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(MENAFN) Palestinian photojournalist Saher Alghorra has been awarded the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for his coverage of the humanitarian situation in Gaza, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian man was fatally shot by Israeli army forces in northern Gaza on Monday, in what local sources are describing as the latest in a series of ceasefire violations since the truce took effect last October.

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian man was killed by Israeli army fire in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, in what local health officials described as another violation of the ceasefire that has been in effect since last October, according to a medical...

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The Court of Appeal's ruling in Ammori restores Palestine Action's proscription and redraws the line between lawful protest and national security.

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(MENAFN) Israel's genocide in Gaza has killed 263 Palestinian journalists and media workers in three years, and hundreds more have been wounded, jailed or driven from their homes, according to Palestinian authorities and press-freedom groups....

National Union of Journalists

The NUJ has joined the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) and the Union of Journalists of Lebanon (UJL) in condemning continued targeted attacks on journalists in Palestine and Lebanon by...

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(MENAFN) French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has described violence against Palestinians by what he called “extremist settlers” in the West Bank as reaching an “unprecedented” level. “The development of illegal settlement activity in the West...

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian man was killed by Israeli army fire during an operation in the town of Silwad, east of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian man was fatally shot by Israeli forces during a pre-dawn military raid on the West Bank town of Silwad, east of Ramallah, Palestinian health authorities confirmed Tuesday.

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(MENAFN) Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that Israel is intentionally creating conditions that she said are aimed at weakening and potentially collapsing the Palestinian Authority.

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(MENAFN) Palestinian election authorities announced that 197 local councils were filled without competition during recent municipal elections held in parts of the West Bank and in the city of Deir al-Balah.

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(MENAFN) Israeli settlers stormed the Palestinian village of Jalud in the northern West Bank on Monday under military escort, assaulting residents and triggering violent clashes, local and medical sources reported.

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(MENAFN) One Palestinian was injured on Monday after confrontations erupted in the village of Jalud in the northern West Bank, where Israeli settlers reportedly carried out an attack under the protection of Israeli forces, according to reports....

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(MENAFN) The sovereigntist Parti Quebecois has emerged as the winner of Quebec’s general election, returning to government while falling short of the number of seats required to form a majority.

UN International Training and Research Center

The Program for Global Human Resource Development for Peacebuilding and Development was set up by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan to strengthen the capacity of individuals working for peacebuilding and development professionals, with the...

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(MENAFN) Palestinian pastor Munther Isaac has urged attention to the broader humanitarian toll of conflicts in Gaza Strip and Lebanon, arguing that public outrage should be directed primarily at civilian casualties and widespread destruction...

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(MENAFN) Palestinian pastor Munther Isaac has urged attention to be shifted toward the killing and suffering of civilians in Gaza and Lebanon, rather than concentrating only on the destruction of a statue of Jesus reportedly damaged by an Israeli...

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(MENAFN) A former military secretary to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the Prime Minister’s Office of doctoring records tied to Oct. 7, 2023, including changing the logged time of a pivotal phone call, a major Israeli daily’s news...

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(MENAFN) Three Palestinians lost their lives Saturday in two separate Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, the latest bloodshed in what medical sources described as an ongoing pattern of ceasefire violations.