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Palestine condemns Israel’s approval of 7,000 settlement units in West Bank

Date: 2020-05-06 19:55:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:8423163

RAMALLAH, May 6 (MENA) – The Palestinian Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ministry condemned on Wednesday Israeli defense minister Naftali Bennett’s approval of the construction of some 7,000 new units in the colonial settlement of Efrat, south of ....

Israel's coronavirus deaths rise to 239

Date: 2020-05-06 16:20:44 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:8422961

GAZA CITY, May 6 (MENA) - As of Wednesday morning, there are 16,314 confirmed coronavirus cases in Israel, while 239 patients have succumbed to the virus, Ynet reported. The Israeli Health Ministry said there are 5,549 people currently infected ....

Israel to lease surveillance drones to Greece

Date: 2020-05-06 15:17:10 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:8422753

GAZA CITY, May 6 (MENA) - Israel will lease surveillance drones to Greece following a deal between the two countries, EKathimerini newspaper reported Wednesday. The three-year lease agreement gives Greece the option to buy the drones after the ....

Palestinian presidency denounces US recognition of Israeli annexation of West Bank

Date: 2020-05-06 14:53:26 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:8422858

RAMALLAH, May 6 (MENA) - Palestinian Presidency spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh denounced on Wednesday US official statements on recognition of Israel’s prospective move to annex parts of the occupied West Bank. Abu Rudeineh, quote by WAFA news ....

European Union reiterates its political, financial support to UNRWA

Date: 2020-05-06 12:53:18 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:8422455

BRUSSELS, May 6 (MENA) - European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has reaffirmed the EU's continued political and financial support to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine ....

AL wecomes ICC report on ocupied Palestinian territoriers

Date: 2020-05-06 11:49:18 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:8422528

CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) has welcomed what is called the "important and courageous" report by International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda in which she believed the court has jurisdiction over the occupied ....

Israeli artillery shells sites in Gaza Strip

Date: 2020-05-06 06:59:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:8422143

RAMALLAH, May 6 (MENA) - The Israeli artillery bombarded early Wednesday several locations in the north of the Gaza Strip causing damage but no injuries, reported WAFA News Agency. Artillery shells fell on two sites south of Gaza City and another ....

Palestine confirms six new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-05-05 15:46:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:8421689

RAMALLAH, May 5 (MENA) - Palestine confirmed on Tuesday afternoon six new coronavirus cases, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the occupied territories to 538, state news agency WAFA reported. Health Minister Mai al-Kaileh announced ....

AL slams Israel's seizure of Palestinian land near Ibrahimi Mosque

Date: 2020-05-05 12:42:04 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:8421123

CAIRO, May 5 (MENA) - The Arab League condemned on Tuesday Israel's approval to seize Palestinian land near the Ibrahimi Mosque in the Old City of Hebron to construct a road and elevator for the Israeli settlers to reach the mosque area. ....

Israel detains 600 Palestinians from Quds since start of 2020

Date: 2020-05-05 10:15:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:8421050

RAMALLAH, May 5 (MENA) - Israel detained more than 600 Palestinians from al Quds since the start of 2020 during the daily detentions against all the segments of the Palestinians, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said on Tuesday. In spite of the ....