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UN commissioner urges transparent, independent inquiry into killing of Gazans

Date: 2018-05-15 12:19:58 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:7402026

GENEVA, May 15 (MENA) - Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad Zeid al-Hussein, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has called for independent and transparent investigations into all cases of death and injury since March 30, where 112 Palestinians had been ....

Palestinian child dies of wounds in Gaza

Date: 2018-05-15 11:18:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:7401847

GAZA CITY, May 15 (MENA) - A Palestinian child on Tuesday succumbed to his injuries after being shot by Israeli gunfire during Monday's Great March of Return, bringing the death toll of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces to 61, according to the ....

Palestinian death toll from clashes with Israeli forces rises to 60

Date: 2018-05-15 10:47:25 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:7401693

GAZA CITY, May 15 (MENA) - A Palestinian young man died early Tuesday of wounds he sustained in the shooting by Israeli occupation forces in east Gaza City. Omar Abu Fuul, 30, was injured during protests and clashes on Monday on the borderline in ....

DWB slams violence by Israel against Palestinian protesters as "unacceptable, inhumane"

Date: 2018-05-15 10:43:24 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:7401719

GENEVA, May 15 (MENA) - Doctors without Borders Organization (DWB) described as unacceptable and inhumane the atrocities committed by the Israeli occupation army against unarmed Palestinians protesters, which have so far left 60 dead and over 2,200 ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry: Opening of US embassy in Jerusalem an act of antagonism

Date: 2018-05-15 10:39:04 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7401716

RAMALLAH, May 15 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said Tuesday the US administration's decision to move its embassy to occupied East Jerusalem is a violation of international laws and relevant UN Security Council ....

UNRWA dismayed by loss of life, injuries in Gaza

Date: 2018-05-15 08:45:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:7401491

GAZA CITY, May 15 (MENA) - UNRWA is dismayed by the deaths and injuries in Gaza on Monday of dozens of civilians, including children, it said in a statement. The Agency unreservedly condemns the excessive use of force employed against ....

Palestinian amb. to UNESCO slams Israeli "war crime" against Palestinian demonstrators

Date: 2018-05-15 08:39:54 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7401420

PARIS, May 15 (MENA) - Palestinian Ambassador to UNESCO Elias Sanbar slammed as a "war crime" Israel's killing of 59 Palestinians in Gaza. In an interview with Europe 1 Radio on Tuesday, he regretted that Israel always gets away scot-free, ....

General strike enforced in occupied Palestinian territories to mourn Gaza martyrs

Date: 2018-05-15 07:03:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:7401383

RAMALLAH, May 15 (MENA) - The occupied Palestinian territories are observing on Tuesday a general strike affecting all aspects of life and called for by President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian government marking the 70th anniversary of the ....

US blocks call for independent Gaza inquiry at UN

Date: 2018-05-15 05:35:53 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:1 - ID:7401286

NEW YORK, May 15 (MENA) - The US blocked the adoption of a UN Security Council statement that would have called for an independent probe of deadly violence on the Israel-Gaza border, France 24 reported Tuesday. The violence on the Israel-Gaza ....

Death toll of Gaza clashes rises to 58

Date: 2018-05-14 22:40:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:128 - ID:7401233

GAZA CITY, May 14 (MENA) - The death toll of Israeli violence against Palestinian protesters in Gaza border clashes has reached 58 with 2,771 injured, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Palestinian enclave. Earlier on Monday, ....