An Israeli army force demolished today a farm house in the town of Dura, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, according to the house owner Mohammad Abu Zneid. He told WAFA that he built the two-room house in his farm in order to spend some time there …
Read More »Education Ministry: Combined education when schools start the first week of September
When Palestinian schools start the new 2020-2021 academic year on September 6, they will use an education system that combines between in class and online teaching, today said the Ministry of Education. Classes were suspended in early March following the coronavirus outbreak in Palestine and some classes continued online only …
Read More »Seven Palestinians from Ramallah area among 11 Israel detained in the occupied territories
Seven Palestinian men from Ramallah-area villages were among 11 others the Israeli forces have detained in early morning raids in the occupied Palestinian territories, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS). It said in addition to the seven, the army detained two men from Silat al-Dahr town near the northern …
Read More »Israel demolishes Palestinian house in East Jerusalem
The Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem demolished this morning a Palestinian house in Jabal al-Mukabber neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem under the pretext of construction without permit, according to witnesses. They said the one-story house belonged to a local resident. According to the United Nations, Israel demolished 62 Palestinian structures …
Read More »British Premier reiterates anti-annexation position in a phone call with President Abbas
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reiterated last night in a telephone call with President Mahmoud Abbas his government’s opposition to Israeli annexation of occupied Palestinian territory and his support for international law. President Abbas briefed the British Premier on the latest political developments, particularly the Israeli annexation plans, which are …
Read More »EU, Denmark, PA launch €5.8 agreement to build 16 projects in Area C
The European Union, Denmark, and the Palestinian Authority launched Tuesday the implementation of a €5.8 million agreement to build 16 social and public infrastructure projects in Area C. This contribution represents a new package of the European Union Area C Development Programme in the West Bank, according to a statement …
Read More »Several detainees suffocate as IPS storm Ofer military prison
Several Palestinian detainees Tuesday overnight suffocated from tear gas as Israeli Prison Service raided sections of the Ofer military prison, west of Ramallah city, said the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS). PPS confirmed that officers of the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) raided sections 21 and 22 at Ofer military prison, a …
Read More »Over 80 organizations call for justice and accountability for Israel shoot-to-kill policy
More than 80 Palestinian, regional, and international civil society organizations from across 16 countries submitted yesterday a joint urgent appeal to the United Nations Special Procedures on the extrajudicial execution and willful killing of Ahmad Mustafa Erekat, 26, by the Israeli occupying forces, in cooperation with the Erekat family, urging …
Read More »In a new theft of Palestinian land, Israeli settlers fence off a large area in Jordan Valley
In an attempt to steal Palestinian land, Israeli settlers set up a tent and fenced off dozens of dunums of land in the Jordan Valley, today said Mahdi Daraghme, head of al-Maleh village council. He said that over the past two days, settlers set up a tent and placed a …
Read More »European ministers seek options to stop West Bank annexation
Israel could be deterred from acting, 11 politicians say in joint letter to EU foreign policy chief Foreign ministers from 11 European countries have demanded the EU quickly provide them with a list of possible actions to stop Israel annexing large parts of the occupied West Bank. In a letter …
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