In recent months, the Ramallah office of Palestinian lawyer Rashem Kamal has been visited by many foreigners, worried about new rules introduced by Israel, which take effect on Monday, aimed at restricting entry and stay in the occupied West Bank. The new entry procedure for the West Bank – a Palestinian territory occupied by Israel […]
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West Bank: Two Palestinians killed in clashes with Israeli forces
Two Palestinians were killed today in clashes with Israeli forces in two different parts of the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said. One Palestinian was killed by Israeli forces in clashes in al-Bireh, a city neighboring Ramallah, and the other in clashes in Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank, according to the […]
Ankara welcomes the Palestinian president after the normalization of relations with Israel
THE restoration of diplomatic relations with Israel does not mean that Turkey is changing its policy regarding the Middle East, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu assured, as Ankara prepares to welcome Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The visit by Abbas, who will meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara this evening, comes a week after […]
Israel: Defense Ministry Increases Number of Entry Permits for Palestinian Workers from Gaza
Israel has announced that it is increasing by 1,500 the number of entry permits granted to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, an enclave that has been under Israeli blockade for 15 years. The move follows three days of hostilities in early August between Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip, which […]
Middle East: ‘Concern’ of 9 European countries after Israel’s decision to close offices of seven Palestinian NGOs
Nine European countries expressed their “deep concern” on Friday over the closure by the Israeli army of the offices of seven Palestinian non-governmental organizations based in the West Bank, which Israel accuses of “terrorism”. “We are deeply concerned about the raids that took place on the morning of August 18 in the context of an […]
Germany: Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas had immunity during his visit to Berlin, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs estimates:
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas enjoyed diplomatic immunity during his recent visit to Berlin, according to the German Foreign Ministry, ahead of a police investigation into the Palestinian leader “for inciting hatred” after his statements about “50 holocausts by Israel at the expense of Palestinians”. “In the assessment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud […]
Israeli soldiers kill a Palestinian teenager in the West Bank
Israeli soldiers killed a young Palestinian in the early hours of today in a battle in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, according to Palestinian medical sources. At least 30 other Palestinians were wounded, four by bullets, three of whom are in critical condition, the Palestinian Red Crescent said. According to Palestinian medical sources, […]
A Palestinian killed in a raid by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank
Israeli security forces shot and killed a Palestinian man today who tried to stab police officers during a raid in the occupied West Bank, Israeli police said. Israeli forces were searching for weapons at a house in the town of Kafr Aqab when the suspect, Muhammad Al-Saham, attacked officers with a knife, the police statement […]
Three dead Palestinians in an operation by Israeli forces in the West Bank
LAST UPDATE: 12.15 Three Palestinians, including a high-ranking Fatah commander, were killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli military raid on Nablus in the occupied West Bank today, two days after the end of a deadly Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, three Palestinians were killed during the […]
Morocco: Nearly 200 people demonstrate against Israel’s crackdown on the Gaza Strip
About two hundred people demonstrated yesterday Monday in Rabat in solidarity with the Palestinians, after the deadly hostilities between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad organization in the Gaza Strip, demanding at the same time that the normalization of relations between Rabat and the Jewish state “collapse”. The protesters, who gathered in front of the […]
