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Israel thanks Egypt for mediating ceasefire with Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister’s Office issued a statement, expressing appreciation for Egypt’s efforts to mediate a cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). “National Security Council (NSC) Director Tzachi Hanegbi,…
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Palestinian tried to stab Israeli soldiers killed in Jenin
Ramallah: A Palestinian who tried to carry out a stabbing attack was killed by Israeli soldiers near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. The Palestinian Health…
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Israeli army kills 2 Palestinians in West Bank raids
Ramallah: Two Palestinians were killed on Saturday during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the Balata refugee camp near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian medics and eyewitnesses said. The Palestinian…
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Israeli-Palestinian clashes continue for 5th day as ceasefire talks stall
Gaza: The Israeli air force continued striking at militant targets in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, as hopes for a ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas-led militant groups appear to dwindle. According…
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Gaza: Senior Islamic Jihad militant killed in Israsli airstrike
Gaza: A senior member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement’s armed wing Al-Quds Brigades was killed in an Israeli airstrike on an apartment in Gaza city, the Gaza-based health ministry said…
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Palestinian militants fire rockets toward Jerusalem
Jerusalem: Palestinian militants continued to fire rockets to the Jerusalem area for the first time since the current round of violence started, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed. Israeli emergency services reported…
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1 yr to Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing; her family still awaits justice
May 11 marks the first anniversary of the killing of American-Palestinian Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by Israeli army bullets in the occupied West Bank. This gains more prominence in the…
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Israel forces demolishes Palestinian school in West Bank
Tel Aviv: Israeli forces on Sunday demolished a Palestinian school in the occupied West Bank under the pretext it was built in Area C without a permit, Anadolu Agency reported. Accompanied by…
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Two Palestinian gunmen killed by Israeli forces in Tulkarm
Two Palestinian gunmen were killed on Saturday by the Israeli occupation forces during the storming of the Nur Shams camp in Tulkarm, in the northern West Bank, Palestinian media reported. The Palestinian…
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Hamas chief accepts Iran FM’s invitation for visit
Gaza: Head of the Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh has accepted Iran’s invitation to visit the country soon, said the Palestinian faction in a statement. The invitation was made during a recent…
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Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike ‘may die at any moment’
The health condition of Palestinian prisoner Sheikh Khader Adnan, who has been on hunger strike for 81 days in Ramla prison, is rapidly deteriorating and he may die at any moment, the…
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Five injured in car ramming attack near Jerusalem market
Jerusalem: A Palestinian man rammed a car into pedestrians near a street market in Jerusalem, injuring five people before he was shot and killed, Israeli police said in a statement. The incident…
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Palestinians mark int’l Quds Day in Gaza against Israel’s storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque
Gaza: Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza marked the International Quds Day with protests against Israeli police raids into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem, the third holiest site in Islam. Raising…
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2 Palestinians killed in exchange of fire with Israeli soldiers in West Bank
Ramallah: Two Palestinian militants were killed on Tuesday in an exchange of fire near an Israeli settlement northeast of the West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. Palestinian sources…
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20-year-old Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces in West Bank
A 20-year-old Palestinian was shot dead on Saturday by Israeli forces during a confrontation between soldiers and a group of Palestinians in Azzaoun town in the occupied West Bank, the Shehab News…
