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Palestinian schoolchildren refused entry visas for UK visit
The British Home Office has refused to grant a group of Palestinian students entry visas to visit Bolton, a town in Greater Manchester in England, local media reported. The teacher who helped…
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Foreign diplomats visit West Bank after Israel’s large-scale military raid
Jenin: A delegation of foreign diplomats has visited the northern West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp following an Israeli large-scale military raid on the city earlier this week. The…
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Palestinian killed by Israeli soldiers in West Bank
Ramallah: A Palestinian man was killed by Israeli soldiers during an anti-settlement protest in the West Bank, medics said. The incident took place on Friday in the village of Umm Safa, north…
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Two Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in West Bank’s Nablus
Two Palestinians were killed and three others injured during raid carried out by Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Nablus, on Friday morning, Shehab News Agency reported. According to the…
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Palestinian gunman shot dead after killing Israeli: Army
Jerusalem: A Palestinian gunman shot dead an Israeli in the West Bank on Thursday before being shot and killed by soldiers, the Israeli authorities said. The Palestinian armed with a gun arrived…
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Death toll of Palestinians due to Israeli military operation on Jenin rises to 12
The death toll from the Israeli military operation on Jenin and its refugee camp in the West Bank has risen to 12 and injured over 100 others, according to the Palestinian Health…
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Gaza militants fire 5 rockets at Israel amid escalation in West Bank
Jerusalem: Militants in the Gaza Strip fired five rockets at southern Israel early on Wednesday, all of which were intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome aerial defence system, said the Israeli army in…
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Israel’s military attack leaves 9 Palestinians dead in West Bank
Jerusalem: At least nine Palestinians have been killed in raids by Israeli forces on the Palestinian city of Jenin on Monday– one of the large-scale attacks into the occupied West Bank in twenty years. More than…
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Palestine warns of growing Israeli settler violence in West Bank
Ramallah: Palestine has warned of the growing violence of the Israeli settlers in the West Bank, including increasing attacks on the Palestinians and their properties. “During the past few weeks, there has…
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Israel approves thousands new settler homes in West Bank
Jerusalem: Israel has approved plans to construct more than 5,600 new homes in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, multiple Israeli media reported. According to the Israeli Ha’aretz newspaper, the Higher…
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Two Palestinians killed in Israeli gunfire in West Bank
Ramallah: Two Palestinians have died of Israeli gunfire in the West Bank, including one who was shot for attacking an Israeli checkpoint, Palestinian sources said. Isaq Ajlouni, 18-year-old, was killed by Israeli…
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Palestinian rejects claims of PA losing control over West Bank
Ramallah: A senior Palestinian official has denied the Israeli claims that the Palestinian Authority (PA) cannot control the West Bank and is on its way to collapse. Hussein Al-Sheikh, Secretary General of…
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Egypt calls for immediate halt to Israeli attacks in West Bank
Cairo: Egypt has called for an immediate halt to the attacks of Israeli settlers in a number of Palestinian villages in the West Bank. Egypt completely rejects acts of intimidation and collective…
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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…