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Israel's coronavirus death toll up to 194, with 15,058 confirmed cases

Date: 2020-04-24 20:31:05 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:8408758

RAMALLAH, April 24 (MENA) - The Israeli Health Ministry on Friday said there were 15,048 confirmed coronavirus cases in the country, an increase of 255 from the previous evening, the Times of Israel reported. In a statement, the ministry ....

UN warns against Israel's annexation of West Bank

Date: 2020-04-23 22:54:39 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:104 - ID:8407675

NEW YORK, April 23 (MENA) – UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov on Thursday warned that the dangerous prospect of annexation by Israel of parts of the occupied West Bank is a growing threat. If such a move ....

APU president urges int'l community to reject Israel's confiscation of Ibrahimi Mosque's land

Date: 2020-04-23 18:26:08 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:82 - ID:8407348

AMMAN, April 23 (MENA) - Speaker of the Jordanian Lower House and President of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (APU), Atef Tarawneh, condemned the continuation of the Israeli settlement policy, Petra News Agency reported. In a statement issued ....

EU warns Israel not to apply sovereignty over West Bank territory

Date: 2020-04-23 16:43:47 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:8407256

BRUSSELS, April 23 (MENA) – The European Union reiterated its opposition to Israel's annexation of the West Bank after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz agreed to hold a vote on the matter as part of their ....

Abul Gheit warns of Israel’s annexation of Palestinian lands in West Bank

Date: 2020-04-23 16:19:05 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:8406990

CAIRO, April 23 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit warned of a decision of the new Israeli government on the annexation of more occupied Palestinian territories in the West Bank. In a press statement on Thursday, Abul Gheit ....

Palestine calls for urgent Arab meeting over Israeli scheme to annex lands in West Bank

Date: 2020-04-23 16:05:47 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:8407004

CAIRO, April 23 (MENA) - Palestine called Thursday for an urgent virtual meeting of Arab foreign ministers to consider steps that should be taken to face up to Israeli plans to annex large parts of occupied Palestinian lands in the West Bank. The ....

Israel's coronavirus death toll up to 191

Date: 2020-04-23 09:18:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:8406474

RAMALLAH, April 23 (MENA) - Israel's coronavirus death toll up to 191, with 14,592 confirmed cases, according to Ynet. The Health Ministry says among the latest fatalities are two COVID-19 patients, aged 94 and 74, who suffered from Alzheimer's ....

Israel detains 4 Palestinians from Bethlehem

Date: 2020-04-23 08:45:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:8406430

RAMALLAH, April 22 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained four Palestinian youth from Bethlehem. The detained Palestinians ages are 21, 23, 24 and 28, security sources said. Also, Israeli military vehicles pushed deep into agricultural lands east ....

UN rights chief slams Iran over execution of young offenders

Date: 2020-04-22 11:43:10 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:8405255

GENEVA, April 22 (MENA) - UN Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday slammed Iran for reportedly executing two juvenile offenders in four days and urged Tehran to call an immediate halt to such killings. Shayan Saeedpour was 17 ....

Palestinian killed by Israeli forces in Bethlehem

Date: 2020-04-22 08:31:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:8404944

RAMALLAH, April 22 (MENA) - A Palestinian was killed by the Israeli forces on Wednesday near the Container military fence in the north east of Bethlehem. The Israeli forces fired at the young Palestinians on claims that he conducted a roll over and ....