A Palestinian man armed with a kitchen knife stabbed a police officer in Ashkelon, Israel, and was shot dead. An officer was examining a person of interest on Tuesday when “the attacker pulled out a knife and attacked the officer,” according to police. “Responded quickly, fired and neutralised the suspect,” the officer said in his … Read more
According to Israeli authorities, a Palestinian woman stabbed an Israeli border police officer and was killed on Sunday in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. The attacker “arrived at one of the checkpoints where the border police fighters are stationed and stabbed a fighter who was at the scene. The fighter was lightly wounded, … Read more
NABLUS, Palestinian Territories: Israeli troops killed two Palestinians in separate shootings in the occupied West Bank Tuesday, the latest in a flurry of deadly clashes as a US envoy tours the region seeking to ease tensions. A 16-year-old died in an exchange of fire with troops carrying out an arrest raid outside the northern city … Read more
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories – Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas pledged commitment to reform on Sunday as the embattled Palestine Liberation Organization, where he serves as chairman, held a rare meeting to name new key leaders. The PLO, tasked since its creation in 1964 with steering the struggle against Israel for Palestinian statehood, has faced growing questions … Read more
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories – The Palestine Liberation Organization meets Sunday to elect key leadership figures tasked with keeping up the struggle for statehood, at a gathering which may hint at a potential successor for president Mahmud Abbas. The most important post up for grabs is that of the late chief negotiator Saeb Erekat, who was … Read more
GAZA – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday delivered 1 million Sputnik V vaccine doses to the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing, an official said. “It is the largest shipment of vaccine doses that are shipped to the Gaza Strip which will help to combat the current wave of COVID-19 that had … Read more
JERUSALEM – An Israeli soldier shot dead a knife-wielding Palestinian who attempted to stab him in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the Israeli military said. The incident took place at the Gush Etzion Junction, a major crossroad near a Jewish settlement bloc in the central West Bank. “The soldier fired toward the assailant and … Read more
The Gaza Strip might be off-limits for foreign foodies but the coastal Palestinian enclave is brimming with seafood restaurants, many owned by one local family whose culinary hook is their matriarch’s spicy fish tajine. Munir Abu Hasira arrives at the Gaza port’s fish market at daybreak, but holds back as traders snatch up sardines and … Read more
NABLUS, Palestinian Territories – A Palestinian was killed by the Israeli army in the occupied West Bank early Thursday, Palestinian medical and security sources said. Bakir Hashash, 21, of the Balata refugee camp, was shot in the head after the Israeli army entered an area east of the northern city of Nablus to make arrests, … Read more
GAZA: A senior Palestinian official on Sunday accused Israel of impeding the process of reconstruction in the besieged Gaza Strip, which is ruled by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas). Naji Sarhan, the undersecretary of the Hamas-run ministry of housing and public works, told a news conference in Gaza city that the reconstruction plan “is going … Read more
RAMALLAH: A Palestinian man was killed, and two others injured early on Monday by Israeli soldiers in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian medics and eyewitnesses said. The head of the Emergency and Ambulance Department at the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, Ahmad Jibril, told reporters that 31-year-old Jamil al-Kayyal was shot dead, and … Read more
JERUSALEM: Israeli police arrested a 14-year-old Palestinian girl from a school in annexed east Jerusalem Wednesday on suspicion of stabbing an Israeli woman in the back, police said. The attack took place in the flashpoint Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, where Israeli settlers have been mounting legal campaigns to expel Palestinian residents whose homes belonged to Jews … Read more
RAMALLAH: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye on Tuesday warned that the Palestinian Authority (PA) is facing a very acute financial crisis that would prevent it from fulfilling its obligations. He made the remarks at the start of an emergency meeting of the PA’s cabinet held in the West Bank city of Ramallah to discuss the … Read more
As Israel continues to impose unauthorized attacks on the Palestinian victims and Palestinian civilians in Gaza, thousands of people across the US gathered in major cities over the weekend to show solidarity with Palestine. Gaza health officials on Tuesday stated that the Palestinian death toll has risen to 212, including 61 children and 36 women … Read more
Pakistani philanthropist Faisal Edhi has announced that he has submitted a visa request with the Palestinian embassy in Pakistan in order to fly to Palestine and help the country that is under attack by the Israeli forces. “We want to take part in the relief work in Palestine via the Edhi Foundation. Five people, including … Read more
Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian man during a weekly protest in the West Bank. According to the reports, eyewitnesses said that after Friday prayers, stones and clashes took place during the protests in the occupied Nablus, a city in the northern West Bank. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said the dead man was … Read more
Saudi Arabia has allowed all flights to and from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to pass through its airspace. The Saudi General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) has allowed all its flights to pass through its airspace at the request of the UAE General Civil Aviation. Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan said the agreement … Read more
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has said that the United Arab Emirates has betrayed the Islamic world and the Palestinians by signing an agreement to normalize relations with Israel. According to the details, Ayatollah Khamenei said that the UAE rulers opened the door of the region to the Zionists, and they have ignored and normalized … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed his condolences to the family of a mentally ill Palestinian man who was killed by police. On May 30, Israeli police shot and killed a 32-year-old man with a mental illness while he was on his way to school, and police misunderstood that the man was armed. Speaking … Read more
According to the details, Israel forces killed one Palestinian in firing during the protests in Israel border Gaza. The martyred was 28 years old. Over six thousand people were present in the protest on which Israel started firing directly. More than 54 people got injured. According to international media sources, Palestinian citizens were gathered for … Read more
