The first conference of the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People was inaugurated at the headquarters of the Senegalese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the capital, Dakar, at the invitation of the …
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Clashes break out between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers near Jerusalem and Nablus
JERUSALEM/NABLUS, Clashes broke out between Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers at Qalandia’s army-run crossing, north of Jerusalem, and at the village of Osarin, south of Nablus in the north of the West Bank.Local sources said youths pelted Israel…
Read moreJordan’s Abdullah and Egypt’s El-Sisi affirm commitment to two-state solution
CAIRO, Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi stressed today the need to offer full support to the Palestinian people to achieve their just and legitimate rights.During a meeting today at the Ittihadiya Palace in the Egyp…
Read morePresident Abbas bestows Grand Star of the Order of Jerusalem on South Africa’s Naledi Pandor
PRETORIA, On behalf of President Mahmoud Abbas, Palestine’s Ambassador to South Africa Hanan Jarrar bestowed today the Grand Star of the Order of Jerusalem on the South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor.The G…
Read moreIsraeli Supreme Court holds a hearing on 9 petitions challenging the ban on Palestinian family unification
JERUSALEM, The Israeli Supreme Court held a hearing today on nine petitions against the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law (Temporary Order) – 2022, adopted by the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, on 10 March.Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minor…
Read moreIsraeli army seals off entrance to southern West Bank town
BETHLEHEM, Israeli army today sealed off the northern entrance to Tuqu‘ town, south of Bethlehem, according to a local source.The town mayor, Tayseer Abu Mefreh, said that the soldiers closed the metal gate at the town entrance after they stormed a nea…
Read morePalestinians condemn Israeli decision to deport Palestinian French human rights defender Hammouri
RAMALLAH, The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) today condemned an Israeli decision to deport Palestinian French human rights defender and resident of occupied East Jerusalem, Salah Hammouri, 37, after revoking his Jerusalem residency rights.PPS direc…
Read moreTwo Palestinians killed by Israeli occupation forces in Jenin
JENIN, Two Palestinians were killed and a third injured tonight in an Israeli military raid on Jenin city and refugee camp, north of the occupied West Bank, according to medical sources.WAFA correspondent said confrontations erupted between Palestinian…
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