WASHINGTON (AA) – The long-standing impasse in peace talks between Israel and Palestine is exacerbating an already dire situation that is being exploited by extremists, the UN has warned. “The lack of progress towards a political horizon that addresses the core issues driving the conflict has left a dangerous and volatile vacuum fi...
JERUSALEM (AA) – While the Israeli police have denied branding a Palestinian man’s cheek with the Jewish Star of David, forensics experts have said it was done using a metal tool. The trial of Arva Sheikh Aliwe was held at the West Jerusalem District Court. The 22-year-old Palestinian had been detained last week by Israeli […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – In a grand operation, the Israeli army has demolished four Palestinian houses near Jericho city and detained 15 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. In Dweik al-Tahta village west of Jericho, four houses, including three inhabited, were demolished, as reported by Palestinian journalist Adel Abu Nema. He stated tha...
Hebron, Palestinian Territories — AFP An Israeli woman was shot dead and another man wounded in an attack near the Israel-occupied West Bank city of Hebron on Monday, medics and the army said. The Magen David Adom emergency service said in a statement that a woman was “confirmed dead” after she was hit by gunfire. […]
ANKARA (AA) – A Palestinian teenager, who was shot by the Israeli forces in occupied West Bank earlier this week, died of his injuries on Saturday, WAFA, the official Palestinian news agency, reported. Mohammed Abu Asaab, 19, was seriously injured when Israeli forces raided the Balata refugee camp on the outskirts of the city of […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A top Palestinian official has criticized US President Joe Biden’s policy on the Palestinian issue, saying he is “no different” from his predecessor Donald Trump. Sabri Saidam, a member of the Central Committee of the Fatah movement, said Biden has “surrendered” to the Israeli R...
