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Palestinian leader Abbas turns 90, weakened by Israel, deeply unpopular
Cairo: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas turns 90 on Saturday, still holding authoritarian power in tiny pockets of the West Bank, but marginalised and weakened by Israel, deeply unpopular among Palestinians, and struggling…
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US presses for approval of UN resolution on Gaza as Russia offers rival proposal
United Nations: The United States stepped up calls Friday for a U.N. consensus on its plan for Gaza as Russia circulated a rival proposal that would strip out reference to a transitional…
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Six Palestinian children missing in Gaza amid fears of Israeli custody
Ramallah: At least six Palestinian children have disappeared across the Gaza Strip in recent months, with families fearing they may have been detained by Israeli forces during military operations carried out amid…
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Over 150 Palestinians stranded on plane for 12 hours in South Africa
Johannesburg: South African authorities faced heavy criticism Friday after they held more than 150 Palestinians, including a woman who is nine months pregnant, on a plane for around 12 hours due to…
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Israeli settlers set fire to West Bank mosque
West Bank: Israeli settlers torched and defaced a mosque in a Palestinian village in the central West Bank overnight, scribbling hateful messages in a show of defiance, a day after some Israeli…
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Watch: Israelis applaud soldiers accused of raping Palestinian prisoner
A video showing Israeli soldiers accused of raping a Palestinian prisoner at the Sde Teiman military camp being applauded by people in a Jerusalem courtroom has triggered widespread outrage and intensified scrutiny…
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Sami Hamdi returns to UK after US detention over Gaza war comments
British–Tunisian commentator and journalist Sami Hamdi is on his way home to his family in the United Kingdom (UK) after spending more than two weeks in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
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Israel to reopen Zikim aid crossing into northern Gaza, UN says
United Nations: Amid continuing calls for greater aid access, UN humanitarians said that Israel has announced it is reopening the Zikim crossing into the north of the Gaza Strip. “Overnight, Israeli authorities…
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Israel bars families of deported Palestinian prisoners from travelling
Ramallah: Israeli authorities are preventing dozens of families of Palestinian prisoners deported to Egypt from travelling from the West Bank, head of the Palestinian Prisoners Club, Abdullah al-Zaghari, said Wednesday, November 12.…
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Israel’s president says ‘shocking’ settler violence against Palestinians must end
Jerusalem: Israel’s president on Wednesday condemned what he called a “shocking and serious” attack by Jewish settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, calling for an end to a growing wave of…
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Over 1,500 buildings demolished in Gaza since ceasefire: BBC satellite analysis
Gaza Strip: More than 1,500 buildings have been demolished in areas of the Gaza Strip still under Israeli control since the ceasefire with Hamas took effect on Friday, October 10, according to…
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Israeli parliament approves first reading of death penalty law for Palestinian prisoners
Tel Aviv: Israel’s parliament (Knesset) has approved in a first reading a controversial bill that would allow the execution of Palestinian prisoners convicted of killing Israeli citizens, sparking condemnation from human rights…
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Dozens of Israeli settlers attack Palestinian villages, set vehicles ablaze
Jerusalem: Dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked a pair of Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, November 11, setting fire to vehicles and other property before clashing with Israeli…
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Animal therapy helps Israeli soldiers heal amid suicide surge
Sdot Yam: Wrapped tightly around his forearms, the former Israeli soldier feels the snakes’ cold skin against his, and for a moment, he’s able to breathe. It’s been nearly 18 months since…
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Israel returns bodies of 15 Palestinians, says Gaza Health Ministry
Deir Al-Balah: Gaza health officials say they have received the bodies of 15 Palestinians from Israel. The Gaza Health Ministry said the Red Cross handed over the bodies on Monday, raising the…
