Tag: West Bank
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Pogroms escalate in the State of Palestine (West Bank): Israel kills 22 Palestinians in Gaza yesterday
Bombing campaigns in Gaza are becoming more regular as 22 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes, yesterday, in Gaza rising the Palestinian casualty rate during the ceasefire to up to 350 people. Hamas is refusing to disarm in Gaza according to President Trump’s plan but have agreed to handover administration to the Palestinian Authority. Israel…
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President Trump says he will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank
In a surprising statement made to the press yesterday evening at the White House, President Trump said that he will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. President Trump’s statement comes after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that there will be no Palestinian State west of the Jordan river and that illegal settlements in…
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Israel closes West Bank-Jordan crossing indefinitely as it pulverises Gaza City
Israel is closing the only border crossing that is left in Palestine’s West Bank as it declared it will be closing Palestine’s border crossing with Jordan on an indefinite basis. The announcement came following an incident last week in which a truck driver shot two Israeli soldiers at the crossing. Gaza City is still being…
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Malta signs letter with European nations condemning Israel’s E1 settlement plan in the West Bank
Malta has signed a letter among 21 other countries that include European countries, Australia and Canada, and also the EU High Representative Kaja Kallas, condemning Israel’s approval to build a new Jewish settlement in the E1 Area in the West Bank just outside of Jerusalem. The move by Israel is intended to disrupt plans to…
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German Foreign Minister visits Christian village of Taybeh in Palestine (West Bank)
The German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul visited the Christian village of Taybeh in Palestine (West Bank) as the village is currently a target of Jewish settlers. Recently, Jewish settlers tried to torch the ruins of the antique church of Taybeh by setting fire to the field behind it. Locals managed to control the fire before…
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Jewish settlers torch a 1,600 year-old Christian Church in Palestine’s West Bank
On Monday this week, illegal Jewish settlers have torched a 1,600 year-old Christian Church and historical and archeological site in the village of Taybeh in the West Bank of Palestine. The Greek Orthodox Church of Saint George was originally built in the Byzantine period in the 4th century AD. Taybeh is located 12km outside Ramallah.…
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15 Government Israeli Ministers call for the annexation of the West Bank
15 Israeli government ministers and the Knesset’s Speaker have demanded the annexation of the West Bank in a written letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The letter describes the West Bank as Judea and Samaria and urges the Prime Minister to take opportunity from US President Donald Trump’s support to annex the West Bank. Since…
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EU diplomats shot at by the IDF in Jenin, West Bank
Yesterday, as a diplomatic delegation organised by the Palestinian Authority toured the occupied West Bank, the Israeli Defense Forces opened fire on the delegation. The IDF said that it fired warning shots at the delegation after it crossed a restricted perimeter. Jenin is currently occupied by the IDF after the IDF stormed it in September…
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The EU announces €1.6 billion in aid to the Palestinian Authority for up to 2027: condemns Israel’s occupation of the West Bank
The EU Commission yesterday announced up to €1.6 billion in aid to the Palestinian Authority for up to 2027, retaining its commitment as the largest donor to the PA. In a press conference, the EU Vice-Commissioner President and High Representative Kaja Kallas condemned Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and called for the immediate entry…
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40,000 Palestinians leave Jenin as IDF tanks storm city
The Israeli Defense Forces have occupied Jenin with tanks rolling inside the city after clashes with Palestinian militants that left hundreds of Palestinians dead. The clashes have been ongoing since late last year and up to 40,000 Palestinians have left the city. Yesterday, the city of Tulkarm has also been stormed by the IDF who…
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President Donald Trump demands to annex Gaza: Saudi Arabia opposes the plan
President Donald Trump gave a press conference yesterday along with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington D.C where he stated that the US will annex Gaza and reconstruct it. The plan is to send Palestinians from Gaza living in other Arab countries. Saudi Arabia opposes this plan. Prime Minister Netanyahu flew to Washington saying…
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Israel announces plans to officially annex the West Bank and seek Western recognition
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has announced that the Israeli government will go ahead with its plans to annex the West Bank of Palestine and seek US recognition for its annexation of Palestinian lands. Finance Minister Smotrich has long advocated for the full annexation of the West Bank in Palestine and recently said that this…
