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Israeli army reports killing 26 Palestinians during offensive on occupied West Bank

The Israeli army announced Saturday that its ongoing offensive in the northern occupied West Bank has resulted in the deaths of 26 Palestinians, Anadolu reports. 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 Israeli army continues its military offensive in the city of Jenin and its refugee camp for the fourth […]

31 August 2024

International

Israeli army declares ‘state of readiness’ for war

The Israeli army has declared a “state of readiness” for war after Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip fired an intense barrage of rockets early Saturday toward Israel, reports Israel Broadcasting Authority. The rocket salvoes were fired from different locations in the enclave but Israel’s Iron Dome defence system intercepted many, according to an Anadolu correspondent. At least five people were killed and 15 others injured in the Gaza rockets […]

7 October 2023

International

Israeli army kills alleged Palestinian attacker in West Bank

Israeli forces have shot a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank as he tried to stab a policeman, the Israeli military said, stirring tensions in the occupied territory. Palestinian officials said on Thursday that the man had been shot dead, without elaborating on the circumstances. A video circulated on social media showed a soldier firing at a Palestinian multiple times, even after he had fallen to the ground. Reuters could not […]

28 April 2023

International

West Bank: 13 Palestinians wounded in Israeli army raid on Jericho camp

The Israeli army stormed the Aqbat refugee camp and surrounded a house during an early morning arrest raid, resulting in a gunfire exchange between soldiers and residents, according to Palestinian state news agency Wafa. Israeli media, meanwhile, said that the army had fired an anti-tank guided missile at the camp. Last week, Governor Jihad Abu al-Assal accused Israel of placing Jericho under "siege" after a Palestinian opened fire towards a restaurant at a […]

5 February 2023

International

US seeks facts from Israel on Jenin raid that killed nine Palestinians

The US State Department's top official for the Middle East has said Washington is seeking information from Israel after its forces killed nine Palestinians during a raid on Thursday in the occupied West Bank town of Jenin. In a briefing to reporters ahead of a trip to the region by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Barbara Leaf said US officials are seeking to understand what happened in the incident and urged de-escalation, describing the civilian casualties […]

27 January 2023

International

Palestine Authority to stop security coordination with Israel

The Palestinian leadership ended, on Thursday, security coordination with Israel after the Israeli army aggression on Jenin refugee camp in the northern Occupied West Bank earlier in the day, which resulted in killing nine Palestinians, including an elderly lady. The Al-Ghad TV reported that the Central Committee of the Al-Fatah Movement and the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) have held a meeting during the day, chaired by Palestinian Authority […]

27 January 2023

International

West Bank: Two Palestinians shot dead by Israeli fire in separate incidents

Two Palestinians were killed on Wednesday by Israeli fire in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank. Ahmad Abu Junaid, 21, was shot in the head and critically wounded during a morning raid by the army on Nablus’s Balata refugee camp, according to the Palestinian health ministry. He was taken to Rafidia Hospital for treatment but was pronounced dead in the afternoon. Palestinian media said an undercover Israeli army force raided the Balata camp early […]

12 January 2023

International

Israeli forces kill two Palestinian men in occupied West Bank

Ramallah, Occupied West Bank – The Israeli army has killed two Palestinian men during a raid on a village near the city of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank. Mohammad Samer Hoshiyeh, 22, and Fouad Mohammad Abed, 25, were shot dead early on Monday in Kufr Dan, northwest of Jenin, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. At least three others were injured during the raid, including one in critical condition, […]

3 January 2023

International News

Palestinian teen shot dead by Israeli army in occupied West Bank

A Palestinian teenager has been shot dead in the occupied West Bank as Israeli forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds in the town of Beita near the city of Nablus. The teenager, identified as 15-year-old Mohammed Hamayel, "died as a result of being shot in the face with live ammunition by the (Israeli) occupation" during the clashes, the Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement on […]

11 March 2020

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