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Palestine confirms 43 more cases of COVID-19, total hits 1,022

Date: 2020-06-21 09:43:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:8477404

RAMALLAH, June 21 (MENA) - Palestine's Minister of Health Mai al Kaileh confirmed today 43 more cases of COVID-19 in the West Bank, which brings up the total cases confirmed since the outbreak of the pandemic in Palestine to 1,022, Wafa news agency ....

Israeli forces arrest 13 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2020-06-21 07:37:25 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:8477302

RAMALLAH, June 21 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested 13 Palestinians in different parts of the West Bank on Sunday. In Jerusalem, Israeli police forces raided the neighborhood of al-Isawiya and detained nine Palestinians after raiding their homes, ....

Hebron under full lockdown amid rising coronavirus infections

Date: 2020-06-21 07:28:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:8477287

RAMALLAH, June 21 (MENA) - The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank placed the entirety of the Hebron area under lockdown following a hike in cases of the coronavirus. The Authority's Health Ministry announced a record 84 new cases across the ....

Occupation forces detain 2 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2020-06-20 09:26:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:8476239

RAMALLAH, June 20 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Saturday detained two Palestinians from the West Bank. According to the Palestinian news agency (WAFA), the forces detained a 30-year-old Palestinian young man from the city of Hebron while ....

Palestine: Registered COVID-19 cases rise to 903

Date: 2020-06-20 08:29:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:8476120

RAMALLAH, June 20 (MENA) - The number of coronavirus cases in Palestine continued to rise with 33 new cases confirmed Saturday in the West Bank, bringing overall total in Palestine to 903, Wafa news agency quoted Palestinian Minister of Health Mai ....

COVID-19 kills 120 more Iranians over past 24 hours

Date: 2020-06-19 23:19:00 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:8475699

TEHRAN, June 19 (MENA) - Iran’s Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Friday that some 120 more Iranians have died of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours, bringing the total deaths to 9,392. Some 2,615 new cases of ....

Israeli forces detain seven Palestinians from northern West Bank

Date: 2020-06-19 08:40:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:8475085

RAMALLAH, June 19 (MENA) - Israeli forces on Friday detained at least seven Palestinians from the northern West Bank, said local sources and witnesses. A large Israeli military force searched several houses, turning them upside down, and rounded ....

Palestine confirms 20 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-06-19 07:13:30 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:8474965

RAMALLAH, June 19 (MENA) - Palestinian Health Minister Mai Alkaila said on Friday that 20 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the country. Out of the 20 cases, 18 infections were reported in the new Palestinian coronavirus epicenter ....

Iran fully test-fires new-generation cruise missiles during drills

Date: 2020-06-18 15:44:17 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:8474351

TEHRAN, June 18 (MENA) - Iran’s naval forces have successfully tested new-generation cruise missiles — designed and developed by experts at home — during military drills in the Sea of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean, Press TV said ....

Palestinian education always targeted by Israel: Arab League

Date: 2020-06-18 12:57:19 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:8473996

CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) - Arab League assistant secretary general for Palestine affairs and occupied Arab territories Saeed Abu Ali said that the Palestinian education is always targeted by Israel. Abu Ali pointed out that the coronavirus outbreak ....