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Israeli forces detain three Palestinians in West Bank, settlers uproot 450 trees

Date: 2022-07-11 18:56:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:9666240

RAMALLAH, July 11 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Monday detained three Palestinians in the West Bank districts of Hebron and Ramallah, state news agency WAFA quoted local and security sources as saying. Meanwhile, Israeli settlers uprooted ....

2 Israeli parties sign political merger in bid to take votes from Lapid

Date: 2022-07-10 21:52:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:9665291

RAMALLAH, July 10 (MENA) – Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s Blue and White Party and Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar’s New Hope Party are merging, the two announced in a press conference on Sunday night, the Jerusalem Post reported. “Today ....

Israeli authorities deliver body of Palestinian martyr 5 months after his death

Date: 2022-07-09 14:44:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:9663992

RAMALLAH, July 9 (MENA) – The Israeli occupation authorities handed over on Saturday the corpse of a Palestinian martyr to his family five months after he was killed. On January 17, Faleh Mousa Gradat, 39, was shot dead by the Israeli occupation ....

Some 150,000 worshipers perform Eidul Adha prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2022-07-09 11:27:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:9663806

RAMALLAH, July 9 (MENA) – Some 150,000 worshipers Saturday morning performed Eidul Adha prayer at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, according to WAFA correspondent. She said that since the morning hours the worshipers arrived in large numbers ....

Abbas stresses importance of stopping practices that lead to deterioration of situation

Date: 2022-07-08 06:30:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:1 - ID:9662232

RAMALLAH, July 8 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah Israeli Minister Benny Gantz, WAFA reported on Friday. Gantz greeted the president and the Palestinian people on the occasion of ....

Israeli army holds military drills among Palestinian homes in Masafer Yatta, threatening the life of residents

Date: 2022-07-06 21:43:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:105 - ID:9660222

RAMALLAH, July 6 (MENA) - Israeli army units on Wednesday held military drills with live ammunition among Palestinian homes in Khallat al Dabaa community in Masafer Yatta in the south of the occupied West Bank posing a threat to the life of the ....

Israeli forces detain 44 Palestinians in large-scale West Bank raids

Date: 2022-07-06 12:08:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:9659073

RAMALLAH, July 6 (MENA) – Israeli forces detained on Wednesday at 44 Palestinians in large-scale raids across the West Bank, according to local and security sources. They said that a sizable Israeli army force stormed Silwad town, east of ....

Gaza family says son beaten to death by Israeli soldiers in West Bank

Date: 2022-07-05 10:22:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:9656693

RAMALLAH, July 5 (MENA) - A 32-year-old man from the Gaza Strip was last night beaten to death by Israeli soldiers near the separation barrier in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarm, WAFA news agency reported Tuesday. The family of Ahmad Harb ....

Palestinian Journalists Syndicate says US report on killing of Abu Akleh biased, unprofessional

Date: 2022-07-04 19:58:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:90 - ID:9656227

RAMALLAH, July 4 (MENA) - The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate said on Monday that the report by American experts on the killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by Israeli occupation forces is biased and unprofessional, state news ....

Israeli occupation forces detain 25 Palestinians in WB

Date: 2022-07-04 12:53:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:9654918

RAMALLAH, July 4 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces today and detained during the past 24 hours at least 25 Palestinians from various parts of the occupied territories, WAFA quoted various sources as saying. They said that Israeli forces rounded ....