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  • Israeli forces shoot, kill Palestinian youth near Tulkarem

    Date: 2022-05-08 20:58:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:90 - ID:9557894

    RAMALLAH, May 8 (MENA) - A Palestinian youth was fatally shot Sunday evening by Israeli forces’ fire near a military checkpoint to the south of Tulkarem, in the northern occupied West Bank, according to the ministry of health. The ministry of ....

  • Police officer stabbed at Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate

    Date: 2022-05-08 18:36:30 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:9557731

    RAMALLAH, May 8 (MENA) - A police officer has been stabbed at Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate, the Magen David Adom emergency service says. His condition is not immediately clear, the Times of Israel reported. Police say the attacker was shot, but ....

  • Palestinian foreign ministry holds Israel responsible for possible escalation

    Date: 2022-05-08 18:32:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:9557721

    RAMALLAH, May 8 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates on Sunday accused the Israeli government of escalating the situation in the conflict arena to escape the entitlements of peace and to gain more time to achieve its ....

  • Lebanon's Hariri condemns Sinai terrorist attack

    Date: 2022-05-08 15:15:08 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:9557356

    BEIRUT, May 8 (MENA) - Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri has condemned a terrorist attack that targeted members of the Egyptian military in Sinai Saturday. In a press release Sunday, Hariri said this act of sabotage targets Arab security ....

  • OIC condemns Israeli plans to build 4,000 new settlement units in WB

    Date: 2022-05-08 12:46:11 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:9556938

    RIYADH, May 8 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned an Israeli plan to build about 4,000 new settlement units in two areas across the occupied Palestinian West Bank and evacuate and raze 12 Palestinian villages in Yita ....

  • Number of Syrian children in need hits record high: UNICEF

    Date: 2022-05-08 08:05:39 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:9556492

    NEW YORK, May 8 (MENA) - “Millions of children continue to live in fear, need and uncertainty inside Syria and in neighboring countries, the UNICEF warned. “More than 6.5 million children in Syria are in need of assistance, the highest number ....

  • Palestine welcomes US' position on Israeli settlements, but says it is not enough

    Date: 2022-05-07 11:46:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:9555176

    RAMALLAH, May 7 (MENA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates welcomed the stand announced by the US State Department regarding the illegality of Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, but considered it insufficient ....

  • Family home of Palestinian detainee in Israel demolished as punitive measure

    Date: 2022-05-07 11:23:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:9555216

    JENIN, May 7 (MENA) - The family home of a Palestinian detainee in Israel was demolished early this morning by the Israeli army, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Saturday. They told WAFA that an army unit raided the town of Silat ....

  • Fatah says Israel can't achieve security by deepening occupation

    Date: 2022-05-06 19:25:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:9554516

    RAMALLAH, May 6 (MENA) - Palestine's Fatah said Friday that Israel cannot bring security through the continuation of aggression, the deepening of occupation and terrorism, the imposition of the apartheid on the Palestinian people, the assault on ....

  • Palestinian president condemns killing of Israeli civilians in Tel Aviv

    Date: 2022-05-06 10:47:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:9553752

    RAMALLAH, May 6 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas denounced the killing of Israeli civilians on Thursday in Tel Aviv, WAFA news agency reported Friday. He stressed "the killing of Palestinian and Israeli civilians only leads to a ....

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