Press Releases

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(MENAFN) The Israeli army has extended its ongoing military operation in the Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps in the northern occupied West Bank until July 31, according to an official statement on Sunday.

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(MENAFN) Israel is pushing forward with plans to construct more than 2,700 illegal settlement units across the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Commission Against the Wall and Settlements announced Sunday.

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian worker was killed on Sunday after being shot by Israeli forces near the separation wall in the town of al-Ram, north of occupied East Jerusalem, according to Palestinian authorities.

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian lawyer has said that Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, is being held in solitary confinement under harsh conditions inside an Israeli prison.

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian attorney revealed Sunday that the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza is being held in Israeli solitary confinement under what is described as severely deteriorating conditions, with access to life-sustaining...

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(MENAFN) Four Palestinians were injured during attacks by Israeli settlers targeting Palestinian residents and property in multiple areas of the occupied West Bank, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Crowds numbering in the hundreds converged on central Stockholm on Saturday to voice fierce opposition to Israeli military operations in the Palestinian territories and Lebanon, in one of the Swedish capital's most visible recent displays...

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(MENAFN) The European Union has announced sanctions targeting several Israeli settler-linked organizations and individuals over what it described as serious and systematic human rights violations against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank,...

Government of Ireland

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Helen McEntee TD, will today (15 June) travel to Luxembourg for the final meeting of EU Foreign Ministers before Ireland assumes the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

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(MENAFN) The Israeli military has confirmed that its forces mistakenly opened fire on a civilian aircraft flying over the occupied West Bank after incorrectly identifying it as a drone, according to reports released on Friday.

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(MENAFN) Israeli forces closed the Ibrahimi Mosque in the city of Hebron on Friday, preventing Muslim worshippers from accessing the site, according to Palestinian officials.

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(MENAFN) Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in central Stockholm on Saturday to protest Israel’s military operations in the Palestinian territories and Lebanon.

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(MENAFN) Israeli strikes targeting civilians across the Gaza Strip killed at least one Palestinian and wounded five others, including a child, on Saturday — the fourth consecutive day of attacks coinciding with the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha,...

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian was killed and five others, including a child, were wounded on Saturday following a series of Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Three Palestinians lost their lives Saturday in two separate Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, the latest bloodshed in what medical sources described as an ongoing pattern of ceasefire violations.

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(MENAFN) An Israeli representative was prevented from completing a speech during an international labor gathering in Geneva after delegates repeatedly interrupted the session with demonstrations supporting Palestinians.

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(MENAFN) French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot used a high-profile diplomatic forum Friday to condemn the deepening crisis in Gaza as "tragic" and issue a renewed, impassioned call for a two-state solution — warning that the window for lasting...

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(MENAFN) A flotilla of 25 vessels converged on Lake Geneva Saturday in a symbolic act of defiance against the G7 summit being held across the water in the French city of Evian, drawing roughly 100 activists from 15 nations, a Swiss newspaper...

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(MENAFN) A group of around 25 boats gathered on Lake Geneva on Saturday in a symbolic demonstration targeting the G7 summit taking place in the nearby French town of Evian, with roughly 100 activists from 15 countries participating, according to...

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(MENAFN) Thousands of Palestinian patients, including more than 4,000 people undergoing cancer treatment, are facing growing health risks as essential medicines and medical supplies disappear from public warehouses due to an escalating financial...