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  • Peace Now: Israeli settlements grew by 62% under Bennett-Lapid gov't

    Date: 2022-06-25 18:22:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:9640871

    RAMALLAH, June 25 (MENA) - There was a 26% increase in planning settlement expansion with the promotion of plans for 7,292 housing units in the settlements, compared to an annual average of 5,784 housing units in the Netanyahu governments, said the ....

  • Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemns Israeli killing of Palestinian youth, demands accountability

    Date: 2022-06-25 14:40:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:9640638

    RAMALLAH, June 25 (MENA) – The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned the Israeli army killing of 16-year-old Mohammad Abdallah Hamed in the town of Silwad, east of Ramallah, and demanded accountability for the Israeli crimes against the Palestinian ....

  • Iraqi health ministry says braced for 5th Covid wave

    Date: 2022-06-25 08:24:01 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:9640024

    BAGHDAD, June 25 (MENA) - Iraq's Ministry of Health warned Friday of the severity of the fifth wave that Iraq is witnessing, and while it indicated that severe cases were recorded, it issued a recommendation to all Iraqis, including all who got the ....

  • Settlers hoist Israel flag atop mosque in Bethlehem village

    Date: 2022-06-24 18:32:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:9639671

    RAMALLAH, June 24 (MENA) - Israeli settlers on Friday dawn hoisted the flag of Israel atop a mosque in Kisan village, east of Bethlehem city, WAFA reported. Locals said that a group of settlers sneaked their way into the southern West Bank ....

  • Scores of Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa under protection of occupation troops

    Date: 2022-06-22 13:52:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:9636048

    RAMALLAH, June 22 (MENA) - Scores of Israeli settlers stormed Al Aqsa Mosque Wednesday under the protection of Israeli occupation troops. The Israeli settlers carried out provocative measures and performed Talmudic prayers in the environs of Al ....

  • Israeli Knesset votes to dissolve in step towards snap election

    Date: 2022-06-22 11:55:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:9635584

    RAMALLAH, June 22 (MENA) - Israel moved closer on Wednesday to its fifth election in less than four years after lawmakers gave an initial nod to dissolve parliament, with a comeback by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu already dominating the ....

  • UN: 80% of Gazans now rely on humanitarian assistance

    Date: 2022-06-22 06:49:20 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:9635003

    NEW YORK, June 22 (MENA) - Stéphane Dujarric​, Spokesman for Secretary-General António Guterres said "Today marks 15 years since the start of the blockade of the Gaza Strip. Our humanitarian colleagues say that - largely due to the blockade, ....

  • Lebanon: $3.2 bn plan launched to support local families, refugees

    Date: 2022-06-21 07:10:36 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:9633036

    BEIRUT, June 21 (MENA) - The Lebanese Government, the United Nations and partners have announced a $3.2 billion appeal for the country to address ongoing impacts from the war in neighboring Syria and the current economic crisis, the UN news center ....

  • Palestinian commission urges int'l community to press Israel to release re-arrested Palestinians

    Date: 2022-06-19 21:45:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:9630877

    RAMALLAH, June 19 (MENA) - The Palestinian Commission of Detainees Affairs called on the international community to exert efforts to press Israel to immediately release Palestinians who were released as part of the 2011 Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit ....

  • ALU condemns Israeli killing of 3 Palestinians in Jenin

    Date: 2022-06-18 15:26:13 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:9628885

    CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) – Secretary General of Arab Lawyer Union (ALU) Mekkaoui Benaissa strongly condemned the Israeli terrorist operation in Jenin Camp where three Palestinians were killed and others injured. In a statement on Saturday, Benaissa ....

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