Press Releases

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(MENAFN) Israel is moving forward with proposals for more than 2,700 additional settlement housing units throughout the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian officials.

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(MENAFN) The Israeli army has extended its ongoing military operation in the Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps in the northern occupied West Bank until July 31, according to an official statement on Sunday.

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian government body said Sunday that Israel is advancing plans to construct more than 2,700 new settlement units across the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Commission Against the Wall and Settlements stated that Israel’s...

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(MENAFN) Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man late Sunday after alleging he carried out a car-ramming attack that injured Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, according to Israeli and Palestinian authorities.

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(MENAFN) Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian worker Sunday near the separation wall in the town of al-Ram, north of occupied East Jerusalem, adding yet another casualty to a growing toll of laborers killed while attempting to reach their...

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(MENAFN) Israel is pushing forward with plans to construct more than 2,700 illegal settlement units across the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Commission Against the Wall and Settlements announced Sunday.

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian worker was killed on Sunday after being shot by Israeli forces near the separation wall in the town of al-Ram, north of occupied East Jerusalem, according to Palestinian authorities.

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(MENAFN) World policymakers, central bank governors, investors, financial institutions, academics and industry leaders will converge on Istanbul from June 3 to 6 for the 3rd Global Islamic Economy Summit, with sustainable development and the...

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian prisoner advocacy organization has called for international accountability measures against Israel, alleging systematic sexual violence and torture against Palestinian detainees.

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(MENAFN) Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man late on Sunday who they said was responsible for a car-ramming attack targeting two Israelis in the occupied West Bank. According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, citing the Palestinian General...

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(MENAFN) Four Palestinians were injured during attacks by Israeli settlers targeting Palestinian residents and property in multiple areas of the occupied West Bank, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) The European Union has announced sanctions targeting several Israeli settler-linked organizations and individuals over what it described as serious and systematic human rights violations against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank,...

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(MENAFN) The Israeli military has confirmed that its forces mistakenly opened fire on a civilian aircraft flying over the occupied West Bank after incorrectly identifying it as a drone, according to reports released on Friday.

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(MENAFN) Israeli forces closed the Ibrahimi Mosque in the city of Hebron on Friday, preventing Muslim worshippers from accessing the site, according to Palestinian officials.

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(MENAFN) Israeli authorities have authorized a large-scale settlement expansion project in the occupied West Bank’s Jordan Valley, involving the construction of hundreds of new housing units on Palestinian land, according to a Palestinian...

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian was killed and five others, including a child, were injured on Saturday in a series of Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip, according to medical and local sources, as attacks continued despite the ceasefire agreement...

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(MENAFN) Three Palestinians were killed and several others wounded on Thursday after an Israeli drone targeted a Palestinian security checkpoint in the Al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis, according to medical sources.

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(MENAFN) Hamas said Saturday it remains engaged with mediators over transitioning to the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, while laying blame squarely on Israel for obstructing progress.

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(MENAFN) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly stated that Israel currently holds control over around 60% of the Gaza Strip and indicated intentions to expand that control further, according to Israeli media reports.

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(MENAFN) An Israeli newspaper editorial published Friday argued that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is continuing military operations in Gaza and Lebanon for political and personal reasons rather than strategic necessity. “It’s impossible not...