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US State Dept. gives green light to sale of helicopters to Israel

Date: 2021-07-31 15:52:51 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:9087514

GAZA CITY, July 31 (MENA) - The US State Department has approved the sale of 18 Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters to Israel to replace its aging CH-53 Yasurs, The Jerusalem Post reported. The deal will also include up to 60 ....

Live ammunition injuries reported as Israeli forces quell protest south of Nablus

Date: 2021-07-30 14:49:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:9085884

RAMALLAH, July 30 (MENA) - Israeli forces quelled an anti-land-pillage protest in Beita town, south of Nablus, causing injuries, medical sources were quoted by Palestinian news agency (WAFA) as saying on Friday. Ahmad Jibril, the head of the ....

Palestine reports 135 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-07-30 10:36:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:9085492

RAMALLAH, July 30 (MENA) - Palestinian Health Minister Mai Alkaila said 135 people tested positive for coronavirus in Palestine in the last 24 hours, Palestinian news agency (WAFA) reported on Friday. In a statement, the minister said two new ....

Preparations for Palestinian president’s visit to Russia underway, says ambassador

Date: 2021-07-30 09:30:50 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:9085349

MOSCOW, July 30 (MENA) - Preparations for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s visit to Russia are underway; it is scheduled for the end of September, Palestinian Ambassador to Russia Abdel Hafiz Nofal told TASS news agency. "Preparations for ....

Ten Palestinians injured in clashes with occupation forces

Date: 2021-07-30 07:12:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:9085186

RAMALLAH, July 30 (MENA) - Ten Palestinian citizens were injured by rubber-coated steel bullets fired by the Israeli occupation forces during clashes in Sbeih Mountain of Beita town, south of Nablus. Dozens others suffered tear gas inhalation ....

Palestinian youth critically injured by Israeli gunfire dies

Date: 2021-07-29 18:51:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:93 - ID:9084828

RAMALLAH, July 29 (MENA) - A 20-year-old Palestinian who was shot by Israeli soldiers earlier on Thursday in Beit Ummar town south of the West Bank and critically wounded has died of his wounds, said the Ministry of Health. Shawkat Khaled Awad is ....

Israel has banned entry of vehicles into Gaza Strip since latest aggression

Date: 2021-07-29 16:05:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:81 - ID:9084360

RAMALLAH, July 29 (MENA) - Head of the vehicle importers association in the Gaza Strip Ismail al-Nakhala, said Thursday that Israel has been banning the entry of vehicles and their spare parts since the latest aggression on the seaside ....

Iran records more than 34,000 new infections

Date: 2021-07-29 12:02:10 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:9084125

TEHRAN, July 29 (MENA) - Some 292 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 90,074, Mehr news agency reported on Thursday, quoting Iran's Health Ministry. The ministry said ....

16 Palestinians in Israeli jails continue hunger strike

Date: 2021-07-29 11:13:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:9083916

RAMALLAH, July 29 (MENA) - Sixteen Palestinian detainees are still on hunger strike in protest against their administrative detention, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Club. The club said in a statement, "The administrative prisoners ....

Palestinian health minister: 116 people test positive for coronavirus

Date: 2021-07-29 10:40:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:9083901

RAMALLAH, July 29 (MENA) - Health Minister Mai Alkaila said 116 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Palestine in the last 24 hours, while no deaths were reported. She said 28 new cases were recorded in the West Bank while eight ....