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Israel: Police to ‘legitimise’ killing of Palestinian citizens in new open-fire rules

Israeli authorities are seeking to allow the use of live fire by police to disperse mass protests held by Palestinian citizens, the country's national security minister has said. A report by Israeli broadcaster Kan 11 on Tuesday revealed that police and the national security ministry are working to relax rules of engagement in some scenarios at time of "emergencies". An example of this would be the potential blocking of roads by Palestinians that could […]

today5 October 2023

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Israel sentences 3 Palestinians to life in prison for 2016 shooting attack

The Israeli central court of Tel Aviv issued four life sentences with an additional 60 years of prison, and a 2,572,000 shekel ($734,563) fine against three Palestinians accused of carrying out a deadly shooting attack in Tel Aviv in June 2016 that left four Israelis dead and several others injured. Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) Khalid Mahajna said in a statement that Khalid Muhammad Makhamreh, 22, Muhammad Ahmad […]

today30 November 2017

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Cancer patient dies after Israel refuses medical referral

A young Palestinian from Jenin’s southern town of Jaba in the West Bank died of cancer on Monday after Israeli authorities banned him from travelling for urgent treatment. Jaba’s public relations official Hamza Hamdan told Quds Press that 22-year-old Jawdat Ahmed Muflih died from liver cancer after his health deteriorated over the past few weeks. Hamdan added that Muflih’s family submitted several medical transfer requests to Palestinian authorities but Israel […]

today10 August 2017

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Fatah calls for ‘day of rage’ amid Israeli restrictions at Al-Aqsa

The Fatah Movement called on Monday for a “day of rage” against increased Israeli security measures in occupied East Jerusalem following a deadly attack on Friday, as Palestinians denounced Israeli forces’ use of violence against them in recent days in the holy city. After the attack that left three assailants and two police officers -- all Palestinian citizens of Israel -- dead in and around Al-Aqsa, Israeli forces shut down […]

today18 July 2017

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South Africans urged to support 24-hour solidarity hunger strike

South Africans have been called upon to participate in a 24-hour solidarity hunger strike, starting this evening, in support of Palestinian political prisoners on hunger strike.  The 24-hour hunger strike will commence at 6pm on Tuesday, May 2 and end at 6pm on Wednesday, May 3. Participants, like Palestinian hunger strikers, are allowed to drink salt water during the fast. The hunger strike action will culminate with an event at […]

today2 May 2017

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