Palestinian prisoner from Jenin’s town of Araneh in the occupied West Bank, entered today 17 years in Israeli jails, said the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). Director of PPS, Montaser Samour, said prisoner Ja’far Abu Hananeh is serving a life sentence for resisting the occupation. He was subjected to torture and …
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Israeli forces detained today 23 Palestinians, including two former prisoners and two minors, from various parts of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, said the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS). Six Palestinians were detained in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, including an 18-year-old high school student and a 16-year-old …
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An abrupt decline in economic activities and pressure on the Palestinian Authority (PA)’s finances have placed Palestinian livelihoods at high risks, as the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to hit the economy hard. After growth of a mere 1% in 2019, the economy is projected to contract by at …
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The funeral of the unarmed autistic Palestinian man who was fatally shot by Israeli police in Jerusalem’s Old City on Saturday dominated the front page headlines in today’s issue of the three Palestinian Arabic dailies. The dailies reported that massive crowds gathered to attend the funeral of Iyad Hallak in …
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Israeli forces today seized bulldozers, a water tank and a water irrigation system in al-Jiftlik village in the occupied Jordan Valley and declared the area a closed military zone, according to Palestinian activists and security sources. The sources told WAFA that Israeli soldiers set up a checkpoint in al-Jiftlik and …
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A new coronavirus case was confirmed this morning in the northern West Bank district of Qalqilya, which brings the total in Palestine since March to 628, according to Minister of Health Mai Alkaila. She said in a statement that the new case is for a 37-year-old man from the village …
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The Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem yesterday issued an order to evict and demolish 200 decades-old Palestinian-owned industrial structures in Wad al-Joz neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem, according to sources. Chairman of East Jerusalem’s Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kamal Obeidat, told WAFA that the Israeli municipality, at the …
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Palestinians in Masafer Yatta in the south of the West Bank vowed to block Israeli settlers’ efforts to build an illegal outpost on their land, according to Fouad al-Amoor, a local activist. He told WAFA that settlers from the illegal settlements of Maon and Havat Maon placed a mobile home …
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Israeli forces detained a Palestinian minor after shooting and injuring him near the village of Kafr Malik to the East of Ramallah, in the central occupied West Bank, according to local sources. Sources said Israeli forces shot and injured an unidentified minor with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the foot, …
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President Mahmoud Abbas offered his condolences to Moroccan king Mohammed VI for the death of former Moroccan Prime Minister Abdel-Rahman al- Yousifi. President Abbas cabled the Moroccan king, offering his heartfelt condolences for the death of former premier al-Yousifi, recalling his dedication to the service of his homeland and Arab …
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