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CANADA, May 22 - “Statement by the leaders of Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom on the situation in the West Bank. Over the past few months, the situation in the West Bank has deteriorated...

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian prisoner advocacy organization has called for international accountability measures against Israel, alleging systematic sexual violence and torture against Palestinian detainees.

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(MENAFN) According to reports, the Israeli military is preparing contingency plans for a possible return to large-scale combat operations in Gaza, even as ceasefire discussions continue in Cairo.

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(MENAFN) Hamas announced on Tuesday that “acceptable approaches” have been reached regarding several contentious points in ongoing Gaza ceasefire negotiations with Israel following discussions held in Cairo.

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian was killed and eight others wounded by Israeli army fire in the Gaza Strip within a single 24-hour period, pushing the death toll across the Eid al-Adha holiday to 33, Gaza's Health Ministry announced Sunday.

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(MENAFN) The United Nations has sounded the alarm over Israel's move to seal off Gaza's remaining humanitarian corridors, with Secretary-General António Guterres calling for the immediate restoration of aid access after missile strikes prompted...

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(MENAFN) The Palestinian militant movement Hamas declared Tuesday that meaningful progress had been achieved on the most divisive sticking points of a Gaza ceasefire agreement with Israel, following a fresh round of negotiations in the Egyptian...

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(MENAFN) Palestinian women’s football player Rand al-Halawani has been released after nearly a week in detention and placed under a five-day house arrest order, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian man has died in an Israeli hospital from injuries sustained after being shot by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank prior to his detention, according to Palestinian prisoner advocacy organizations.

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(MENAFN) The number of Palestinians killed during the Eid al-Adha holiday in Gaza has climbed to 33, with more than 130 others reported injured in recent days, according to local health authorities.

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(MENAFN) The Israeli Knesset has approved legislation allowing the deduction of funds from Palestinian clearance revenues, a move that could further strain the Palestinian Authority’s already fragile financial situation, according to reports....

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(MENAFN) Palestinian officials warned Friday that conditions in the Gaza Strip are continuing to deteriorate as a result of Israel’s military operations, ongoing blockade, and restrictions on humanitarian assistance, describing the situation as a...

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(MENAFN) The Palestinian Authority on Saturday welcomed reports that Israel has been included on a United Nations list concerning sexual violence in conflict, describing the move as “realistic and objective.” In a statement, the Palestinian...

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(MENAFN) The Palestinian Authority has welcomed the inclusion of Israel on a United Nations list concerning sexual violence in conflict, describing the decision as “realistic and objective,” according to reports.

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(MENAFN) The European Union has urged an immediate halt to Israeli settlement expansion, demolitions, and the forced displacement of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, according to statements from the European Commission....

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(MENAFN) The government of Germany has expressed strong concern over comments made by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich regarding the potential eviction of the Palestinian community of Khan al-Ahmar in the occupied West Bank, according to...

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(MENAFN) A succession of Israeli settler attacks and military raids swept across multiple areas of the occupied West Bank on Saturday, leaving numerous Palestinians wounded and several detained, according to local sources and medical personnel....

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(MENAFN) A coalition of 22 countries and senior European officials on Monday sounded the alarm over an Israeli High Court ruling that upheld a contentious registration law targeting international non-governmental organizations, cautioning that the...

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(MENAFN) Italian prosecutors have begun investigating Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over allegations related to the treatment of activists detained after participating in a humanitarian flotilla heading toward Gaza. According...

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(MENAFN) Israeli settlers burned Palestinian-owned farmland in the occupied West Bank on Monday night under military escort, a Palestinian news agency reported.