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Israel approves plans for 1,000 settlement homes in West Bank
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has announced that the construction of 1,000 new settler homes will be “immediately advanced” in the West Bank, where two Palestinian gunmen killed four Israelis…
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Six Palestinians killed as Israeli forces raid West Bank camp
Ramallah: Six Palestinians were killed and dozens other injured in the new wave of violence in the West Bank, officials said. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that Zakareya Al-Za’oul, 20, died…
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4 Palestinians killed, at least 45 injured in Israeli raid in Jenin camp
Jerusalem: Israeli helicopter gunships struck targets Monday in the occupied West Bank as a gunbattle raged in the city of Jenin between Israeli troops and militants, killing four Palestinians, including a 15-year-old…
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Israel fast-tracks approval process for construction in West Bank settlements
Jerusalem: Israel has fast-tracked the government procedure needed for building new settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, state media reported. The resolution by Israel’s nationalist-religious coalition government revised the approval process…
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UN Palestinian refugee agency resumes services in West Bank
Ramallah: The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has resumed services in the West Bank, a senior official announced. In a statement, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said: “We are…
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Israeli army: Mix-up led fatal shooting of Palestinian toddler
Jerusalem: The Israeli military said that a mix-up led to a soldier’s “unintentional” killing of a Palestinian toddler earlier this month as the trooper believed he was firing at Palestinian gunmen. Two-year-old…
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1 Palestinian killed, 8 others injured in Israeli West Bank raid
Ramallah: A Palestinian was killed and eight others injured during clashes with the Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. Nineteen-year-old Fares Hashash, died in the clash after…
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Israeli forces kill 29-year-old Palestinian in West Bank
A 29-year-old Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. According to the Israeli army, the deceased Mehdi Bayadsa was killed on…
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Six Palestinians injured during Israeli raid in Ramallah
At least six Palestinians were injured, 1 in a critical state, after the Israeli forces fired during a raid in Ramallah in the West Bank on Thursday, the Palestinian health ministry said.…
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Palestinians injured in Israeli attack after funeral of slain toddler
Several Palestinians were injured after the Israeli army fired tear gas canisters and shot rubber-coated after the funeral procession of a slain toddler in Nabi Saleh village in West Bank, the Palestinian…
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Two-year-old Palestinian boy shot in head by Israeli army dies of wounds
A 2-year-old Palestinian toddler on Monday succumbed to Israeli army gunshot wounds he sustained on June 1 during a raid in the village of Nabi Saleh to the northwest of Ramallah in…
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2-year-old Palestinian boy critically injured by Israeli fire in West Bank
Tel Aviv: At 8:52 p.m. Thursday night a report was received by Magen David Adom about 2 people wounded by gunfire on Route 465 near Halamish – also known as Neveh Tzuf-…
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8 Palestinians injured, 14 arrested in Israeli raid in West Bank
Ramallah: At least eight Palestinians were injured and 14 were arrested during an Israeli army raid in the West Bank city of Jericho, Palestinian medics and eyewitnesses said. The Palestinian Ministry of…
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Three Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank raid
Ramallah: The Israeli army killed three Palestinian men during a raid on the Balata refugee camp in the city of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank on Monday. The Palestinian health…
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Palestine condemns Israeli decision to allow settlers’ return to evacuated settlement
Ramallah: Palestine has condemned an Israeli decision that allows Jewish settlers to return to an Israeli settlement evacuated 18 years ago. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday in a press statement…
