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Miseries pile up for West Bank refugees as UNRWA workers’ strike continues
Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank face a summer littered with waste due to an ongoing strike, sparking fears about disease outbreaks.
Piles of garbage have accumulated as more than 3,600 UN Relief and Work Agency workers have…
Israel: Netanyahu, allies pass new budget with sweeping grants for settlements, ultra-Orthodox
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Wednesday passed a new two-year budget, a step that could bring some stability to his coalition and clear the way for it to press ahead with its religious, pro-settlement agenda.
While…
UNRWA: Palestinian refugee healthcare crisis growing due to hardship, conflicts
Palestinian refugees in the Middle East are facing a rising mental health crisis, with women and children particularly vulnerable, the leading official at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees has warned.
Dr.…
Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in West Bank: Palestinian ministry
Three Palestinian fighters were killed in an overnight Israeli army raid in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian sources.
In a statement Monday, the Palestinian health ministry identified the three men killed in the Balata…
Arab nations condemn Israeli security minister’s Al-Aqsa visit
Israel’s ultra right-wing national security minister has been condemned as “provocative” and “dangerous” after visiting Al-Aqsa mosque in occupied Jerusalem on Sunday.
The visit by Itamar Ben-Gvir — his second since becoming a member of…
Israel far-right minister visits Al-Aqsa compound – police
Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound Sunday, police said, a controversial move by the extreme-right politician amid heightened tensions in annexed east Jerusalem.
“Minister…
US condemns Israeli extremists’ ‘hateful chants’ against Arabs
The United States on Thursday condemned Israeli demonstrators’ “racist” chants against Arabs, with AFP reporters saying that many of the marchers had shouted anti-Arab slogans.
“The United States unequivocally opposes racist language of…
Kuwait urges UNESCO to fulfill its commitment to institutions in Palestine, Sudan
Kuwait on Monday called on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to make every effort to guarantee that the organization's decisions and obligations to educational and cultural institutions in…
Is a ‘new Nakba’ happening in Gaza?
On Monday, Palestinians mark the Nakba or the “catastrophe” – their forced expulsion from the land that became the state of Israel. Those living in Gaza say every day is a catastrophe. For the last 16 years, Israel and Egypt have imposed a…
UN to mark 75th anniversary of Palestinian exodus from Israel
United Nations will officially commemorate the flight of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from what is now Israel on the 75th anniversary of their exodus — an action stemming from the UN’s partition of British-ruled Palestine into…