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UNSC to vote on US-led Gaza force plan amid looming Russian veto
United Nations: The UN Security Council is set to vote Monday on a US plan for Gaza that would provide international backing for a stabilisation force and envisions a possible future pathway…
- Middle East
Netanyahu insists on no Palestinian state ahead of UN vote
Tel Aviv: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed to oppose any attempts to establish a Palestinian state, a day before the UN Security Council is to vote on an American resolution…
- Middle East
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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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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Palestinian factions agree to form technocrat committee to run post-war Gaza
Cairo: The main Palestinian factions, including Hamas, have agreed to form an independent committee of technocrats to administer post-war Gaza, according to a joint statement issued after talks in Cairo on Friday,…
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Saudi doctors save life of Palestinian child with congenital heart defect
Riyadh: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) has recntly announced the successful completion of a delicate heart surgery for a Palestinian child suffering from a congenital heart defect. The…
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ICC complaint names 24 Israeli soldiers in killing of Hind Rajab
The Hague: The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has submitted a 120-page Article 15 complaint to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, naming 24 Israeli soldiers and commanders accused of involvement…
- Middle East
Video: Israeli settlers attack Palestinian olive farmers in West Bank
Ramallah: Israeli settlers descended on Palestinian olive harvesters and activists this week in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, beating them with clubs in an attack Palestinian health officials said sent at least one…
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Document reveals ex-Israeli President Peres applied for Palestinian citizenship
Former Israeli Prime Minister and President Shimon Peres, then known as Szymel Perski, applied for Palestinian citizenship in 1937 during the British Mandate period, according to recently uncovered archival document. The document,…
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Photo: Displaced Palestinians in Gaza
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect in Gaza on Friday, the military said, hours after Israel’s Cabinet approved a deal to pause the fighting and exchange the remaining hostages…
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Amid ceasefire announcement, 22-yr-old Palestinian dies in Israel jail
Even as Israel and Hamas announced a ceasefire on Wednesday night, reports have come out of a 22-year-old Palestinian detainee’s death in Israeli custody after being held for over a year without…
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Saudi Arabia launches emergency coalition to support Palestinian Authority
New York: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has announced the launch of an emergency international coalition to support the Palestinian Authority (PA), stressing that peace is impossible without the creation…
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Portugal joins UK, Canada, Australia in formally recognising Palestinian state
In a historic move, the United Kingdom (UK), Canada, Australia and Portugal on Sunday, September 21, formally recognised a Palestinian state, a coordinated step by the three Commonwealth nations despite opposition from…
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Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil challenges US judge’s deportation ruling
Palestinian rights defender and former Columbia University graduate student, Mahmoud Khalil, has challenged a Louisiana immigration judge’s September 12 decision to deport him to Syria or Algeria, citing his alleged failure to…
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Israel’s SC says govt is not giving Palestinian prisoners enough food
Tel Aviv: Israel’s Supreme Court on Sunday ruled that the government has failed to provide Palestinian security prisoners with adequate food for basic subsistence and ordered authorities to improve their nutrition. The…
