Palestine
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A man watches as Palestinian youths attempt to cross over a barrier next to the Qalandia checkpoint in the West Bank, in order to attend the second Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month...
590,000 Jewish living across the occupied Palestinian territories
There are now 590,000 Jewish settlers living in official settlements across the occupied West Bank and occupied Jerusalem, Haaretz reported on Friday.
The newspaper pointed out that 380,000 settlers live in the West Bank, while the...
Israel will continue to control the lands of the Palestinians — Netanyahu
Israel under any scenario of the settlement with the Palestinians will retain military control over all the land west of the Jordan River, which he mastered exactly half a century ago, said Israeli Prime...
Palestine Israel conflict
Palestinian protester uses a slingshot to hurl stones towards Israeli security forces during clashes following a demonstration in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on April 21, 2017. File AFP Getty Images.
Israel cutting the supply of electricity to the Gaza Strip in two weeks
Israel will cut the supply of electricity to the Gaza Strip in two weeks, Israel’s Ynetnews reported yesterday, quoting the Israeli Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), Major General Yoav Mordechai.
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Israeli forces shot at Palestinian protesters in the West Bank
Israeli forces throw tear gas at grenades at Palestinians.
Three Palestinians were injured after Israeli forces shot at protesters in the West Bank.
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Israeli fire in West Bank clashes left a Palestinian dead
A Palestinian was killed by an Israeli settler on Thursday during clashes near the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry and security sources said AFP News.
The clashes near...
New Hamas document accepts Palestinian state with 1967 borders
The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas unveiled Monday a new policy document easing its stance on Israel after having long called for its destruction, as it seeks to improve its international standing.
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The document notably accepts...
DAY OF RAGE — Clashes in the West Bank between Israeli forces and Palestinians...
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There’ve been fresh clashes in the West Bank between Israeli forces and Palestinians protesting over prisoners in Israeli jails.
Palestinian political parties have called today a “day of rage” as anger swells over poor conditions...
Over 300 Palestinian children have been arrested by Israeli forces in last 3 months
At least 300 Palestinian children have been arrested by Israeli forces since the beginning of the year, says the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club.
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The rights group released the figures in a report that documented a series...
Israel Palestine conflict
A Palestinian protester throws a burning tyre during clashes with Israeli troops after the funerals of Mahmoud Hattab , 17, at the Jalazoun refugee camp near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, March...
Palestine air strike
Palestinians run for cover as smoke rises following an Israeli air strike on a Hamas post, in the northern Gaza Strip on February 6, 2016. Israel struck a number of Hamas positions in Gaza...
All Palestinians should leave Israel and live in their territories: Israel’s firebrand minister for...
Israel’s firebrand minister for military affairs Avigdor Lieberman has said that all Palestinians should leave the entity and live in the territories administered by the Palestinian Authority.
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Speaking to Israel’s Channel 2 on Saturday, Lieberman...
Palestinian Water Authority: More than 90 percent of the water in the aquifer in...
A Palestinian official and local residents have expressed deep concern over the worsening clean water shortage in the Gaza Strip, stating that only a small number of the Palestinians in the besieged coastal enclave...
Palestine woman
A veiled woman and her daughter walk on a road to their family home as rainy and heavy wind weather prevails on the Mediterranean Sea, in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.
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Obama administration in its waning hours sent $221M to Palestinians
Officials said Monday that the Obama administration-- in its waning hours-- defied Republican opposition and quietly released $221 million to the Palestinian Authority that GOP members of Congress had been blocking.
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A State Department official...
Israeli occupation forces killed 35 Palestinian innocent children in 2016
The Defense for Children International (DCI) - Palestine Branch said that the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) killed 35 Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and Jerusalem in 2016.
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Palestine - Ayed Abu Eqtaish,...
Israel Palestinians Christmas
BETHLEHEM, Israel - A Palestinian protester dressed as Santa Claus and wearing a tear gas mask returns a tear gas canister during clashes with Israeli border police officers, in the West Bank city of...
UN appeals for $547 million to help 1.6 million people in Palestine in 2017
The United Nations launched an appeal Monday for $547 million (524 million euros) to help 1.6 million people in the Palestinian territories in 2017.
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GAZA, Palestine (AFP) - The response covers 1.1 million residents of...