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Israeli reforms ‘threat to Palestine’: report
Controversial judicial reforms proposed by Israeli’s far-right coalition government pose a threat to Palestinians, an independent commission of inquiry set up by the UN said on Thursday.
The proposals, which would curb some Supreme Court…
Denmark signs funding deal with UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees worth $75.2m over 5 years
Authorities in Denmark have signed an agreement to provide the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East with funding of more than $15 million a year between 2023 and 2027.
Danish sources said the agreement,…
Israeli army mounts rare raid into Palestinian city of Ramallah, clashes ensue
Clashes erupted after Israeli forces mounted a rare raid into the Palestinian city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank early on Thursday, in what the military said was an operation to demolish the house of an assailant.
A Reuters…
US senator presses for declassified report on Al Jazeera reporter’s killing
US Senator Chris Van Hollen called on Monday for declassifying a government report on the death of Al Jazeera’s Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American journalist who was shot and killed while covering an Israeli army raid last year.…
Palestinian residents ‘in constant fear’ over eviction threat
Residents of Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron in the West Bank, are living in constant fear they will be forced from their homes by Israeli troops.
The Israeli Supreme Court has approved the expulsion of Palestinians from Masafer Yatta,…
UNRWA chief warns agency will run out of funds within months unless donors step up
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East is going through a “massive” financial crisis that threatens its very existence, the agency’s chief has warned.
Philippe Lazzarini said that UNRWA’s…
After 22 years in a coma, Israeli woman critically wounded in 2001 Jerusalem suicide bombing dies
An Israeli woman critically wounded in a 2001 suicide bombing at a Jerusalem restaurant has died, an Israeli hospital said Thursday. Her death marks the sixteenth fatality from that attack.
Hana Nachenberg was 31 at the time and was…
Arab League chief meets Palestinian PM
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit on Wednesday met with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh while visiting the Egyptian capital Cairo, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
During the meeting, they discussed the…
Palestinian gunmen killed Israeli civilian in West Bank, army says
Palestinian gunmen shot and killed an Israeli man on Tuesday near the entrance to a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli army said.
The Israeli military said the man was shot near the settlement of Hermesh, in the…
Israel launches ‘eye in the sky’ balloon in Galilee
A surveillance balloon launched by the Israeli military in the northern Galilee region will provide early warning of long-range missiles and drones targeting the country, sources said on Sunday.
Israeli authorities said that the balloon…