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  • Israel still detaining 60 Palestinian women

    Date: 2018-07-29 11:22:25 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:7509362

    RAMALLAH, July 29 (MENA) - The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs said Israeli authorities are still detaining 60 Palestinian women, including eight under-aged. In a statement on Sunday, the commission said Israel released earlier ....

  • 8 Palestinians detained in occupied West Bank

    Date: 2018-07-29 09:10:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:7509304

    RAMALLAH, July 29 (MENA) - Eight Palestinians were detained by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank at dawn of Sunday, said the Palestinian Prisoners Society. They were arrested in Ramallah, Bethlehem and Al Bireh, said the local ....

  • Israel bans up to 3,000 trucks from entering Gaza

    Date: 2018-07-29 08:38:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7509303

    GAZA CITY, July 29 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation authorities prevented the entry of up to 3,000 trucks loaded with various kinds of commodities into Gaza after almost full closure of Karam Abu Salem crossing for the 19th straight day, said head of ....

  • Israeli detention of pro-Palestinian Italian artists condemned

    Date: 2018-07-29 08:03:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:7509249

    RAMALLAH, July 29 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry decried on Sunday the Israeli arrest of three Italian artists for drawing a large mural of detailed Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi on Israel’s West Bank security barrier. "It is a form of ....

  • Soldier-slapper Ahed Tamimi, mother released from prison

    Date: 2018-07-29 07:00:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:7509136

    RAMALLAH, July 29 (MENA) - Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi left prison early Sunday after serving an eight-month for slapping and shoving Israeli soldiers outside her home in the West Bank village of Nebi Saleh late last year, The Times of Israel ....

  • Two Palestinian youths killed in Israeli bombing

    Date: 2018-07-29 06:26:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:5 - ID:7509134

    GAZA CITY, July 29 (MENA) - Two youths were killed early Sunday in an Israeli air raid north of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Health Ministry in the enclave said. The bombing targeted a group of youths east of Jabalia. In a statement, the ....

  • Arab lawmaker quits Israeli Knesset in protest over nation-state law

    Date: 2018-07-28 21:00:42 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:7509005

    GAZA CITY, July 28 (MENA) - Arab Knesset Member Zouheir Bahloul announced Saturday his intention to resign from the Israeli Knesset in protest over the controversial nation-state law. Bahloul announced his resignation in an appearance on the ....

  • Three Palestinians wounded in occupied West Bank

    Date: 2018-07-28 19:27:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:7508907

    RAMALLAH, July 28 (MENA) - Three Palestinians were shot and injured by Israeli soldiers during clashes in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, local media reported. The clashes broke out after the Israeli troops raided the town of Beit Ummar, ....

  • PLO Executive Committee: Jewish nation-state law a basis for “ultimate deal”

    Date: 2018-07-28 15:29:21 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:7508711

    RAMALLAH, July 28 (MENA) - The Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) said following its meeting in Ramallah that the Jewish nation-state law, which was recently approved by the Israeli parliament, represents the basis ....

  • Paletsinian FM says Israeli aggression against Al Aqsa 'pre-planned'

    Date: 2018-07-28 12:01:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:7508275

    RAMALLAH, July 28 (MENA) - Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki described the constant Israeli attacks on Al Aqsa Mosque and assaulting worshipers inside it as a pre-planned and deliberate act. In a statement on Saturday, the Palestinian ....

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