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Israel detains 10 Palestinians

Date: 2018-01-16 21:57:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:102 - ID:7194662

RAMALLAH, Jan 16 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested Tuesday ten Palestinians including children and youths after raids in Al Quds and Silwan town. The forces detained seven Palestinian children from Mount of Olives in Al Quds and three ....

US withholds $65m from UN agency for Palestinian refugees

Date: 2018-01-16 21:22:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:99 - ID:7194954

RAMALLAH/WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (MENA) - The US is cutting $65 million in funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, slashing this year's first contribution by more than half, a State Department official announced Tuesday, France 24 reported. ....

There is no peace partner -- Palestinian Foreign Ministry

Date: 2018-01-16 13:42:35 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:7194059

RAMALLAH, Jan 16 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that an incitement campaign by the Israeli right-wing ruling party against the Palestinian people and their leaders atop of whom comes President Mahmoud Abbas attests to the ....

Israel to ban all humanitarian visits by Hamas members - paper

Date: 2018-01-16 10:16:38 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:7193501

GAZA CITY, Jan 16 (MENA) - The Israeli government told the High Court on Monday that members of the Palestinian movement of Hamas and their first-degree relatives will be banned from making humanitarian visits to Israel, Times of Israel reported ....

Settlers storm Joseph's Tomb in Nablus, Palestinian injured

Date: 2018-01-16 10:03:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7193396

RAMALLAH, Jan 16 (MENA) - Israeli settlers stormed on Tuesday Joseph's tomb in the northern West Bank town of Nablus, inciting clashes that left a Palestinian youth injured. Palestinian security sources said that several Palestinians suffered ....

Israeli forces storm several apartments in Ein-Munjed

Date: 2018-01-16 09:39:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7193379

RAMALLAH, Jan 16 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces stormed a number of residential units in Ein-Munjed, south of Ramallah city, in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. In statements to WAFA news agency, journalist Zahran Hamad said that Israeli ....

Jewish settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque under Israeli army protection

Date: 2018-01-16 09:09:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:7193425

RAMALLAH, Jan 16 (MENA) - A group of extremist Jewish settlers on Tuesday stormed the precincts of Al Aqsa Mosque from Bab el Maghreba gate under the protection of Israeli occupation forces. The settlers carried out provocative tours at the holy ....

UN defends work of Palestinian refugee agency

Date: 2018-01-16 08:39:13 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:7193325

NEW YORK, Jan 16 (MENA) - United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the work of the UN agency that helps Palestinian refugees "is critical" and if the United States or any other donor cuts its contributions "we will have to find other ....

PLO central council suspends Oslo agrement with Israel

Date: 2018-01-15 22:01:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:114 - ID:7193121

RAMALLAH, Jan 15 (MENA) - The Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO) Central Council Monday has decided that the transitional period stipulated in the agreements signed in Oslo, Cairo and Washington, with its obligations no longer stand. The ....

Israel extends remand of Palestinian girl who hit soldiers

Date: 2018-01-15 18:07:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:101 - ID:7192885

GAZA CITY, Jan 15 (MENA) - An Israeli military court has extended the detention of a Palestinian teen filmed last month slapping soldiers, ABC news reported on Monday. Ahed Tamimi was filmed in December outside her family home, pushing, kicking ....