RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian death toll from an ongoing Israeli military operation in the northern West Bank has risen to 39 since last week, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. “Eight children and two elderly people were among the victims,” a ministry statement said, adding that some 145 other people were also injured. [&helli...
JENIN, Palestine (AA) – Four Palestinian journalists were injured by Israeli army fire in the West Bank town of Kafr Dan, the Red Crescent Society said. The society said two journalists were treated on the spot by its medics while two others were transferred to hospital. Jaraah Khalaf, one of the injured journalists, said he […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – The chief of the UN Agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) has called for the protection of Palestinian civilians amid a deadly Israeli offensive in the northern West Bank. “For more than six days now, Jenin has been ravaged by violence and destruction. This is causing loss of life and injuries, including among […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestine has strongly denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for using a map that erased the West Bank. “Netanyahu’s map reveals the truth of the colonial and racist agendas of the extremist right-wing government,” the Palestinian Foreign Ministry has said in a statement. The Israeli premier appea...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli army near the West Bank city of Tulkarm, local media reported. The pair lost their lives in Dannabeh neighborhood in the city and their bodies were withheld by Israeli forces which raided the area and slapped a siege around a house there, asking its occupants […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a prominent US Muslim group, on Monday urged President Joe Biden to value Palestinian and Israeli lives equally. The call came two days after recovery of six hostages, including an American, in Gaza, which prompted protests against the government led by Israeli Prime Min...
ANKARA (AA) – The Israeli army has announced that its ongoing offensive in the northern occupied West Bank has resulted in the deaths of 26 Palestinians In a statement, the army said its forces killed 26 Palestinians and arrested about 30 others since the start of its offensive in several cities of the territory. The […]
GENEVA (AA) – The UN’s special rapporteur on Palestine on Monday said that Israel is targeting Gaza and the West Bank as part of an elimination and expansion strategy. “Apartheid Israel is targeting Gaza and the West Bank simultaneously, as part of an overall process of elimination, replacement and territorial expansion,” Fra...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army has blocked water trucks from reaching the Jenin Government Hospital, potentially disrupting kidney dialysis services for patients. According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, Israeli forces stopped water tankers from the Jenin Civil Defense from reaching the hospital. Dargham Zakarneh, dire...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US has rejected the idea of mass displacements of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank after hawkish Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz called for the “temporary evacuation” of Palestinian civilians to carry out an operation. “We reject the idea of mass displacements of Palestinians in the West...
