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Four virus cases in Lebanon Palestinian refugee camp
BEIRUT: Four residents of a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Thursday, a health official said, bringing total cases in the settlement to five. …
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Israeli-Palestinian pandemic cooperation tested by rising cases
RAMALLAH: The onset of the coronavirus pandemic fostered rare moments of unity between Israeli and Palestinian leaders but as the severity of the outbreak has escalated so too have tensions.…
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Palestinians Exhibit Solidarity with Italy in Bethlehem Rally
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In a display of solidarity with Italy, which is reeling under the effects of the deadly Coronavirus, COVID-19 disease, Palestinian soldiers raised Italian flags during a parade…
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Gaza confirm first two COVID-19 cases
GAZA CITY: Authorities in Gaza confirmed the first two cases of novel coronavirus on Sunday, identifying the individuals as Palestinians who had travelled to Pakistan and were held in quarantine…
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“Dear world, how is the lockdown”? Gaza wryly takes on Twitter
GAZA CITY: Uniquely shielded with enforced isolation and confinement from the rest of the world for years, Gazans better understand the current situation in the wake of the (COVID-19) coronavirus pandemic.…
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Through the wire — Palestinians risk all to work in Israel
MITAR CHEACKPOINT: It is well before dawn when the first work deprived Palestinians arrive to sneak through a two-metre hole cut in the metal fence that is supposed to keep…
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Anti Israel slogans, Palestinian flags raised in Jamia Millia
By Hanan Zaffar NEW DELHI: Students in Jamia Millia Islamia today raised Palestinian flags on the campus as the protests against alleged manhandling thrashing and issuance of show cause notices…
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More Palestinians find Israeli work despite conflict
Economic growth in Israel and chronic unemployment in the occupied West Bank is seeing more Palestinians cross to the “enemy” side seeking work. The numbers have almost doubled in five…
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Palestinians say US envoy resigning ‘admission of failure’
Ramallah:The resignation Thursday of US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy is an “admission of failure” for the White House’s much-delayed Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, a senior Palestinian official said. Jason…
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Palestinians demand women’s protection after suspicious death
Ramallah: Dozens of Palestinian women protested for women’s rights Monday outside the office of prime minister Mohammed Shtayyeh, following the death of a 21-year-old woman in suspicious circumstances. Social media…
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Palestinians to file complaint over Honduras Jerusalem move
Ramallah: The Palestinian foreign ministry said Thursday it would file a complaint at the United Nations against Honduras, after the Central American state recognised the disputed city of Jerusalem as…
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Suspected Israeli strikes hit pro-Syria Palestinian group
A pro-Syrian Palestinian group on Monday accused Israel of carrying out a drone attack on one of its positions in Lebanon, hours after Hezbollah claimed it was targeted by a…
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Israel shoots grenade-throwing Gazan on border: officials
Gaza City: A Palestinian threw grenades at Israeli soldiers while attempting to cross the Gaza border overnight and was shot by Israeli forces, the army and the Gaza health ministry…
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Israel strikes Hamas base after new rocket attacks: army
Gaza City: Israeli forces bombed Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip overnight in retaliation for Palestinian rocket attacks, the military said Thursday. Hamas launched two rockets at Israel late Wednesday…
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Israel says fires on armed Gazans after rocket attack, 3 dead
Jerusalem: Israel said it opened fire on armed Palestinians on Gaza’s border overnight and Hamas’s health ministry reported three dead Sunday, the latest in a series of incidents along the…
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Israel forces attack Palestinians armed groups
Tel Aviv [Israel]: Israel on Saturday said that it opened fire at an armed group of Palestinians near the Gaza border after it intercepted the rockets from Gaza. This comes…
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2 Palestinians attack Israeli police with knife, 1 shot dead
Tel Aviv [Israel]: A minor in Palestinian was shot dead and another suffered injuries after they attack an Israeli policeman with a knife in Old City of Jerusalem. The Palestinian…
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Israel police, Palestinians clash at Jerusalem holy site
JERUSALEM: Israeli police and Palestinian worshippers clashed at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site on Sunday as overlapping Jewish and Muslim holidays led to tensions there, an AFP journalist reported. Police…
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Exchange of fire on Gaza border kills Palestinian, wound Israeli
JERUSALEM: A Palestinian who crossed the Gaza border into Israel overnight shot at Israeli troops, drawing return fire in an incident that left the Palestinian dead and three Israeli soldiers…
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Israel okays 700 Palestinian homes, 6000 settler homes
JERUSALEM: Israeli ministers have given rare approval to 700 Palestinian homes in the part of the occupied West Bank under the country’s full control while also approving 6,000 homes for…
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Lack of accountability emboldened Israel to oppress Palestinians
Kuwait: Kuwait’s envoy to the UN Mansour Al-Otaibi said on Thursday that lack of accountability is encouraging Israel to disrespect the international community and its decisions. While presenting a draft…
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Israeli forces arrest 11 Palestinians in West Bank
Tel Aviv [Israel]: Israeli forces on Thursday arrested eleven Palestinians due to their “suspected involvement in popular terror activities” in an overnight raid carried out across the West Bank. However,…
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‘Our conflict is with the entire Muslim world’: Ex-Israeli Defence Minister
NEW DELHI: Former Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Monday said that any future peace deal with Palestinians must include the Arab states – and Israeli Arabs, as reported by…
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Palestinians free businessman who attended Bahrain workshop
Hebron: The Palestinian Authority has released from custody a West Bank businessman arrested for attending a US-led conference in Bahrain aimed at starting a Middle East peace effort, a family…
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Gulf, Israel closer after Bahrain meet but full ties unlikely
Dubai:The US-organised economic workshop in Bahrain failed to deliver tangible results over the long-awaited Middle East peace plan but it opened the door for closer Israeli-Gulf ties, analysts say. Despite…
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Oman to open first Gulf Arab embassy in Palestinian territories
Muscat: Oman said Wednesday that it will open an embassy in the Palestinian territories in support of the Palestinian people, in a first for a Gulf Arab state. The announcement…
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Israeli journalists to set precedent at Bahrain conference
Jerusalem: A handful of Israeli journalists were making their way to Bahrain on Monday after getting special permission to attend a US-led economic conference on Israeli-Palestinian peace, hosted by the…
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Qatar distributes funds to Gaza families
Gaza City: Qatar distributed $100 grants to thousands of families in Gaza on Thursday, an AFP correspondent reported, part of an understanding with Israel intended to restore calm to the…
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Netanyahu says Israelis to attend Bahrain conference
Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israelis will take part in a conference in Bahrain next week that is part of the United States’ Middle East peace…
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‘US waging war against Palestinians’
Ramallah: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Ishtaye has accused the US administration of waging a financial and political war against the Palestinian Authority. Ishtaye said in a statement issued after he…
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