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Palestinians Call For Strike After Prisoner Dies of Cancer

Palestinian factions called for a general strike in the occupied West Bank and urged Palestinians to confront Israeli troops on Tuesday after a Palestinian prisoner died of lung cancer. Nasser Abu Hamid, 50, a former leader of the Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade, the armed wing of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Palestinian prisoner diagnosed with cancer dies in Israel custody

Palestinian officials and rights groups had long called for Abu Hmaid’s release after he was diagnosed with cancer.

Al Jazeera

Senior Palestinian militant jailed by Israel dies of cancer

(This Dec. 20 story has been corrected to remove reference to the Palestinian militant dying in an Israeli jail in the headline)

Reuters

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In the holy land, a Christmas spirit is reborn

In a small distillery just outside Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, a clear liquid drips out of a copper pot still into a stainless steel barrel, ringing like church bells.

Reuters

Israel veers into far-right extremism

If this racist and ultra-nationalist government is as bad as it looks, a deadly third intifada is coming soon

Salon

Family of activist who died in Palestinian custody turn to ICC

The family of an activist who died in the custody of the Palestinian Authority's security forces called on the International Criminal Court on Thursday to investigate, in what they say is the first communication to the court from Palestinians against their leadership.

Reuters

Palestinian activist's family seeks ICC probe into his death

The family of an outspoken critic of the Palestinian Authority who died last year after allegedly being beaten by Palestinian security forces says it has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate the death

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Fears of full-blown Israeli-Palestinian conflict grow after bloodiest year since 2005

Surge in violence either side of the ‘green line’ has led people to wonder if a third intifada is on the cards

The Guardian - UK

Family of Dead Activist to Take Palestinian Authority to ICC

The family of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat will submit a case Thursday to the International Criminal Court accusing top Palestinian officials over his death in custody, relatives told AFP. Banat, a leading critic of the Palestinian Authority led by Mahmud Abbas, died in June 2021 after being dragged from his…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bethlehem welcomes Christmas tourists after pandemic lull

Business is bouncing back in Bethlehem after two years in the doldrums during the coronavirus pandemic, lifting spirits in the traditional birthplace of Jesus ahead of the Christmas holiday

The Independent UK

Hamas Marks Anniversary, Predicts Confrontation with Israel

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians on Wednesday thronged a rally in downtown Gaza to mark the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Hamas movement, as leaders predicted a year of “open confrontation” with the hardline Israeli government expected to take office in the coming days. Hamas, an armed group…

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Hamas marks anniversary, predicts confrontation with Israel

Hundreds of Thousands of Palestinians have thronged a rally in downtown Gaza City to mark the 35th founding anniversary of militant Hamas group

The Independent UK

Teenage girl killed during Israeli forces operation in West Bank

ISRAELI forces killed a teenage girl during an army operation

The National (Scotland)

Israeli army acknowledges shooting death of Palestinian girl

The Israeli military has acknowledged that its troops fatally shot a teenage Palestinian girl during an operation in the occupied West Bank

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Al Jazeera

Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen in occupied West Bank raid

Jana Majdi Zakarneh, 16, was shot dead while standing on the roof of her home during an Israeli military raid on Jenin.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Palestinians: Israeli Army Kills Teen Girl in West Bank Raid

A Palestinian hospital announced Israeli forces killed a teenage girl during an army operation in the occupied West Bank early Monday. Khalil Suleiman Government Hospital in the northern city of Jenin said Jana Zakaran, 16, was hit with a gunshot in the head and pronounced dead. The official Palestinian news…

Reuters

Israeli troops kill Palestinian girl during West Bank firefight

Israeli forces shot and killed a 16-year-old Palestinian girl during a firefight with militants during a raid in the city of Jenin on Sunday, authorities said, as a wave of violence in the occupied West Bank continued.

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The Dead Sea is dying. These beautiful, ominous photos show the impact

Its water level is dropping. Big sinkholes are swallowing up whole tracts of land around it. Here is why a disaster is unfolding at the Middle East's iconic salt lake.

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The Independent UK

Palestinians: Israeli army kills 4 in West Bank violence

The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli forces have killed four Palestinians in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank

Al Jazeera

Israel kills three Palestinians in Jenin, general strike called

Israeli forces kill three Palestinian men in a raid on Jenin and its refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank.

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Freezes Draft Agreement With Israeli Police

The European Union informed Israeli Ambassador Haim Regev that it will not be moving forward with a draft agreement for intelligence cooperation between the Israeli police and the European Police Agency, Europol, political sources in Tel Aviv said Wednesday. The sources told Haaretz newspaper that the decision is the first…

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Israeli Army Kills 3 Palestinians in West Bank Raid

Israeli forces killed three Palestinians on Thursday during a pre-dawn raid in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The Israeli military said it was carrying out an arrest raid in the flashpoint city of Jenin in the northern West Bank when forces came under fire and then…

Reuters

Israeli forces kill 4 Palestinians in West Bank clashes

Israeli forces killed four Palestinians, including two militants and a teenager, in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, medical officials said, as a months-long wave of violence continued.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Man Suspected of West Bank Drive-by Shooting

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man the military said had fired on one of its posts in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, the latest in a series of deadly incidents over the past year. The military said in a statement that soldiers conducting routine activity in the area responded…

Reuters

Israeli forces kill Palestinian man suspected of West Bank drive-by shooting

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man the military said had fired on one of its posts in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, the latest in a series of deadly incidents over the past year.

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