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Israel soldiers, settlers fatally shoot, assault Palestinians

A Palestinian motorist was shot dead by Israeli soldiers who claimed he fired a pistol at the Huwara military checkpoint at the entrance of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. However, no Israeli casualties were reported, according to Israeli and Palestinian officials. A video circulating of the incident shows Israeli soldiers opening fire on a white Hyundai vehicle, which Bilal Adnan Rawajbeh, 29, who was a member of the Palestinian […]

today5 November 2020

International News

Jewish settlers torch dozens of olive trees near Nablus

Jewish settlers today torched dozens of olive trees in the Palestinian town of Burin town, near the West Bank city of Nablus, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activities in the northern West Bank, told WAFA that a group of Jewish settlers, who came from the illegal colonial settlement of Yitzhar, set fire to olive groves to the south of the town. Meanwhile, Israeli […]

today10 July 2020

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 […]

today11 March 2020

International News

180,000 Palestinians in Nablus suffering acute water shortage since June

Residents of Nablus in the occupied West Bank are suffering from increasing water shortages, according to a new report by B’Tselem. The rights group reported: “Israel prevents the Palestinians from digging new wells and refuses to sell them more water to ease the suffering.” Consequently, “in summer residents must purchase water privately, at high costs, and use it for essential needs only.” In 2014, Palestinian water consumption in the West […]

today15 September 2017

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