Eighteen Palestinian youth were Thursday injured in clashes that erupted during a protest west of Qalqilya, said medical sources. According to Munther Nazal, head of the ambulance and emergency unit in Qalqilya, ambulance crews treated 18 injuries, 17 due to teargas inhalation. He said one youth was injured after being …
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A new census of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon carried out over a one year period in 12 camps and 156 communities showed that their number amounts to 174422 people, Miral Tutilian, director general of the Lebanese Central Bureau of Statistics, said on Thursday. The announcement was made during a presentation …
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The Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) said on Thursday that it will launch a large campaign on Sunday to distribute olive trees and seedlings to farmers in areas in the West Bank threatened with Israeli takeover. It said in a statement that the decision was made after Israel has …
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Israeli forces Thursday suppressed a protest against US President Donald Trump’s decision on Jerusalem held in Sair, east of Hebron in the southern West Bank, injuring two Palestinians, said security and medical sources. Israeli forces opened fire towards the protestors, hitting and injuring two and causing several others to suffocate …
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The Israeli army conducted on Thursday training with live fire just outside the village of al-Aqaba, to the east of Tubas town in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources. WAFA correspondent said the army training at the entrance to the Jordan Valley village, which started late the night …
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Israeli authorities recently issued administrative detention orders without charge or trial against 40 Palestinian detainees held in Israeli jails, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said on Thursday. PPS attorney Mahmoud Halabi said 18 of the 40 detainees received renewed administrative detention orders, whereas the rest of them received an order …
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Palestinians expect a sweeping vote when the United Nations General Assembly discusses a resolution on Jerusalem later Thursday in spite of US threats. The United Nations General Assembly is scheduled to hold a session under the “United for Peace” term to vote on a resolution calling for the annulment of …
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The latest FIFA World Ranking list published on Thursday showed Palestine moving up two notches to occupy number 80 position, which was described to be the best ranking in the history of Palestinian football. Palestine was 82 in the previous ranking beating Israel which stayed at the 98 position in …
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President Mahmoud Abbas is scheduled to arrive in Paris on Thursday for a two-day official visit during which he will meet his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, according to Palestine’s ambassador to France Salman al-Harfi. He told Voice of Palestine radio that Abbas and his French counterpart will meet on Friday …
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Israeli forces detained early Thursday nine Palestinians during raids in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). It said Israeli army arrested five Palestinians in Hebron area, three from Ramallah area and one from Jericho. This brings the total number of Palestinians Israel detained since the …
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