West Bank
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday (Nov 5) citing a “crisis of trust” and replaced him with Israel Katz, previously the foreign minister. Earlier on Tuesday, Israeli forces issued new evacuation orders in the north of the Gaza Strip and carried out military strikes which Palestinian medics and media…
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Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims ‘drone attack on Jordan Valley’ The Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI) has said it launched a drone attack on a target in the Jordan Valley in the “occupied territories”. The IRI is an umbrella term used by a number of Iran-backed groups in Iraq. In recent months, groups under their…
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Qatar’s Foreign Ministry condemned on Sunday the ongoing Israeli military operations in the city of Jenin and its refugee camps in the northern West Bank. The ministry described the operations as “heinous and horrific crimes” and a “flagrant violation of international legitimacy resolutions.” In a statement, the ministry called on the international community to “provide…
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The Israeli army began on Wednesday a large-scale military operation in the Jenin, Tulkarm, and Tubas camps in the northern West Bank, according to Palestinian and Israeli sources. “The Israeli forces have begun military operations in Jenin, Tubas, and Tulkarm to thwart terrorism,” Avichai Adraee, spokesman of the Israeli army, said in a statement. Palestinian…
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A funeral has taken place for two Palestinians who were allegedly shot dead by Israeli forces in the West Bank. The Palestinian health ministry reported the 22-year-old man and 23-year-old women were killed by live ammunition during clashes in the city of Dura yesterday. The Israeli military said about 100 people threw firebombs and blocks…
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Thursday that the number of children killed in the West Bank has reached unprecedented levels and their suffering must not fade into the background of the current conflict. “This year has been the deadliest year on record for children in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, with conflict-related…
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Three Palestinians were killed after Israeli forces shot at their car in the West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry has said. Another was wounded in the incident in the city of Tulkarm, according to the ministry. Violence in the West Bank has intensified since Hamas’s attack on Israel on 7 October. At least 132 Palestinians,…
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Gaza is becoming a “graveyard for children”, the head of the UN has said. Hospitals, refugee camps and UN facilities have been hit, secretary-general Antonio Guterres said. No one was safe in Gaza, he said, calling for the protection of civilians to be “paramount” in the conflict. “Ground operations by the Israel Defence Forces and…
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Houthis launch ‘drone attacks against sensitive Israeli targets’ Yemen’s Houthis group has launched a batch of drones into Israel, according to a statement from their armed forces broadcast by TV channel Al Masirah. The targets of the drones were “varied and sensitive”, it said. This is not their first attack, having said they fired drones and…
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Thousands of Palestinians prayed on the streets in the occupied West Bank early Saturday in a show of support for the Gaza Strip amid an Israeli military offensive against the enclave. Thousands performed the Fajr, or dawn prayer, in main squares in Nablus, Tulkarm, Jenin and Tubas in the occupied territory, according to an Anadolu…
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