Residents of the Bethlehem area village of Walajeh confronted on Thursday attempts by the Israeli army to destroy retaining walls under the pretext they were built without permission. Member of Walajeh village council, Khader Araj, told WAFA that an army force brought a bulldozer to the north side of the …
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In a measure seen as punitive and collective punishment, the Israeli army Thursday blew up three homes and sealed shut a fourth in two West Bank villages belonging to the families of Palestinians who were allegedly engaged in deadly attacks against Israelis this year. Israeli forces broke into the village …
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A major national conference on the world-wide campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against organisations profiting from the Israeli occupation of Palestine has taken place at the University of Sydney. The conference and workshop were sponsored by The Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Sydney, …
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Fatah is expected to convene in Ramallah its Central Committee on Wednesday evening and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) its Executive Committee on Saturday to discuss the possibility of convening a new session for the Palestinian National Council (PNC), the PLO legislative body, officials said on Wednesday. Dalal Salameh, member …
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The Egyptian authorities announced on Wednesday that Rafah crossing with the Gaza Strip will open for four constitutive days, starting Monday the 14th to allow Palestinian pilgrims to join the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. At least 2508 pilgrims from the Gaza Strip will be leaving for Hajj this year via …
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Hamas militias Wednesday detained a journalist in the Gaza Strip after summoning him for questioning, according to sources at the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, and a call is made for the release of a TV correspondent held by Hamas for two months. The syndicate said the journalist, Amer Abu Shabab, was …
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Israeli forces detained overnight at least 32 Palestinians during raids across the occupied West Bank districts and East Jerusalem, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said on Wednesday. PPS said Israeli forces arrested 10 Palestinians in Qalqilia district, some of them teenagers, five from Hebron area, including the director of the …
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Jewish settlers Wednesday set fire to Palestinian-owned vehicles in the village of Umm Safa, northwest of Ramallah, according to the village council head Marwan Sabah. He told WAFA that at around 2:30 in the morning, Israeli settlers set fire to two vehicles owned by village residents and wrote hate slogans …
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Israeli forces Wednesday shot and injured two Palestinians before arresting them during clashes in Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem in the south of the West Bank, according to a Palestinian security source. Clashes erupted between Palestinian youth and Israeli forces after the latter broke into the camp. The forces used …
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The Public Prosecutor’s Office said Tuesday night that there were no criminal suspicion in the death of a 42-year-old Palestinian detainee in Bethlehem prison. A resident of Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem, died at the Bethlehem Rehabilitation Center in his sleep. He has been detained for 18 days with court …
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