Tensions Escalate in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Incidents include desecration of a Muslim cemetery, large-scale raids in West Bank, and international support for Palestine.

South Africa has displayed robust support for Palestinians over Israel’s war on Gaza, a solidarity that has roots in South Africa’s apartheid past.
An Israeli man has been arrested for desecrating a Muslim cemetery by hanging the head of a donkey in its grounds in occupied East Jerusalem.
Israeli forces conducted large-scale raids across cities in the occupied West Bank targeting money exchange outlets and seizing millions of dollars they allege is being used to finance resistance groups.