The Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF) held an emergency meeting on Saturday, following which the announcement was made.

On Nov. 29, President Joe Biden was photographed leaving a Nantucket bookstore with a copy of The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine by historian Rashid Khalidi, which discusses settler colonialism and Palestinian resistance. Biden, a strong Israel supporter and self-declared Zionist, has backed Israel’s actions in Gaza. It is unclear if he purchased the book, but images of him holding it went viral. n18oc_crux

The government issued an order revoking the previous constitution of the state Waqf Board due to prolonged non-functioning following a court stay. The action was prompted by litigation over the election of a board member and aimed at preventing an administrative vacuum.