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Palestinian gov't warns Israel against deducting funds from Palestinian tax revenues

Date: 2018-06-04 10:47:02 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:7429359

RAMALLAH, June 4 (MENA) - The Palestinian government Monday warned Israel against plans to deduct funds from the Palestinian tax revenues it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority in order to compensate Israeli farmers in the Gaza periphery ....

Israeli forces detain 13 Palestinians from the West Bank

Date: 2018-06-04 10:35:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7429395

RAMALLAH, June 4 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained on Monday 13 Palestinians from several areas in the occupied West Bank, WAFA news agency quoted the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) as saying. PPS said in a statement that soldiers detained ....

Netanyahu heads to Europe to discuss Iran file with European leaders

Date: 2018-06-04 06:08:29 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:1 - ID:7429185

GAZA CITY, June 4 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Europe this week in a bid to rally support from key allies for amending the international nuclear deal with Iran and for pushing Iranian forces out of neighboring Syria, ....

UN officials call on Israel to abandon plans to demolish Palestinian Khan al Ahmar

Date: 2018-06-03 20:03:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:7428976

RAMALLAH, June 3 (MENA) - Humanitarian Coordinator Jamie McGoldrick, and the UNRWA Director of Operations in the West Bank Scott Anderson called on the Israel authorities to cease its plans to carry out the mass demolition and transfer of the ....

Palestinian youth succumbs to injuries eastern Gaza

Date: 2018-06-03 09:49:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7427951

GAZA CITY, June 3 (MENA) - A Palestinian youth, who was injured by Israeli occupation forces during the Great March of Return protests on May 14, succumbed to his wounds earlier Sunday. According to medical sources in the Gaza strip, Mohammed ....

Israeli artillery shells site in Gaza

Date: 2018-06-02 20:15:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:7427538

RAMALLAH, June 2 (MENA) - Israeli artillery bombed a military site east of Zeitoun district in southeastern Gaza Strip, without casualties reported, Wafa news agency reported on Saturday. The shelling left the target completely destroyed, said ....

ARCO condemns Israeli aggression on Palestinian paramedics

Date: 2018-06-02 14:17:04 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:7427228

RIYADH, June 2 (MENA) - General Secretariat of the Arab Red Crescent and Red Cross Organization (ARCO) condemned the international silence on the heinous crimes against humanity and the repeated attacks by the Israeli occupying forces where they ....

PNC: US partner of Israel in crimes committed against Palestinians

Date: 2018-06-02 14:15:03 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:7427202

AMMAN, June 2 (MENA) - Palestinian National Council (PNC) said that the US is a partner for the Israeli occupation in its crimes committed against the Palestinian people especially after the US voted against a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) ....

NATO won't back Israeli in any conflict with Iran

Date: 2018-06-02 13:59:21 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:7427198

BRUSSELS, June 2 (MENA) - NATO’s secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg has said his alliance wouldn’t provide assistance to Israel in case of any attack by Iran. Jens Stoltenberg said in statements to German magazine, Der Spiegel published Saturday, ....

Israeli forces kill paramedic, injure 100 protesters at Gaza border

Date: 2018-06-01 18:34:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:7426144

GAZA CITY, June 1 (MENA) - A volunteering paramedic was killed and more than 100 protesters were injured as Israeli forces continued to attack the ongoing "Great March of Return" protests at the eastern border of the Gaza Strip, WAFA news agency ....