Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Thursday morning blew up three homes, sealed shut a fourth in two West Bank villages, for families whom Israel says were involved in anti-Israeli attacks this year. IOF broke into Deir Abu Meshal village northwest of Ramallah and demolished the family homes of Baraa Saleh …
Read More »Palestinians confront IOF attempt to demolish walls built in Al Walaja village
Early Thursday morning, Palestinian residents of Al Walaja village, west of Bethlehem, confronted the attempt to demolish retaining walls under the pretext of no building permit. Khader al-Aaraj, a member of the local council in the village, said in an interview with the Palestinian News Network (PNN) that the Israeli …
Read More »Fatah calls for convening a national council session with all parties
Fatah Central Committee called Thursday for convening a new session for the Palestinian National Council (PNC), the highest Palestinian decision making body, with the participation of all parties saying the decision when and where it will be held will be made by the PLO’s Executive Committee. Fatah’s deputy chairman Mahmoud …
Read More »US peace team expected in region in two weeks
Foreign and Diaspora Minister Riyad Malki said Thursday that a US delegation that includes President Donald Trump’s senior advisor Jarod Kushner and special envoy Jason Greenblatt is expected in the region within the coming two weeks. He told Voice of Palestine radio that the US delegation is expected to bring …
Read More »Israeli forces raid government offices in Hebron’s old town
Israeli forces raided and searched on Thursday a number of Palestinian government offices in Hebron’s old town, Palestinian security sources told WAFA. They said the forces raided offices for the ministries of interior, justice and labor. The soldiers also searched a number of Palestinian homes in the same area, they …
Read More »Center says Gaza woman died after Israel delayed her permit to reach hospital
A 47-year-old woman with cancer died in Gaza on Tuesday while waiting for an Israeli army permit to get treatment in a hospital outside Gaza, al-Mezan human rights center said on Thursday. It said Itimad Fathi Rabi, from Shabora refugee camp in Rafah, was suffering from cancer in the colon …
Read More »Israel demolished 36 Palestinian homes as punishment since October 2015
With the demolition of three Palestinian homes in the West Bank on Thursday and sealing shut a fourth, the total number of homes Israel had demolished or sealed shut since October 2015 in the West Bank and East Jerusalem as a punishment to families has reached 41, according to the …
Read More »Ministry of Education-USAID partnership connects Palestinian students with skills in technology
USAID and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, in partnership with AMIDEAST, capped off on Wednesday a successful pilot program to connect Palestinian students with computer programming skills to thrive in a 21st century economy, according to a press release. More than 480 Palestinian ninth grade students in 33 …
Read More »Israeli forces detain 8 Palestinians in Jerusalem, raid media office
Israeli police detained on Thursday at least eight Palestinians during raids across occupied East Jerusalem and nearby Qalandia refugee camp, according to local sources. Israeli policed detained four Palestinians after raiding their homes in the Old City, in addition to two others from Mount of Olives and Shufat refugee camp. …
Read More »A third of Palestinian society is young, says statistics bureau
Marking the International Youth Day and under the theme “Youth, Peace and Security”, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said Thursday that a third of the Palestinian society is young. Statistics show that the percentage of youth in the age group of 15 to 29 in Palestine comprises 30% …
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