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(MENAFN) According to recent reports, the number of Palestinians who have lost their lives since October 2023 has climbed to nearly 70,400, with the overall count of those injured surpassing 171,000. Health officials noted that six more wounded...

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(MENAFN) At least 70,366 Palestinians have lost their lives and 171,064 have been wounded during Israel’s genocidal war since October 2023, according to a statement issued Tuesday by the Health Ministry.

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(MENAFN) The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society on Friday raised alarms over what it described as a “dangerous plan” to assassinate jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti within Israeli prisons, amid reports of violent assaults and mounting...

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(MENAFN) Hundreds of filmmakers, including noted director Tom Tykwer, actress Tilda Swinton, and former jury head Todd Haynes, have signed an open letter opposing the potential dismissal of the current Berlin Film Festival director, reportedly due...

South African Government

President Cyril Ramaphosa has acknowledged the passing of pioneering Lebanese-born Palestinian diplomat and activist Leila Shahid who has died at the age of 76. Leila Shahid made history as the first woman ambassador of Palestine, who represented...

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian journalist lost his life in an Israeli drone strike in southern Gaza on Tuesday, even as a ceasefire brokered under US President Donald Trump’s plan remains in effect.

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(MENAFN) Israeli troops carried out raids across the occupied West Bank on Monday, detaining at least nine Palestinians, as stated by reports from the Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office.

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(MENAFN) US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib accused the Israeli government on Monday of being responsible for the death of a Palestinian-American in the occupied West Bank. "The Israeli apartheid regime and its settler gangs have murdered yet another...

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(MENAFN) Illegal Israeli settlers reportedly set fire to Palestinian homes and vehicles late Tuesday in the village of Susya, located south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, in attacks occurring during Ramadan.

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(MENAFN) Israeli forces detained at least nine Palestinians in raids across the occupied West Bank on Monday, according to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office.

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(MENAFN) Pro-Palestinian activists have announced plans to stage a demonstration at the memorial site of the Nazi-era Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany, according to local reports.

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(MENAFN) France on Friday urged its citizens to refrain from traveling to Israel","middle east"], including Jerusalem and the West Bank to Iran Bank remains strongly discouraged, including for tourism and family visits,” the French Foreign...

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(MENAFN) More than 1,000 councilors across England have pledged support for Palestinian rights ahead of the May local elections, as campaigners aim to make the issue a central part of the electoral debate, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Syrian-Palestinian filmmaker Abdallah Al-Khatib used his acceptance speech at the Berlinale film awards on Saturday to draw attention to the Palestinian liberation struggle.

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(MENAFN) Pro-Palestinian activists announce plans to stage a demonstration at the memorial for victims of the Nazi Buchenwald concentration camp, local media report.

International Committee of the Red Cross

“Through the project, we aimed to respond directly to the needs of local farmers, whose agricultural activities have declined over the years, especially since October 2023, due to several factors, mainly settlers’ attacks and violence,” said...

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(MENAFN) Palestine’s ambassador to the UN said Monday that Palestinians in Gaza continue to face killings and severe restrictions on aid, despite the ongoing ceasefire, urging the UN Security Council to ensure the agreement is fully enforced,...

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(MENAFN) Three Palestinian men sustained gunshot wounds Wednesday evening after illegal Israeli settlers stormed the town of Mikhmas, northeast of East Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, according to medical personnel on the ground.

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(MENAFN) Palestinian advocate Mahmoud Khalil — apprehended in March by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and kept for more than 100 days despite his status as a lawful permanent resident — has initiated legal action against the...

Government of Slovenia

SLOVENIA, February 16 - “I am delighted to be able to host my colleague, Foreign Minister Tinoco.