off, questions are still looming over visas for some fans for what is set to be the biggest tournament in FIFA history.
Al Jazeera’s Mohammad Saleh explains.
World Cup referee - Africa's best - is denied entry to United States and sent back after landing at Miami Airport, despite having a diplomatic passport https://t.co/2JPP5NpJpT
Award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan, set to be the first from his country to officiate at the World Cup, was denied entry to the United States, a sports ministry official told AFP on Monday https://t.co/jzrjXtHfNY
Last-minute visas are being issued for players competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Just days before kick off, questions are still looming over visas for some fans for what is set to be the biggest tournament in FIFA history.
Al Jazeera’s Mohammad Saleh explains.
Bizarre rules for the biggest #FifaWorldCup in history - just today the US added further restrictions to the Iranian national team, that they can only be in the US on the days they have a match.
Our latest updates on the players, managers and referees battling the host nations’ visa systems #Worldcup2026 👇🏽
Last-minute visas are being issued for players competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Just days before kick off, questions are still looming over visas for some fans for what is set to be the biggest tournament in FIFA history.
Al Jazeera’s Mohammad Saleh explains.
Last-minute visas are being issued for players competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Just days before kick off, questions are still looming over visas for some fans for what is set to be the biggest tournament in FIFA history.
Al Jazeera’s Mohammad Saleh explains.
Iran’s World Cup squad has been notified they must enter and leave US soil on the same day of their matches played in America, says Tehran’s ambassador to Mexico.
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The Abu Haikal's surrounded by settlers in Tel Rumedia (Hebron). I remember Feryal, the grandmother, fighting with the Israelis for weeks to save her olive tree - sitting in front of bulldozers in 2012. She also lost her daughter Arwa to COVID. The family has been through so much