BERLIN (AA) – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has criticized Israel’s policy of constructing and expanding illegal settlements on occupied Palestinian territories. “The construction of settlements is illegal. It undermines lasting peace and endangers the two-state solution and thereby endangers Israel’s security,” Baerboc...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – More than 12,000 attacks were carried out by Israeli authorities and illegal Jewish settlers in 2023, a Palestinian official reported. “The occupation authorities and their settlers carried out 12,161 attacks, including 5,308 after October 7,” head of the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission, Moayad Shaa...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army has rounded up 40 more Palestinians in military raids carried out across the occupied West Bank since Sunday evening, according to prisoners’ affairs groups. According to a joint statement by the Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Authority and the Palestinian Prisoners Society, the new arrests...
Ramallah, Palestinian Territories – AFP An early morning strike by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank killed six Palestinians, while an Israeli police officer died when a roadside bomb hit her vehicle Sunday, sources on both sides said. Violence in the West Bank since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza has surged to […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Several houses of Palestinians were damaged Saturday and at least three young people were detained in raids by the Israeli army in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian news agency WAFA. WAFA said Israeli forces raided Nablus, Bethlehem, Salfit and Jerusalem in the early hours. Israeli forces beat and detained ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – A post-war scenario contrived by Israel in Gaza has come to light, according to which the territory would be ruled by tribes or clans rather than a single political entity. According to public broadcaster KAN, the plan has been devised by the Israeli army. It stipulates that the Gaza Strip be divided […]
Palestinian Territories – AFP Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said Tuesday he is open to a single Palestinian administration to govern Gaza and the West Bank. “We have received numerous initiatives concerning the internal (Palestinian) situation and we are open to the idea of a national government for the West Bank and Gaza,” Hani...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army on Tuesday killed four Palestinians near the city of Qalqilya in the occupied northern West Bank. The Palestinian official news agency Wafa said the four Palestinians were “shot dead during confrontations” that erupted as Israeli forces stormed the town of Azzun. Witnesses told Anadolu that the...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli authorities are preparing a plan that seeks to replace Palestinian workers in Israel with foreign workers, according to Israeli media. According to public broadcaster KAN, the plan is expected to be implemented in 2024 with the aim of reducing dependence on Palestinian laborers. The plan is set to be presented to...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – At least 17 Palestinians were injured and 16 others arrested while attempting to prevent Israeli forces from demolishing their homes during pre-dawn raids on five camps in the occupied West Bank that lasted until Sunday morning. At least 15 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers during raids on th...
