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India contributes USD 2.5 million to UNRWA for Palestine refugees
Jerusalem: India contributed USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Director of the West Asia and North Africa Division of…
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Israeli forces kill 2 in West Bank gun battle: Palestine
Nablus: Israeli troops and special forces on an arrest mission exchanged fire with Palestinians barricaded in a house in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, Israeli police said. The local rescue service…
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Nearly 3,500 Palestinian residents in West Bank face severe water crisis
Ramallah: Nearly 3,500 Palestinian residents of Duma village in the Jordan Valley in the northern West Bank are on the verge of a severe water crisis, local media reported. Community leaders have…
- Middle East
Israel cancels expanded work permits for Gazans in response to rocket fire
Jerusalem: Israel has decided to cancel a recently increased quota of work permits for Palestinian labourers from Gaza in response to rocket attacks. The decision was announced by the Coordinator of Government…
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Palestine rejects results of US probe on Al Jazeera journo’s killing
Ramallah: Palestine has rejected the results of a ballistic probe by a US team into the bullet that killed veteran Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in May in the West Bank. On…
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Bullet that killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen handed to US: Palestine
Ramallah: A senior Palestinian official has said that the bullet which killed veteran Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in May had been handed to a US team for an examination. The bullet…
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Deeply concerned by developments in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza: India
United Nations: India has expressed deep concern over developments in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza, underscoring the importance of the international community and the UN Security Council sending a “strong signal”…
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UN agency for Palestine refugees faces funding crises
United Nations: The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) now faces a funding shortfall of over $100 million for 2022 even after pledging conference earlier…
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Israel places case of Palestinian Prisoner Ahmed Manasra’s under terrorism law
The Early Release Committee of the Israeli occupation prisons administration designated the case of Jerusalemite prisoner Ahmed Manasra – who was arrested in 2015 at the age of 13 – as a…
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First batch of Haj pilgrims from Gaza arrive in Makkah
The first batch of Haj pilgrims from the Gaza Strip arrived at Jeddah International Airport in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, amid great satisfaction with the facilities provided by the Egyptian and…
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Israeli court reviews early release hearing of Palestinian prisoner Manasra
Jerusalem: Israel’s Ramle Magistrate’s Court on Sunday reviewed the eligibility of detained Palestinian Ahmed Manasra for early release under Israel’s Parole Law of 2001, however, it did not announce a decision, the…
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Palestinian killed by Israeli soldiers in West Bank
Ramallah: A Palestinian was killed on Sunday by Israeli soldiers when he tried to cross the security fence between the northern West Bank city of Qaliqlya and Israel, according to Palestinian health…
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I will not allow anyone to forget Palestine: Bella Hadid
Palestinian-American supermodel Bella Hadid shared a photo on her personal account on Instagram, in which she spoke of what links her to Palestine and the children of Palestine while she vowed to not “forget…
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In a first, Catalonia parliament holds Israel guilty of apartheid
The Spanish parliament of Catalonia, in a historic vote, on Thursday, June 16, recognized Israel’s perpetration of the crime of apartheid against the Palestinian people. The Catalan parliament becomes the first parliament…
- Middle East
UN agency for Palestine refugees faces $100 funding gap
Ramallah: The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) urged countries to increase financial contributions as it suffers from a $100 million funding gap. Commissioner-General of…