Israel denying Palestinian inmate family visit

Hunger-striking Palestinian journalist Mohammed al-Qiq is seen in hospital on February 5, 2016. (AFP)

These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:

  • Russia expresses concern about the growing tension on the Syrian-Turkish border calling the shelling of the Syrian territory by Turkish artillery inadmissible.
     
  • Officials say Israel has refused to allow the family of Palestinian prisoner Muhammad al-Qiq to visit him over the course of his nearly three-month hunger strike.
     
  • The British government comes under fire after it threatens legal action against councils who want to join the anti-Israel boycott movement.
     
  • A group of asylum-seekers arriving in Germany face angry mobs. The women and children among the refugees could be seen weeping.
     
  • A group of human rights organizations in London announce the start of legal proceedings against Saudi Arabia over its violations in the war on Yemen.

 


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