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Palestinians warn against plans to weaken their UN agency

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - A proposal by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees to delegate some services to other United Nations agencies has sparked outrage among Palestinians, who have warned of a plot to "dismantle" the body.

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Israeli forces kill Palestinian in new West Bank raid

Jenin (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man in the West Bank flashpoint city of Jenin Wednesday, in what the army called its latest "counterterrorism" raid following a series of attacks in Israel since late March.

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Israeli forces kill Palestinian in W.Bank: Palestinian news agency

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man and wounded three others in West Bank clashes early Wednesday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA said, a day after the fatal shooting of another Palestinian.

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Palestinian killed during Israeli West Bank 'counter-terrorism' raid

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - One Palestinian was killed Tuesday when Israeli forces stormed a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, in what the army called a "counter-terrorism" operation that sparked violent riots.

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Palestinian lone attackers trump factions: analysts

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Recent deadly attacks by Palestinians have shown a shift in the dynamics of militancy in the West Bank, as armed factions play less of a role and individual grievances trump ideology, analysts say.

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2 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on W.Bank: ministry

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Two Palestinians were killed early Thursday as Israeli forces raided the West Bank district of Jenin on the sixth day of operations in the occupied territory, the Palestinian health ministry said.

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Israeli Army Kills More Palestinians, Jenin Refugee Camp Calls for General Mobilization

Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh accused Israel of fueling tensions and killing in Palestinian territories, saying that Israel launched an aggression against Palestinians from Jenin to Hebron, particularly in Jerusalem. The premier also accused Israel of practicing a shoot to kill policy. Speaking at the start of the…

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Thousands Gather at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa for First Friday Prayers of Ramadan

Tens of thousands of Muslims flocked to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque on the first Friday of Ramadan for noon prayers, which passed peacefully despite concerns about a repeat of Israeli-Palestinian violence that erupted during the Muslim holy month last year. From early morning, residents of cities such as Bethlehem and Ramallah…

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Israeli forces kill Palestinian in W.Bank: Palestinian ministry

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian on Friday during clashes in the flashpoint occupied West Bank city of Hebron, the latest in a surge of violence, the Palestinian health ministry said.

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Jordan's King: Regional Security Cannot Be Achieved without a Palestinian State

Jordan's King Abdullah II assured Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that Amman will always support Palestine, despite all challenges. Meeting Abbas in Ramallah, King Abdullah asserted that security and stability could not be achieved in the region without just and comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution, which guarantees the establishment…

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Jordan's king lands in West Bank on rare trip to meet Abbas: official

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Jordan's King Abdullah II landed in Ramallah on Monday to meet Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, in his first trip to the Israeli-occupied West Bank since 2017, Abbas's office said.

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Abbas, Blinken Hold Talks in Ramallah

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Ramallah on Sunday. He stressed that the priority should always be towards finding a political solution that would end the Israeli occupation of Palestine along the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital. He called…

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Israeli PM Prevents Gantz from Meeting Jordanian King in Ramallah

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has barred Defense Minister Benny Gantz from attending a meeting in Ramallah on Monday between Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan’s King Abdullah II so as not to divert attention from the Negev summit, a political source in Tel Aviv said. The foreign ministers…

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Abbas slams West's 'double standards' on Ukraine, Palestinians

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas criticised Sunday the West's "double standards" that he said penalised Russia over its invasion of Ukraine while ignoring Israel's "crimes" against the Palestinians.

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'Independents' dominate in Palestinian local elections

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Independent candidates dominated the Palestinian local elections, winning 64 percent of seats, up from just 37 percent five years ago, according to official results released on Sunday.

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Palestinians elect West Bank councils in rare democratic exercise

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Voters cast ballots Saturday for municipal councils in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in a rare democratic exercise following a decade and a half of delays to Palestinian elections.

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Jordan King to Visit Ramallah to Ease Tension Ahead of Ramadan

Jordan's King Abdullah II will visit Ramallah soon to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in an attempt to contain a possible escalation during Ramadan month, according to the official Kan Channel. Kan said that the monarch plans to come to Ramallah on the eve of Ramadan and meet Abbas, who…

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Israeli Commander: Palestinians Will Lose in Another Intifada

Israeli army battalion commander Eliav Elbaz said on Saturday that Palestinians will lose a lot if they decide to go back and fight another intifada, as happened in 2000. Elbaz’ warning came in statements to the Israeli Walla website, which reported that these assessments are based on a secret tour…

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Palestinian shot last week by Israeli troops dies of wounds

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - A Palestinian man shot by Israeli forces in clashes last week died from his wounds early on Wednesday, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.

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Indian envoy Mukul Arya passes away, Palestinian Authority "closely monitoring" cause of death

Mukul Arya had taken charge as India’s envoy at Ramallah last year.

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Israeli forces kill 3 Palestinians in West Bank: ministry

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Israeli forces killed three Palestinians Tuesday in two separate incidents in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said.

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West Belfast boxing club joins project to help Palestinian kids

St Paul's ABC will work with Esker Boxing Club (Dublin) and Saviours Crystal Boxing Club (Waterford) as part of The Shamrock and Olive Tree Boxing Project

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Pelosi Opens Conference to Support Palestinian Companies with $250 Mln

Palestinians underscored the two-state solution and demanded US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi take practical steps to recognize Palestine as a country. Pelosi had kicked off a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories on Wednesday. Israeli leaders tried to limit her visit to emphasizing bilateral ties and ignoring her statements…

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Abbas, US speaker Pelosi hold rare West Bank meeting

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas met with US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the Israeli-occupied West Bank Thursday for talks on reviving a two-state solution to the conflict, Abbas's office said.

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Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian in West Bank confrontation

Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Palestinian health ministry said, during what the Israeli military described as a violent confrontation.

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