A Palestinian teenager succumbed to his injuries overnight after being shot by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank a few hours earlier, Palestinian sources said. Mohammad Hamad, 16, was shot and wounded by Israeli soldiers near the village of Silwand, near the northern West Bank city of Ramallah, on Friday night, and succumbed to […]
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Israeli army: ‘Impossible’ to determine how journalist Sirin Abu Akleh was killed
The Israeli military reiterated today that it was “impossible” to determine how Sirin Abu Aklech was killed after the United Nations said a Palestinian-American journalist had been fatally shot by Israeli forces on May 11 in the occupied West Bank. An Al Jazeera reporter “was not deliberately shot by an Israeli soldier and it is […]
Palestinian killed by Israeli forces in occupied West Bank
Israeli troops have shot and killed a Palestinian man trying to cross the Israeli security fence from the occupied West Bank, officials said today. The Israeli army said soldiers had spotted a suspect near the city of Kalkilia destroying a security fence and trying to cross into Israel. The soldiers opened fire, he said, adding […]
N. Anastasiadis: Frustration over the rejection of the MOE
The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Anastasiadis, had a meeting with the President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, who is paying an official visit to Cyprus, today at the Presidential Palace. The one-on-one meeting was followed by extended talks between the delegations of the two sides and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding […]
UN: Occupation of Israel is the main cause of the conflict with the Palestinians
Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories and discrimination against the Palestinian people are the “main causes” of repeated tensions and instability, according to a report by a commission of inquiry commissioned by the UN Human Rights Council. “The conclusions and recommendations, related to the deeper causes (of this conflict), overwhelmingly refer to Israel, which we […]
West Bank: Two Palestinians killed by Israeli army fire
Israeli soldiers shot and killed two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank today, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. In incidents that erupted in the morning, when Israeli security forces arrested a man on the outskirts of Bethlehem, soldiers opened fire on residents who attacked them with stones and Molotov cocktails, according to an […]
Palestinian shot dead by Israeli army in West Bank, third since yesterday
A Palestinian was killed today by Israeli security forces in a refugee camp near Bethlehem in the West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. Ayman Mohaisen, 29, was killed in the Dehisa refugee camp near Bethlehem, the statement said. The Israeli army has not yet commented on the incident. Yesterday, Wednesday, two Palestinians were […]
Palestine: 15 killed in Bethlehem – At least 90 injured in clashes near Nablus
LAST UPDATE: 22.49 A 15-year-old Palestinian was killed today by the Israeli army near Bethlehem, in the south West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced. Zaid Mohamed Gouney was seriously injured by bullets in the back and neck and died at the hospital where he was taken. The Israeli army, contacted by AFP, said […]
Palestine: At least 90 injured in clashes with Israeli forces near Nablus
At least 90 people have been injured in clashes with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank today, the Palestinian Red Crescent said. One of the Palestinians was shot in the leg and taken to hospital. The rest have injuries from flash-crackers, plastic bullets and because they inhaled tear gas. The Israeli army has not […]
Turkey: Tsavousoglu’s visit to Israel and Palestine
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt ÇavuÅŸoλουlu kicked off a two-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories today, the first by a high-ranking Turkish official in more than a decade. Tsavousoglu is scheduled to meet today with his Palestinian counterpart Riyad al-Maliki as well as with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Tomorrow he will hold talks with […]
