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Palestinian prisoner suspends his 172-day hunger strike after release agreement

Date: 2022-08-31 20:15:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:86 - ID:9749222

RAMALLAH, Aug 31 (MENA) - Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh ended a hunger strike lasting 172 days on Wednesday after Israel agreed to release him in October, according to the Palestinian Commission of Detainees Affairs. Awawdeh, 40, launched ....

UN official: 1.3 million Palestinian children face risks as they go back to school

Date: 2022-08-30 18:16:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:9746946

RAMALLAH, Aug 29 (MENA) - UN Resident Humanitarian Coordinator in the occupied Palestinian territory Lynn Hastings said that over 1.3 million Palestinian children from the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip are getting ready to go back to ....

25 Palestinians wounded as Israeli forces bombard house in Nablus-district village

Date: 2022-08-30 11:58:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:9746234

RAMALLAH, Aug 30 (MENA) - Israeli forces Tuesday morning bombarded a house and injured 25 Palestinians, including a serious injury, in Rujeib town, east of Nablus, according to local and security sources. They said that a sizable army force ....

Total curfew in Baghdad to begin from 15:30 local time, JOC announces

Date: 2022-08-29 15:29:48 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:9744950

BAGHDAD, Aug 29 (MENA) - The Joint Operations Command-JOC announced Monday, imposing of a total curfew in the capital, Baghdad. JOC said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "it was decided to impose a complete curfew in ....

11 Palestinians injured in Israeli army raid of Qabatya town

Date: 2022-08-29 06:55:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:9743653

RAMALLAH, Aug 29 (MENA) - Eleven Palestinians were injured this morning, some said to be critical, from Israeli army gunfire during a raid of the northern West Bank town of Qabatya, according to medical and Palestinian security sources. Medical ....

Palestine decries settlers' unprecedent storming of al-Aqsa through Lions' Gate

Date: 2022-08-28 21:50:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:9743494

RAMALLAH, Aug 28 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has denounced Israeli settlers' incessant incursions into the yards of al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, the latest of which was through the Lions’ Gate for the first ....

Scores of settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque compound

Date: 2022-08-28 10:25:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:9742319

RAMALLAH, Aug 28 (MENA) - Scores of Jewish settlers broke into Al Aqsa Mosque Sunday under protection of Israeli occupation troops. According to eyewitnesses, settlers pushed deep into the holy site in groups. They also performed Talmudic ....

Three Palestinians wounded by Israeli gunfire in Jenin, one seriously

Date: 2022-08-28 09:32:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:9742289

RAMALLAH, Aug 28 (MENA) - Three Palestinian young men were injured by live Israeli bullets, including one seriously, during confrontations with Israeli forces, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Palestinian security and medical sources ....

US envoy to Libya calls on Libyan parties to work on bringing view points closer

Date: 2022-08-28 07:35:00 GMT - Libya - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:9742005

TRIPOLI, Aug 28 (MENA) - US Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland called on all parties in Libya to work on bringing views points between the Libyan House of Representatives and the High Council of State closer to reach a consensus on a ....

Iraqi PM: The key to the solution is the national dialogue

Date: 2022-08-27 08:51:42 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:9740727

BAGHDAD, Aug 27 (MENA) - Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi confirmed Saturday that the key to the solution is to all sit at the national dialogue table, noting that the national dialogue initiative is the right way to solve the crisis. ....