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Israeli forces arrest 8 Palestinians from WB, Al Quds
Date: 2018-05-06 10:03:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:7385514
RAMALLAH, May 6 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces apprehended five Palestinian citizens from East Jerusalem (Al Quds) and three others from Hebron in southern the West Bank during dawn raids on Sunday, leaving a young man injured by rubber-coated ....
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Israel raids site in northern Gaza Strip
Date: 2018-05-06 08:13:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:7385409
GAZA CITY, May 6 (MENA) - An Israeli warplane raided a site in Beit Lahiya in northern the Gaza Strip on Sunday, according to Palestinian sources. The airstrike caused severe damage to the site and panic among children in the area, said the ....
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ICRC condemns shooting of paramedic by Israeli troops
Date: 2018-05-05 19:43:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:7385148
GAZA CITY, May 5 (MENA) - The International Committee Of The Red Cross (ICRC) expressed its deep sorrow over Saturday's incident in which a Palestinian Red Crescent Society paramedic was shot and injured by Israeli troops while providing emergency ....
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6 Palestinians injured by Israeli forces in Gaza Strip
Date: 2018-05-05 19:00:02 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:7385106
GAZA CITY, May 5 (MENA) - Six Palestinians were injured including a medic when Israeli forces opened fire at a number of Palestinian youths in eastern Maghazi camp in central Gaza Strip. In statements on Saturday, medical sources said one of the ....
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Several Palestinians killed in blast in Gaza Strip
Date: 2018-05-05 18:07:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:7385058
GAZA CITY, May 5 (MENA) - A number of Palestinians were killed on Saturday in an explosion that rocked the Gaza Strip. In statements, the Health Ministry said that a number of bodies were moved from the explosion scene. Earlier, local sources ....
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Palestinian diplomacy achieves victory as Israel pulls out of UNSC seat race: Palestinian FM
Date: 2018-05-05 09:35:21 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:7384150
RAMALLAH, May 5 (MENA) - The Palestinian diplomacy, under directives of President Mahmoud Abbas, has achieved a new victory after Israel's withdrawal from candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council 2019-2020, Palestinian Foreign ....
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Kuwait blocks UN statement criticizing Palestinian leader
Date: 2018-05-05 08:42:11 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7384167
NEW YORK, May 5 (MENA) - Kuwait blocked the U.N. Security Council on Friday from issuing a U.S.-sponsored statement sharply criticizing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for what Washington called "vile anti-Semitic slurs and baseless conspiracy ....
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Romanian president calls steps to move embassy to Jerusalem 'mistake'
Date: 2018-05-05 08:37:59 GMT - Romania - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:7384151
BUCHAREST, May 5 (MENA) - Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has slammed as a mistake the government’s memorandum on relocating the nation’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. "A mistake has been made and it needs to be corrected… We cannot conduct a ....
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Palestinian Ministry: Israel's pullout from UN race victory for humanitarian values
Date: 2018-05-05 08:35:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:7384088
RAMALLAH, May 5 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has said Israel's withdrawal from candidacy for the membership of the United Nations Security Council in 2019-20 is a victory for humanitarian values. Israel is ....
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1,143 Palestinians wounded by Israeli forces
Date: 2018-05-04 20:03:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:7383877
RAMALLAH, May 4 (MENA) - At least, 1,143 Palestinians were wounded Friday by Israeli occupation forces while participating in protests of the ongoing "Great March of Return" on the Gaza-Israel border. Sixty-nine of the injured were shot by live ....