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  • Israeli warplanes drop illumination flares on central Gaza Strip

    Date: 2018-06-15 21:22:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:7446046

    GAZA CITY, June 15 (MENA) - Israeli warplanes dropped on Friday illumination flares above Bureij in the central Gaza Strip. Earlier in the day, a raft of Palestinians kite launchers survived a rocket attack carried out by an Israeli ....

  • Two Palestinians arrested by Israeli forces in Kafr Qaddum

    Date: 2018-06-15 18:57:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:7445962

    RAMALLAH, June 15 (MENA) - Two Palestinians were arrested by Israeli occupation forces in Kafr Qaddum village, some 20 km to the north-east of the city of Qalqilia. The two men were taken to an unknown destination, coordinator of the village's ....

  • Two Palestinians injured by Israeli gunfire in Nabi Salih village

    Date: 2018-06-15 10:03:35 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:7445343

    RAMALLAH, June 15 (MENA) - Two Palestinian youths were injured by Israeli gunfire on Friday, at the entrance of Nabi Salih village, northwestern Ramallah. In a statement, Mohamed Tamimi, an activist in the anti-settlements committee in Nabi Salih ....

  • Palestinian leader says UN General Assembly vote victory for justice

    Date: 2018-06-14 09:56:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:7443711

    RAMALLAH, June 14 (MENA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas thanked countries that voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for protection for the Palestinian people in the Israeli-occupied territories and said the ....

  • Palestinian dies of wounds sustained in Gaza border protests

    Date: 2018-06-14 09:39:45 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:7443712

    RAMALLAH, June 14 (MENA) – A Palestinian identified as Ahmad Ziad Assi, 21, died on Thursday at Gaza European Hospital of injuries sustained a few days ago from Israeli army gunfire, according to the Ministry of Health. Assi was shot in the head ....

  • Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemns US bias which escalates Israeli occupation attacks

    Date: 2018-06-13 13:35:21 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:7442712

    RAMALLAH, June 13 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates strongly condemned the escalating colonial attacks and the statements of Israeli officials that call for further disposition of Palestinian lands. In a ....

  • UNRWA: Infant mortality in Gaza no longer in decline

    Date: 2018-06-13 11:34:12 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:7442449

    GENEVA, June 13 (MENA) - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) revealed in a new study that infant mortality, which in most parts of the world is decreasing, has not declined for the last decade in Gaza. The UNRWA paper entitled ....

  • 4 civilians killed in raids over Hasakah countryside

    Date: 2018-06-13 11:07:01 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:7442508

    DAMASCUS, June 13 (MENA) - A new massacre carried out by the US-led international coalition left four civilians dead in Hasakah countryside, SANA reported. Local sources said one woman was injured in raids targeting Hardan village in Hasaka's ....

  • 8 Palestinians wounded in clashes with Israeli troops at refugee camp

    Date: 2018-06-13 10:35:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:7442401

    RAMALLAH, June 13 (MENA) - At least eight Palestinians were injured Wednesday during clashes with Israeli occupation forces at al-Am'ari refugee camp in Ramallah with most of them suffering bullet wounds, according to the Palestine Red Crescent ....

  • OIC urges support for UN draft resolution on protecting Palestinians

    Date: 2018-06-11 22:04:58 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:100 - ID:7440518

    JEDDAH, June 11 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Yousef Al-Othaimeen on Monday urged all countries to adopt a UN resolution to protect Palestinian civilians. The Islamic and Arab groups is scheduled ....

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