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11-yr-old rapper shares life in Gaza through emotional song
Hyderabad: A Palestinian rapper Abdur Rahman al-Shanti uses music to spread his message of what growing up in the Gaza Strip is like. 11-year-old rapper has become an internet sensation…
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Israeli soldiers injure Palestinian near Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers shot and seriously injured, Tuesday, a young Palestinian man during protests that erupted in the as-Sal’a neighborhood, in Jabal al-Mokabber, south of occupied East Jerusalem, after the army…
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Israel closes Al-Aqsa Mosque’s eastern gate, Waqf head warns of ‘religious war.’
Ramallah:Â Sheikh Abdul-Azim Salhab, head of the Muslim Waqf (Endowment) Council in Jerusalem, warned that Israel’s order to close a gate of the Al-Aqsa Mosque might ignite “a religious war” in…
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Israeli forces kill Palestinian near Gaza fence: army
Jerusalem: Israeli forces on Sunday shot dead a Palestinian suspected of placing a bomb near the Gaza border, before extracting his body with a bulldozer, the army said. “Following the…
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Israel troops kill 3 Palestinian attackers from Gaza: army
Jerusalem: Israeli troops Tuesday shot dead three Palestinians who crossed into Israel from Gaza and hurled an explosive device at soldiers, the army said. “I can confirm that all three…
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Israel demolishes Palestinian homes in southern West Bank
Ramallah: Israel demolished four homes belonging to Palestinians in the southern West Bank district of Hebron. Rateb Jabour, coordinator of the Palestinian Authority’s Anti-Wall and Settlement Commission on Thursday said…
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Israel demolishes homes of alleged Palestinian killers: army
HEBRON: Israel on Thursday demolished the West Bank homes of four Palestinians accused of a deadly attack, sparking clashes with stone-throwing protesters, the army and an AFP journalist said. The…
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Palestinian convicted of murder dies in Israeli custody
RAMALLAH: A Palestinian convicted over the killing of three Israelis died of cancer in custody Tuesday, officials said. The death, which sparked Palestinian accusations of neglect, comes amid heightened tension…
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US ‘deeply concerned’ by EU court decision on Palestinians
WASHINGTON: The United States is “deeply concerned” by a ruling by the European Union’s top court that food products from occupied Palestinian territories must be labelled as such, the US…
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Palestinian shot dead in West Bank clashes: medics
HEBRON: A Palestinian man was shot and killed on Monday during clashes with Israeli forces in the south of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry and medics said.…
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Head of UN Palestinian agency resigns amid ethics probe
United Nations: The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has resigned amid an internal probe into alleged mismanagement and ethical abuses at the organization, the United Nations said Wednesday. “A short while ago, UNRWA’s Commissioner-General,…
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Palestinian in car ramming shot by Israel forces: police
JERUSALEM: A Palestinian was shot by Israeli security forces after ramming his car into a vehicle for undercover policemen in the occupied West Bank, police said Thursday. Police were carrying…
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Palestinian student makes it to Harvard after initial US refusal
Washington: A Palestinian teenager has succeeded in entering the United States and starting classes Tuesday at Harvard University after US authorities’ initial refusal to let him enter at the airport…
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UN schools open for 500,000 Palestinian students despite crisis
Amman:The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees kicked off the school year for more than half a million Palestinian students across five regions. In a symbolic event…
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Family of Palestinian boy wounded wants answers from Israel
The ten -year-old Palestinian boy lies in a hospital bed without speaking, his wounded head wrapped in bandages, and his father says he wants answers from Israel over how it…
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Israel summons father of 6-yr-old Qais for interrogation
Qais had in fact thrown a cardboard container of juice on the ground, which was mistaken by Israeli forces for a stone. Jerusalem: Just a day after the 4-year-old Ellayan…
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Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in Gaza border clashes
GAZA CITY: A Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire during clashes on the Gaza border Friday, the health ministry in the Hamas-run enclave announced. In a statement the ministry said…
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Palestinian given life sentence over Israeli soldier death
JERUSALEM: An Israeli military court on Monday sentenced a Palestinian to life in prison for murdering an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank last year, the army said. “The…
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Israel demolishes Palestinian homes in Jerusalem area
Sur Baher: Israel began demolishing a number of Palestinian homes it considers illegal south of Jerusalem early Monday, in a move which has drawn international concern. The Palestinians immediately slammed…
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10-year-old Palestinian child shot in head in West Bank
WEST BANK: A Palestinian child was seriously wounded Friday during clashes between Israeli forces and protesters in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry and official media said. In…
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16 Palestinian children killed, over 1,200 minors injured by Israeli forces this year
Gaza City [Palestine]: Israeli troops have killed at least 16 Palestinian children and injured more than 1,200 others in Gaza Strip in the first half of 2019, a Palestine-based NGO…
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Israel arrests Palestinian minister in Jerusalem
Jerusalem: Israeli police said Sunday they had detained and were questioning the Palestinian minister for Jerusalem affairs, while a source close to the official said he was arrested in his…
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In a first, India takes U turn on Palestinian policy, supports Israel
UNITED NATIONS: In first at United Nations, India takes a step back from its decades-old position on the two-state theory and vote against a resolution to recognize Palestinian NGO called…
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A year after US embassy move to Jerusalem, where do things stand?
Jerusalem: The United States moved its Israel embassy to Jerusalem nearly a year ago in the culmination of a diplomatic rupture that coincided with a bloodbath on the Gaza border.…
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In Jerusalem’s Old City, lantern maker lights up Ramadan
JERUSALEM: At his shop in Jerusalem’s Old City, Palestinian craftsman Issam Zughair makes traditional lanterns for Muslims marking the holy month of Ramadan, battling competition from cheap Chinese imports. Zughair’s…
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Four Palestinians killed in Gaza after army says soldiers wounded
Gaza City:Four Palestinians, including two Hamas militants, were killed by Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip Friday, authorities in the enclave said, after Israel reported two of its soldiers…
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Five accused of murdering Palestinian boy in Belgian asylum centre
Brussels: Belgian authorities on Thursday charged five Palestinian men with the murder of a nine-year-old Palestinian boy at an asylum-seekers’ centre near Belgium’s northern port city of Antwerp. Officials said…
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Israel razes home of killed Palestinian shooting suspect
Jerusalem: Israeli forces destroyed the home on Wednesday of a Palestinian who was killed during his attempted arrest on suspicion of carrying out a December shooting. Seven peoples were wounded…
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13th century Palestinian mosque converted into ‘bar and event halls’
CAIRO: A centuries-old Palestinian mosque has been converted into a bar and events hall, according to Gulf News, quoting Al-Quds Al-Arabi on Wednesday. The historic mosque changed from Al-Ahmar (Red)…
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Palestinian attempts West Bank stabbing, shot dead by Israeli: officials
Nablus:A Palestinian attempted to stab an Israeli in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday before being shot dead, Israeli and Palestinian officials said. The Israeli army said a Palestinian tried…
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