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(MENAFN) The number of Palestinians killed during the Eid al-Adha holiday in Gaza has climbed to 33, with more than 130 others reported injured in recent days, according to local health authorities.

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(MENAFN) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed concern on Friday regarding the increasing attacks by Israeli forces against Palestinians in the West Bank, emphasizing that the Israeli government “will do something about it.” Rubio said,...

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(MENAFN) Four Palestinians, among them a child, sustained injuries on Friday following assaults carried out by Israeli occupiers in the southern occupied West Bank. In a separate incident, Israeli forces also apprehended another Palestinian in...

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(MENAFN) Pakistan has cautioned the United Nations Security Council that the ongoing growth of Israeli settlements and steps toward annexation in the occupied West Bank are eroding any remaining possibility of establishing a sustainable...

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(MENAFN) The Palestinian Authority on Saturday welcomed reports that Israel has been included on a United Nations list concerning sexual violence in conflict, describing the move as “realistic and objective.” In a statement, the Palestinian...

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(MENAFN) Palestinian officials warned Friday that conditions in the Gaza Strip are continuing to deteriorate as a result of Israel’s military operations, ongoing blockade, and restrictions on humanitarian assistance, describing the situation as a...

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(MENAFN) The Palestinian Authority has welcomed the inclusion of Israel on a United Nations list concerning sexual violence in conflict, describing the decision as “realistic and objective,” according to reports.

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(MENAFN) More than 400 former European Union ministers, ambassadors, and senior officials have urged EU institutions and member states to take stronger action to discourage the expansion of an Israeli settlement project in the occupied West Bank,...

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(MENAFN) Israeli military operations across the West Bank resulted in multiple arrests and a demolition of property, according to local officials and Palestinian reports.

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(MENAFN) Israeli military units detained no fewer than 17 Palestinians—including two women and a minor—and destroyed a residential property in the West Bank on Wednesday, marking a continued surge in tensions across the occupied region, as...

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(MENAFN) Israeli army forces assaulted Palestinian worshippers during a Christian religious celebration Tuesday evening west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, according to multiple Palestinian sources.

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(MENAFN) Germany’s foreign minister on Tuesday called on Israel to significantly scale up humanitarian assistance to Gaza and cautioned against actions that could effectively amount to annexation in the occupied West Bank, according to reports....

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(MENAFN) An Israeli settler drove his vehicle into the grounds of a school in the West Bank town of Silat ad-Dhahr, south of Jenin, on Tuesday, pursuing students while brandishing a firearm in what witnesses described as a terrifying intrusion —...

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(MENAFN) Israel’s government has approved a budget of approximately $270 million for the construction of roads intended to connect settlements in the occupied West Bank, according to reports citing Israeli media.

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(MENAFN) One Palestinian was killed and five others, including a child, were injured on Sunday during Israeli operations in Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank and in East Jerusalem, according to the Health Ministry.

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(MENAFN) Israel's cabinet has approved over one billion shekels — approximately $270 million — to finance a network of roads connecting illegal settlements across the occupied West Bank, a newspaper reported on Monday.

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(MENAFN) Israel’s government has approved a budget of roughly $270 million for the construction of roads intended to connect settlements in the occupied West Bank, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) The Palestinian Presidency has issued a sharp condemnation of Israel's approval of 34 new settlements across the West Bank, denouncing the move as a "dangerous escalation and a flagrant violation" of international law and United Nations...