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Israel fully responsible for deadly escalation: Palestine
Ramallah: Palestine has blamed Israel for the current “serious” tension in the West Bank and Jerusalem, which has left dozens of people dead this month. “We hold the Israeli government fully responsible…
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Arab League, Egypt condemn deadly Israeli raid in West Bank
Cairo: Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit condemned in the “strongest terms” an Israeli raid on Jenin city and Jenin refugee camp that reportedly killed at least nine Palestinians. Aboul Gheit follows…
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Palestine ends security coordination with Israel after 9 killed in raid
Ramallah: The Palestinian Authority has announced the end of security coordination with Israel in response to the killing of nine Palestinians in the West Bank city of Jenin. “In the light of…
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Palestine welcomes ICJ’s reception of request to assess Israeli occupation
The Palestinian authorities welcomed the announcement by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that it had received a request from the United Nations (UN) to issue an advisory opinion on the Israeli…
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First Palestinian woman ordained as pastor in Jerusalem
A Lutheran church ceremony in Jerusalem ordained the first Palestinian female pastor in the holy land on Sunday. Sally Azar, a Palestinian from Jerusalem will now lead the English-speaking congregation at the…
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Abbas urges US intervention to stop Israeli escalation
Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has urged the US government to intervene to stop the Israeli new government’s measures against the Palestinians before it is too late. Abbas made the remarks during…
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Mandela’s grandson in solidarity with Palestine at CHAN opening
The grandson of late South African leader Nelson Mandela expressed his solidarity with Palestine during the opening ceremony of the 2022 African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Algeria on Friday. Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela, named after his grandfather…
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Amnesty Intl dubs Israeli ban on Palestinian flag ‘repressive’
The human rights organization Amnesty International has criticised Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir’s ban on raising the Palestinian flag in public places as ‘repressive’. Amnesty described the new measures as…
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Israel’s Ben Gvir bans Palestinian flag-flying in public
Israel’s new national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, on Sunday issued orders to the police to prohibit the display of any Palestinian flag in public space. Ben Gvir described waving the Palestinian flag…
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Israel announces sanctions against Palestinian Authority
Jerusalem: Israeli security cabinet has announced a series of punitive measures against the Palestinian Authority on Thursday. The move comes in response to the Palestinian Authority’s request to the International Court of…
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Israel frees Palestinian prisoner Karim Younis after 40 yrs in jail
The Israeli authotirities on Thursday released the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner Karim Younis, after 40 years in jail. 66-year-old dean of the Palestinian prisoners was released after he completed his 40-year sentence in…
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Heartbreaking video of Palestinian mother weeping over son’s body
In a heartbreaking video, a Palestinian mother is seen weeping over the body of her son who was killed in clashes with Israeli soldiers on Monday. In the clashes that broke out…
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Benjamin Netanyahu slams ‘despicable’ UN vote on Palestine
Tel Aviv: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the United Nations General Assembly Saturday for a resolution passed the previous day to refer Israel’s “occupation… of Palestinian territory” to the International Court of…
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Palestinians hail UN vote on Israel’s occupation of Palestine
Ramallah: Palestinian authorities have welcomed the UN vote in favour of a resolution asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to give an opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of…
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Over 130 Palestinian journalists detained by Israel in 2022
Jerusalem: Israeli occupation has detained more than 130 Palestinian journalists during the year 2022, in clear violation of all international laws and norms that guarantee freedom of opinion and expression. This came…
