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PM urges donors to continue supporting Palestinian government's budget

Date: 2022-04-27 21:22:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:113 - ID:9543219

RAMALLAH, April 27 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh underlined on Wednesday the importance that the donor countries would continue boosting the budget of the Palestinian government to be able to face Israel's illegal deductions from ....

Jordanian king reaffirms Jordan’s full support for steadfastness of Palestinians

Date: 2022-04-27 19:43:20 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:103 - ID:9543080

AMMAN, April 27 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah on Wednesday received Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at Al Husseiniya Palace and reaffirmed Jordan’s full support for the Palestinians’ steadfastness and their efforts to gain their just and ....

Israeli occupation forces detain at least 20 Palestinians from the occupied territories

Date: 2022-04-27 13:36:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:9542474

RAMALLAH, April 27 (MENA) – The Israeli occupation forces detained this morning and last night at least 20 Palestinians from the occupied territories, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA on Wednesday. Soldiers detained six Palestinians ....

Palestinian PM Shtayyeh holds Israel responsible for killing of Palestinians in occupied territories

Date: 2022-04-27 11:50:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:9542288

RAMALLAH, April 27 (MENA) – Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh condemned Israel’s killing earlier Wednesday of Ahmad Massad, 18, in Jenin refugee camp during an army raid, and held the Israeli government responsible for the killings. He said in a ....

Syria intercepts Israeli missile attack

Date: 2022-04-27 05:18:15 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:1 - ID:9541631

DAMASCUS, April 27 (MENA) - Syrian Air defenses have intercepted an Israeli missile strike near the capital, AlArabiya News reported Wednesday. “Our air defenses confronted an Israeli aggression over the outskirts of Damascus,” state media said. ....

Palestinian youth succumbs to wounds sustained by Israeli army gunfire

Date: 2022-04-26 13:16:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:9540844

RAMALLAH, April 26 (MENA) - A Palestinian youth today succumbed to the wounds he sustained after being shot by Israeli forces in the refugee camp of Aqabat Jabr in the eastern occupied West Bank district of Jericho, according to the Ministry of ....

UNIFIL head urges calm, restraint on Lebanon-Israel border

Date: 2022-04-25 08:12:47 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:9538548

BEIRUT, April 25 (MENA) - Aroldo Lazaro, head of the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL), has urged "calm and restraint" in the volatile and ongoing situation on the Lebanon-Israel border, the mission said on Twitter. A rocket was ....

Israeli artillery targets southern Lebanon after rocket fire

Date: 2022-04-25 05:17:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:9538413

RAMALLAH, April 25 (MENA) - The Israeli army targeted sites in southern Lebanon with artillery fire after a rocket was fired from southern Lebanon into northern Israel, JPost reported Monday. The Israeli artillery fired dozens of shells towards ....

Biden plans to visit Israel in the coming months: Israeli PM

Date: 2022-04-24 19:45:52 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:9538222

GAZA CITY, April 24 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden has accepted an invitation from Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to visit Israel and intends to make the trip in the coming months, Bennett’s office said in a statement on Sunday. During ....

Israel arrests five Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2022-04-24 09:59:26 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:9537130

RAMALLAH, April 24 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained on Sunday five Palestinians in various parts of the West Bank. Palestinian security sources said the arrests took place in Bethlehem, Nablus, Qalandia Refugee Camp and al Bireh. Meanwhile, ....