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Israel arrests 29 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2021-12-30 11:39:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:9343668

RAMALLAH, Dec 30 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested 29 Palestinians in different parts of the West bank on Thursday, Palestinian sources said. Liberated prisoners, teachers and parents were among the detainees, the sources added. Twenty five of ....

Settlers open indiscriminate fire at Palestinian homes in Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah

Date: 2021-12-29 21:56:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:90 - ID:9342993

RAMALLAH, Dec 29 (MENA) - Israeli settlers on Wednesday evening opened fire at Palestinian homes in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, according to WAFA correspondent. Settlers reportedly opened indiscriminate fire at Palestinian ....

Israeli occupation police assault 2 Palestinians protesting razing their land in Negev

Date: 2021-12-29 18:25:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:9342762

RAMALLAH, Dec 29 (MENA) - Israeli occupation police attacked Wednesday two Palestinians by beating and shooting teargas grenades at them inside the so-called Green Line, eye-witnesses said. The two men were protesting against the occupation's ....

Israel demolishes Palestinian-owned building in Al-Quds, displacing 16 persons

Date: 2021-12-27 21:15:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:85 - ID:9339580

RAMALLAH, Dec 27 (MENA) - The Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem demolished a Palestinian-owned three-story building in Isawiyyeh neighborhood of Al Quds (occupied East Jerusalem), displacing 16 people, WAFA news agency reported Monday. The ....

Palestinians suffocate by tear gas during clashes near Nablus

Date: 2021-12-27 16:48:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:9339301

RAMALLAH, Dec 27 (MENA) - Dozens of Palestinians suffocated Monday evening after inhaling tear gas fired on them by Israeli forces during clashes that broke out at the northern entrance to the village of Burqa, northwest of Nablus, a local activist ....

Israel sees 20-fold spike in Omicron infections in past 10 days

Date: 2021-12-26 18:47:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:73 - ID:9337785

RAMALLAH, Dec 26 (MENA) - Israeli health officials on Sunday said there has been a 20-fold spike in infections from the Omicron variant of coronavirus in the past 10 days, Yedioth Ahronoth reported. Health officials warned if the current ....

UNDP Launches Yemen’s First Waste-to-Energy Plant

Date: 2021-12-26 08:50:19 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:9336740

NEW YORK, Dec 26 (MENA) - The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) launched a unique waste-to-energy (WtE) initiative in the Yemeni Lahj governorate, the UN Media Center said Sunday. The first of its kind, the plant is a new method of ....

COVID-19 cases jump by 79% over week in Israel

Date: 2021-12-24 18:27:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:9334983

RAMALLAH, Dec 24 (MENA) - The number of new COVID-19 cases confirmed thus far this week was 79% higher than last week, according to the Israeli Health Ministry figures. The ministry said 1,482 new cases were confirmed on Thursday, bringing the ....

Thousands of Palestinians perform Friday prayers at al-Aqsa

Date: 2021-12-24 14:57:02 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:9334745

RAMALLAH, Dec 24 (MENA) - Thousands of Palestinian worshippers performed Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Al Quds amid tight Israeli restrictions. The Islamic Awqaf department in Al Quds said the number of worshippers reached about 45,000. ....

Palestinian PM urges int'l protection from Israel's 'organized terrorism'

Date: 2021-12-24 14:21:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:9334758

RAMALLAH, Dec 24 (MENA) - A Palestinian elderly was killed Friday after an Israeli settler rammed his vehicle into her at the entrance of Sinjil town, northeast of Ramallah, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. In a statement, PA Premier ....