Press Releases

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(MENAFN) Hundreds of Israeli occupiers forced their way into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound Wednesday morning to mark the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, according to an official with the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf. The official, who spoke to media on...

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(MENAFN) A group of six Democratic members of the US House of Representatives plans to unveil legislation Thursday targeting those who build or expand Israeli settlements and outposts in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. The measure, called the...

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(MENAFN) NAZA, a documentary on the Gaza war, seized the No. 1 spot at the Italian box office in its first two days in cinemas, pulling in almost €1.1 million ($1.24 million) through Tuesday, according to the tracker Cinetel, which published the...

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(MENAFN) The Israeli army on Thursday rejected the depiction of its military operations in the film NAZA, which examines Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, while seeking to distance itself from allegations concerning the conduct of its forces...

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian imam and religious broadcaster was killed Wednesday in an Israeli drone strike while preparing a media report about Quran memorization in the southern Gaza Strip, according to a Palestinian official.

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(MENAFN) Rescue teams have recovered the bodies and remains of 105 Palestinians from the wreckage of a residential block in central Gaza City, ending a 17-day search, the Civil Defense said Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) A US immigration judge rules Wednesday that Palestinian community leader Salah Sarsour can be deported after living in the country for 33 years, citing foreign policy grounds connected to his advocacy for Palestinians.

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(MENAFN) A group of US House lawmakers is pressing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to act now against settler violence in the occupied West Bank, shield Palestinian communities and investigate attacks that have involved American...

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(MENAFN) The US Senate on Wednesday blocked an effort to force a vote on a resolution demanding answers about human rights conditions in Israel and the occupied West Bank, falling four votes short with a 47-51 tally.

International Committee of the Red Cross

This year alone, dozens of Palestinians have been killed, hundreds injured and many more displaced.

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(MENAFN) Escalating violence, restrictions on movement and the expansion of Israeli settlements are making daily life increasingly “intolerable” for Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank, the International Committee of the Red Cross said...

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(MENAFN) Palestine on Tuesday urged businesses around the world to reassess their commercial relationships with companies named in an updated UN human rights database concerning activities connected to Israeli settlements in the occupied...

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(MENAFN) Palestine called on businesses worldwide on Tuesday to re-examine their dealings with companies named in the updated UN human rights office database of firms tied to activities linked to illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied...

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(MENAFN) Israeli forces shot a Palestinian man during a raid in the northern occupied West Bank on Monday, while Israeli settlers attacked homes and residents in several other areas, according to Palestinian reports.

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian girl is wounded after Israeli soldiers open fire in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, according to local reports.

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(MENAFN) Rising violence, tightening movement restrictions and fast-expanding Israeli settlements are pushing Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank toward conditions that are “intolerable”, the International Committee of the Red Cross...

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(MENAFN) The International Committee of the Red Cross warned Tuesday that violence, restrictions on movement and expanding Israeli settlements are making daily life increasingly “intolerable” for Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank. The...

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(MENAFN) Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen summoned Israel's ambassador Monday after Israel stripped the diplomatic status of several employees at the Netherlands' mission in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. Berendsen announced the move at...

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian commission warned Tuesday that an Israeli plan to reopen Route 463 exclusively for occupiers could further divide Ramallah and Al-Bireh, potentially cutting eight villages and two major residential areas in the north off...

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian commission sounded the alarm Tuesday over an Israeli plan to reopen Route 463 to occupiers, a move it says could cut eight villages and two major residential neighborhoods in northern Ramallah and Al-Bireh off from areas to...