NABLUS: The Israeli occupation authorities notified on Monday of their intentions to seize from the villages of Asira al-Qibliya, Burin and Madama, south of Nablus. Head of Madama village council, Abdullah Ziada, said Israeli forces delivered a notice for the appropriation of around 18 dunums of land belonging to Palestinians in the villages of Asira al-Qibliya, Burin and Madama, under the pretext of using them for military purposes. Ziada added that the lands threatened with seizure are located close to the illegal Israeli colony of Yitzhar. Source: Palestine news & Information Agency - WAFA
Earthquake of Magnitude 5.9 Hits Indonesia’s Flores
August 17, 2026
Abu dhabi: An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Indonesia’s Flores region Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The