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(MENAFN) Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian worker and wounded a second on Tuesday evening in the West Bank town of al-Ram, as the two men attempted to cross the separation wall encircling occupied East Jerusalem.

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(MENAFN) Israeli forces detained dozens of Palestinians during a large-scale military raid in the West Bank on Wednesday, as attacks across the occupied territory intensified, witnesses reported.

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(MENAFN) According to reports, Israeli forces carried out a raid in the central West Bank city of Ramallah early Tuesday, storming the local office of Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera.

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(MENAFN) Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced Monday that he has submitted a formal proposal to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to seize key territories across the occupied West Bank — a direct challenge to the European Union's...

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(MENAFN) Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced on Monday that he has put forward a proposal to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aimed at taking control of strategic territories in the occupied West Bank, shortly after the European...

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(MENAFN) At least 70 Palestinian children have lost their lives in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since the start of 2025, averaging nearly one child killed every week, UNICEF said Tuesday.

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(MENAFN) Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, has moved forward with early-stage approval of a bill that would place heritage and archaeological sites in the occupied West Bank under direct Israeli state authority.

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(MENAFN) Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has reportedly presented a proposal to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling for the seizure of what he described as strategic territories in the occupied West Bank, according to reports....

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(MENAFN) Foreign ministers from the European Union agreed Monday to impose a fresh package of sanctions targeting Israeli occupiers and groups accused of backing illegal settlement activities in the occupied West Bank. French Foreign Minister...

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(MENAFN) Palestine issued an urgent appeal to the international community on Wednesday, accusing Israel of exploiting ongoing regional instability to entrench its territorial ambitions, with UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour warning that unchecked...

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(MENAFN) Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin has urged the international community to take concrete steps to halt what she described as illegal Israeli settlement activity in the occupied West Bank and ongoing displacement of...

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(MENAFN) Multiple Palestinians were injured on Saturday during a series of Israeli military raids and settler attacks across different areas of the occupied West Bank, according to local sources and medical teams.

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(MENAFN) Pakistan has warned the United Nations Security Council that expanding Israeli settlements and related measures in the occupied West Bank are undermining the feasibility of an independent Palestinian state, calling on influential...

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(MENAFN) United Nations humanitarian officials confirmed Wednesday that medical evacuations for Gaza patients requiring treatment abroad are set to restart, following the reopening of a critical border crossing sealed for two days.

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(MENAFN) While billions worldwide celebrate the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Palestinian girls in Gaza are fighting an entirely different match — reclaiming their lives through football after losing limbs in the ongoing conflict.

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(MENAFN) The Palestinian Presidency has issued a sharp condemnation of Israel's approval of 34 new settlements across the West Bank, denouncing the move as a "dangerous escalation and a flagrant violation" of international law and United Nations...

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(MENAFN) Palestinian Football Association President Jibril Rajoub launched a stinging rebuke of the United States on Friday after being denied entry to the country despite his accreditation for FIFA World Cup-related activities — warning that...

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian man was killed and one other wounded Tuesday night after an Israeli drone launched a strike on a residential property in central Gaza, in what medical officials are describing as the latest breach of an ongoing ceasefire...

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(MENAFN) Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian graduate student at Columbia University, is appealing a ruling that determined he is eligible for deportation under US immigration law, according to his legal team.

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(MENAFN) Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, has appealed to Israel’s Supreme Court for his immediate release, describing his detention as “unjust and arbitrary” during his first court appearance in nearly a...