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Palestinian president clarifies his remarks on Holocaust

Date: 2022-08-17 09:47:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:9724872

RAMALLAH, Aug 17 (MENA) - President Mahmoud Abbas reaffirmed that the Holocaust is the most heinous crime in modern human history, WAFA News Agency reported on Wednesday. This came in a statement by Abbas regarding what was stated in response to ....

Israeli occupation forces detain 38 Palestinians in WB

Date: 2022-08-17 07:42:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:9724505

RAMALLAH, Aug 17 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces carried out large-scale detention raids across the West Bank on Wednesday, detaining 38 Palestinians, most of them from Bethlehem and Jenin, according to Palestinian news agency (WAFA). The ....

Scores of settlers storm Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2022-08-17 07:20:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:9724503

RAMALLAH, Aug 17 (MENA) - Scores of settlers, backed by Israeli guards, broke into Al Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday. The Islamic Awqaf Department in Quds said the settlers pushed deep into the holy site from Bab El Maghreba gate. They also ....

EU confirms €97m contribution to UNRWA for 2022

Date: 2022-08-16 21:29:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:83 - ID:9724039

RAMALLAH, Aug 16 (MENA) – In the aftermath of the latest escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip, the European Union (EU) Representative to the West Bank and Gaza, Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff, and other EU Member States’ representatives visited today ....

24 Palestinians detained by Israeli forces In Gaza, W.Bank

Date: 2022-08-16 08:17:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:9722746

RAMALLAH, Aug 16 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested on Tuesday 24 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Four fishermen from the Gaza Strip were among the arrested Palestinians, WAFA news agency reported. Sources said that ....

Abbas, German chancellor to discuss how to save two-state solution Tuesday

Date: 2022-08-15 22:37:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:98 - ID:9722395

RAMALLAH, Aug 15 (MENA) - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will on Tuesday meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin to discuss bilateral relations and a raft of issues of mutual concern. Abbas is expected to brief the German ....

Israel detains 3 Palestinians in Hebron, Al Quds

Date: 2022-08-15 12:45:35 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:9721525

RAMALLAH, Aug 15 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation forces detained Monday three Palestinians in raids at their homes in Hebron and Al Quds (East Jerusalem). Meanwhile, Israeli forces also cracked down Monday on an anti-colonialism rally close to ....

Palestine condemns killing of young Palestinian in Al Quds

Date: 2022-08-15 09:11:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:9720976

RAMALLAH, Aug 15 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates strongly condemned the heinous crime committed by the Israeli occupation forces on Monday and resulted in the killing of the 21-year-old Mohammad Shaham. ....

Israel detains 24 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2022-08-15 08:20:04 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:9720878

RAMALLAH, Aug 15 (MENA) - The Israeli army detained Monday 24 Palestinians in raids at their homes in the West Bank, according to various sources. In northern Ramallah, the Israeli army detained 10 Palestinians. Seven others were detained ....

Scores of settlers storm Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2022-08-14 08:46:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:9718902

RAMALLAH, Aug 14 (MENA) - Scores of settlers, backed by Israeli guards, broke into Al Aqsa Mosque on Sunday. The Islamic Awqaf Department in Quds said the settlers pushed deep into the holy site from Bab El Maghreba gate. They also performed ....