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 …
Read More »Israeli municipality to wipe out decades-old Palestinian industrial area in East Jerusalem
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 …
Read More »Palestinians in Masafer Yatta vow to block Israeli settlers’ efforts to build an illegal outpost
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 …
Read More »Israeli forces detain minor after shooting and injuring him near Ramallah
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, …
Read More »President Abbas offers condolences over death of former Moroccan premier
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 …
Read More »Israeli forces seize agricultural tractor north of Hebron
Israeli forces seized today an agricultural tractor belonging to a local Palestinian resident in the village of Az Zubeidat to the north of Jericho, the occupied West Bank. The owner, Mohammed Zubeidat, told WAFA correspondent Israeli forces seized his tractor and issued him a fine of 3500 Shekels (about $897). …
Read More »Three more deaths from corona among Palestinians in diaspora raises total to 109
Three Palestinians in the diaspora have died today of coronavirus, raising the total number of diaspora Palestinians who died of the virus to 109, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates. It said two new cases were confirmed in the United States and in Mauritania, raising the total …
Read More »New coronavirus case confirmed in West Bank
A new coronavirus case was confirmed today in the occupied West Bank, raising the total number of confirmed cases in Palestine to 627, said Minister of Health Mai Alkaila. A 30-year-old woman tested positive after being infected by her father in the village of Hajja in the northern West Bank …
Read More »Israel to demolish residential structures south of Hebron
Israeli occupation forces today informed residents of Birayn, a small village near the town of Yatta to the south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, about their intention to demolish five residential structures and the building of the village’s council, according to a local source. Foad Amour, a local …
Read More »Official among four Palestinians detained by Israeli police in Jerusalem
At least four Palestinians were detained today by Israeli occupation forces inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem. Police were escorting a provocative tour by illegal Israeli settlers, led by extremist Rabbi Yehuda Glick, when they detained Nasser Qous, head of the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS), in addition to …
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