Key events in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and the entire Middle East over the past 24 hours.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has reported record levels of Islamophobia in the United States. According to it, the organization received 8,658 complaints in 2024, the highest number since it began keeping records in 1996. This number is a 7.4% increase from 2023.
Ukraine has accepted a US proposal for a 30-day full ceasefire. The ceasefire plan requires Russian approval and includes a complete cessation of hostilities, including drone and missile strikes, and a halt to military activity in the Black Sea.
Tajikistan announced that it had received an HQ-17AE anti-aircraft missile from China. Uzbekistan also recently purchased FM-90 and KS-1C air defense systems from China. There is growing interest in Chinese defense products in the region.
Militants in Balochistan have attacked and stopped a train carrying about 500 passengers. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for the attack. At least 100 people have been taken hostage. Pakistani security forces have surrounded the attackers, and clashes are ongoing.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the five billionaires who sat with Trump in the Capitol rotunda on the eve of his second term lost a combined $209 billion.
A record number of worshippers prayed in the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque during the first ten days of Ramadan. In particular, 9,705,341 worshippers prayed in the Prophet's Mosque and its courtyards.
Key events in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and the entire Middle East over the past 24 hours.
On the night of March 11, more than 60 drone attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces damaged residential buildings in Moscow and several regions of the Russian Federation. There are no reports of casualties yet.
Israeli occupation soldiers set fire to an ancient mosque built during the reign of Hazrat Umar ibn Khattab (RA) in the Tel Rumeida neighborhood of Hebron, Palestine. Local sources reported that the fire was quickly extinguished, preventing major damage.