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1 killed, 18 injured in twin blasts in Jerusalem
Tel Aviv: At least one person was killed and 18 others got injured due to twin blasts in Jerusalem on Wednesday morning. “A horrific morning in Jerusalem. 1 killed and 18 hurt…
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University of Edinburgh excludes Palestinian staff, scholars at IHRA meet
The University of Edinburgh has excluded Palestinian staff and scholars of Palestine from a task group set up to discuss the repercussions of the highly controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition…
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29-year-old Palestinian killed by Israeli forces in West Bank
Ramallah: The Palestinian Health Ministry said a Palestinian was killed by Israeli forces in the northern West Bank city of Jenin. The Health Ministry on Wednesday added in a statement that 29-year-old…
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A first since 2001, Israel allows Palestinian Authority to buy 2 helicopters
Israel intends to allow the Palestinian Authority to purchase two helicopters for the flights of its senior officials, according to Israeli media. The Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, reported that Tel Aviv’s move to allow…
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Israeli critically wounded in stabbing attack in Jerusalem
Jerusalem: An Israeli civilian was critically injured in a stabbing attack in East Jerusalem, the Israeli police said in a statement. The Israeli was taken to hospital after he was stabbed in…
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Israel continues to isolate Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Manasra
Jerusalem: The Palestine Prisoners’ Club (PPC) said, on Tuesday, that a full year has passed since the Israeli prison administration isolated the Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Manasra in solitary confinement cells. The club…
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Palestinian prisoner suffering from cancer loses ability to eat
The Palestinian Prisoners Club said that prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid lost his ability to consume food, in addition to the sharp loss of weight, and the intensity of the pain in his body,…
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Kuwait reaffirms position on ending Israeli occupation in Palestine
Kuwait: The state of Kuwait has once again reaffirmed it support at the UN for the ending of the Israeli occupation of all the occupied Palestinian territories, the Palestinian Information Center (PIC)…
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Palestinian doctor among 3 killed in Israeli army West Bank raid
Jenin: Israel’s military carried out an arrest raid in a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank and killed two Palestinians in gun battles Friday, according to Palestinian reports. Later Friday, troops…
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Palestinian factions sign reconciliation deal in Algiers
Algiers: A total of 14 Palestinian factions have signed in Algeria’s capital Algiers a reconciliation deal that aims to end their 15-year-long division, state-run news media reported. The deal, formally known as…
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NYT fires journalist post support for ‘Palestinian resistance’
The American newspaper The New York Times has dismissed Palestinian photographer Hosam Salem from his job allegedly due to comments supporting the Palestinian resistance on the social networking site Facebook. Hosam Salem,…
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7-yr-old Palestinian boy dies while being chased by Israeli soldiers
Jerusalem: The Palestinian Ministry of Health on Thursday announced the death of a 7-year-old boy after he fell from a height while being chased by Israeli soldiers in the town of Tekoa, southeast of…
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French-Palestinian lawyer begins hunger strike in Israeli prison
French-Palestinian human rights lawyer Salah Hamouri, who has been imprisoned without charge by Israeli authorities for six months, has gone on hunger strike to protest his detention. 37-year-old Hamouri, has been in…
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Israeli court extends Palestinian prisoner Awawda’s detention
An Israeli court on Wednesday evening extended the detention of Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawda for one week, under the pretext that he used a phone to communicate with his family, the Shehab…
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Israeli Minister orders expulsion of families of Palestinian attacker
Tel Aviv: Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked has ordered the expulsion of families of a Palestinian man who carried out an attack five years ago in East Jerusalem. Taking to Twitter on…