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Palestinian Foreign Ministry urges ICC to consider Israeli courts integral part of Israeli settlement regime

Date: 2023-06-29 11:50:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:10233047

RAMALLAH, June 29 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates on Thursday condemned the refusal of the Israeli courts to remove buildings recently built in the illegal Israeli settlement of Eli, stressing that the Israeli ....

Israeli forces raid several villages, towns in Jenin province

Date: 2023-06-29 07:59:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:10232632

RAMALLAH, June 29 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces raided Thursday several villages and towns in Jenin province. The Israeli forces intensified their military presence in the governorate and erected barricades, a matter which contributed to ....

Israeli occupation forces detains Palestinian citizen

Date: 2023-06-28 09:27:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:10231641

RAMALLAH, June 28 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces detained Wednesday a Palestinian citizen from Silwad town, northeast of Ramallah. He was detained while passing through a military checkpoint situated at the entrance of Atara town, according ....

100,000 Palestinians attend Eid prayers at Al-Aqsa

Date: 2023-06-28 07:19:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:10231551

RAMALLAH, June 28 (MENA) - As an estimated 100,000 Palestinian worshippers attended the morning Eid prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, Israeli police, following the end of the prayers, stormed the Muslim holy compound and forced worshippers out of Bab ....

UN Security Council holds meeting on situation in ME, particularly Palestinian problem

Date: 2023-06-27 20:34:50 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:10231201

RAMALLAH/NEW YORK, June 27 (MENA) – The United Nations Security Council held a meeting on Tuesday on the situation in the Middle East, including the latest developments of the Palestinian issue. Tor Wennesland, special coordinator for the Middle ....

2 Palestinians injured in Israeli army raid of Nablus

Date: 2023-06-27 07:49:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:10230191

RAMALLAH, June 27 (MENA) - Two Palestinians were injured this morning, one by a live bullet fired by Israeli soldiers, WAFA reported Tuesday. Six Palestinians, including a journalist, were, meanwhile, detained during an army assault on the ....

Israel continues to torture Palestinian detainees, prisoners - PPS

Date: 2023-06-26 10:13:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:10228965

RAMALLAH, June 26 (MENA) - Marking the International Day Against Torture, which coincides Monday, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said Israel continues to torture and ill-treat Palestinian detainees and prisoners, describing it as one of ....

Palestinian spokesman: Independent state only way to security, stability

Date: 2023-06-26 08:57:35 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:10228809

RAMALLAH, June 26 (MENA) -The official spokesman for the Palestinian presidency, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, said that the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital is the only solution to achieve security and ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry: Netanyahu's rejection to set up Palestinian state is to cover up settlers' terrorism

Date: 2023-06-26 08:55:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:10228728

RAMALLAH, June 26 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Monday condemned the statements of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his stances rejecting the establishment of the Palestinian sate. In a statement, the Palestinian ....

Settlers break into Al Aqsa under protection of Israeli occupants

Date: 2023-06-26 08:34:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:10228749

RAMALLAH, June 26 (MENA) - Dozens of Israeli settlers on Monday broke into the compound of al-Aqsa Mosque under heavy protection from the Israeli police, Palestinian sources in Al Quds said. WAFA quoted the sources as saying that dozens ....