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Six Palestinians killed in 24 hours by Israeli forces in West Bank, Gaza
Six Palestinians were killed in the past 24 hours by the Israeli forces in separate incidents in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Palestinian media reported. On Wednesday, September 20, a 19-year…
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Israel to include Gaza Americans in visa waiver pilot
Jerusalem: Israel plans to allow travel for those Palestinian Americans from the occupied Gaza Strip who meet security criteria, Reuters reported on Monday. According to the report, the decision will come into…
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Israel launches renewable energy plan in region bordering Gaza
Jerusalem: Israel has launched a sustainable energy transition plan in the Gaza envelope area seven km from the Gazan border in southwestern Israel, the country’s Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure said. The…
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Israel extends closure of Palestinian territories amid tensions
Jerusalem: Israel has announced that all crossing points of the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip would remain closed until Thursday for security reasons. Entry permits to Israel for working purposes or…
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Israel launches air strikes on Gaza after intercepting rocket attack
Gaza: Israeli fighter jets on Thursday carried out a series of airstrikes on facilities belonging to militant groups in the Gaza Strip in response to rockets fired from the coastal enclave. Israeli…
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Rocket fired from Gaza Strip, intercepted by Israel
Jerusalem: Israel intercepted a rocket from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday evening, a day after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken left the region in a visit that aimed at calming escalating…
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Israel launches air strikes on Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire
Tel Aviv: Israel launched a series of bombing raids in the central Gaza Strip in response to rocket attacks from Gazan terrorists, and said that the raids will lead to “significant harm…
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Israel builds 4.6-km wall around Gaza Strip
Tel Aviv: Israel has started building a 4.6-km-long wall around the Gaza Strip to protect Israeli communities in its vicinity from fire from the coastal Palestinian enclave, the Defence Ministry here said.…
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Gaza: Thousands rally against wave of Israeli violence on Palestinians
Jerusalem: Thousands of Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip, on Friday, participated in a mass rally organized by the Islamic Resistance Movement— Hamas, denouncing the attacks carried out by the Israeli occupation…
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Dozens of Palestinians protest against Israel’s 15-yr blockade
Gaza: Dozens of Palestinians rallied in western Gaza against an Israeli blockade imposed on the Palestinian enclave for more than 15 years. During the rally, which was organised on Tuesday by several…
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Israeli court sentences head of Gaza aid to 12 years in jail
Tel Aviv: An Israeli court has sentenced a head of Gaza operations for aid group World Vision 12 years in jail. Time already served should be deducted, the district court in Beersheva…
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Hamas, Islamic Jihad vow resistance to Israeli occupation
Gaza: Militant groups Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) held a joint meeting in the Gaza Strip weeks after deadly Israeli strikes against the PIJ in the besieged enclave, vowing to…
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Key al-Aqsa Brigades member killed in West Bank raid: Israel
Tel Aviv: Authorities in Israel on Tuesday said that a leading member of the al-Aqsa Brigades — the military arm of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement — during a military operation…
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Dozens killed, homes destroyed in outcome of Israeli aggression on Gaza
The ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, between the Israeli occupation and the Islamic Jihad movement under Egyptian auspices, entered into force at 8:30 pm GMT Sunday evening. The aggression, which lasted…
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Rocket fire from Gaza continue despite reported ceasefire: Israel
Jerusalem: Israel said militants in the Gaza Strip continued on Sunday night to fire rockets at southern Israel despite a reported Egypt-brokered cease-fire. Israel’s Home Front Command said in a notice that…
