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☆ Palestinian President Abbas condemns violence against civilians
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Ali Sawafta | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meet on the sidelines of the 6th summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia (CICA), in Astana, Kazakhstan October 13, 2022. Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsRAMALLAH, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned violence against civilians on Thursday in the wake of the devastating attack by Hamas gunmen on Israel and the relentless bombardment of the Gaza Strip by Israeli jets that followed. "We reject the practices of killing civilians or abusing them on both sides because they contravene morals, religion and international law," the official Palestinian news agency Wafa quoted Abbas as saying. Earlier, Israeli settlers in the West Bank killed two Palestinians when they opened fire on a funeral procession. A 37-year-old woman was also killed when she was shot by security forces near Ramallah, the main city in the West bank, according to Palestinian health services.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Mahmoud Abbas, Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Antony Blinken, Abbas, Wafa, Blinken, Israel, Fatah, Ali Sawafta, James Mackenzie, Mark Heinrich, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Sputnik, U.S, Palestinian Authority, West Bank, Thomson Locations: Asia, Astana, Kazakhstan, RAMALLAH, Israel, Gaza, Jordan, East Jerusalem, Al Aqsa, Jerusalem, Old City, Palestinian, Ramallah, West

☆ World reacts to Hamas attack on Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa Acquire Licensing RightsOct 8 (Reuters) - The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday. Germany condemns these attacks by Hamas and stands by Israel," Scholz said on social media. However, Morocco's Islamist PJD party, which had been the largest in parliament until elections in 2021, praised the Hamas attack as "a heroic act" and "a natural and legitimate reaction to daily violations". EUROPEAN UNIONEU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said: "I unequivocally condemn the attack carried out by Hamas terrorists against Israel. INDONESIA"Indonesia is very concerned about the increasing escalation of the conflict between Palestine and Israel," the foreign ministry the world’s largest Muslim-majority country said on X.

Persons: Mahmoud Issa, Antony Blinken, Lloyd Austin, Tor Wennesland, Volker Tuerk, MAHMOUD ABBAS, WAFA, Abbas, Ali Khamenei, Yahya Rahim Safavi, Nasser Kanaani, ISNA, OLAF SCHOLZ, Scholz, EMMANUEL MACRON Macron, Abraham, JOSEP BORRELL, Borrell, JUSTIN TRUDEAU, JAMES, Ursula von der Leyen, TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Erdogan, Israel, MIKHAIL BOGDANOV, Bogdanov, VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY Zelenskiy, Israel's, ANDRZEJ DUDA, I'm, Duda, PETR PAVEL, Pavel, Giorgia Meloni, KISHIDA, Kishida, Faki Mahamat, Yoweri Museveni, Jan Harvey, Andrew Cawthorne, Ros Russell, Barbara Lewis, Toby Chopra Organizations: REUTERS, Hamas, UNITED, State Department . U.S . Defense, of Defense, Human, Palestinian, Abraham Accords, Israel, Twitter, EU Commission, Hezbollah, Rockets, State, African Union, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, IRAN, Palestine, Jerusalem, CHINA, State, Germany, SAUDI ARABIA, Egypt, MOROCCO Morocco, EU, Muscat, Oman, Canada, QATAR, MIKHAIL BOGDANOV Russia, Iran, Lebanese, Poland, Japan, KUWAIT Kuwait, EMIRATES, UAE, INDONESIA, Indonesia, KENYA, X, UGANDA, Uganda

☆ Two Palestinian men killed during Israeli incursion in camp near Tulkarem
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Kareem Khadder | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Jerusalem CNN —Two Palestinian men were killed in the early hours of Sunday during an incursion by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the Nur Shams refugee camp near Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said. He said it was the third Israeli raid on the camp this year, damaging electricity and water services. Videos obtained by CNN shared by residents of the camp showed military vehicles entering the camp, where at least one was hit by an IED. Israel raided the camp earlier in September, leaving a Palestinian man killed and another two injured. A general strike has been announced in the camp and Tulkarem.

Persons: Farhan Abu Ali, Abd al, Rahman Suleiman Abu Daghash, Abu Daghash, Taha al, Irani, WAFA, “, Najeeb, Israel Organizations: Jerusalem CNN, Israel Defense Forces, West Bank, Palestinian Ministry of Health, IDF, CNN, UN Locations: Jerusalem, Nur, Tulkarem, Palestinian

☆ Man killed in rare clash between Palestinian security forces and gunmen
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Ammar Awad Acquire Licensing RightsRAMALLAH, West Bank, Aug 30 (Reuters) - A Palestinian was killed in a rare clash between Palestinian security forces and gunmen in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, amid uncertainty over the future of Palestinian leadership that has widened internal rifts. Israel has stepped up military raids in Palestinian self-ruled areas of the Israeli-occupied West Bank where Palestinian fighters have become increasingly assertive, challenging the internationally backed Palestinian Authority (PA). Witnesses said a man was killed in the West Bank town of Tulkarm after Palestinian security forces arrived to free up roads to its refugee camp, which gunmen had blocked as a precaution against Israeli incursions. Talal Dweikat, spokesperson for the PA security services, said gunmen had opened fire at the forces, "prompting security forces to intervene, taking necessary measures to restore order". PA security services launched an investigation into the incident and requested an autopsy, the official WAFA news agency reported.

Persons: Ammar Awad, Witnesses, Talal Dweikat, Mahmoud Abbas, Ali Sawafta, Nidal al, Jonathan Oatis, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: REUTERS, West Bank, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority, Reuters, U.S, Thomson Locations: Jerusalem, RAMALLAH, West, Palestinian, Israel, Tulkarm, Israeli, Gaza, Oslo, Hebron

☆ Palestinians accept first Saudi ambassador
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

At a ceremony in Jordan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's diplomatic adviser Majdi al-Khalidi received a copy of the credentials of Ambassador Nayef Al-Sudairi as a non-resident envoy, official Palestinian news agency Wafa said. Palestinian analyst Talal Okal said the diplomatic appointment was a half-step toward an official Saudi representation office in the occupied West Bank. "It is also a message Saudi Arabia was committed to the rights of the Palestinians in a fully sovereign state," he added. PALESTINIAN CONCERNPalestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said last week that Abbas's Western-backed Palestinian Authority is hoping to engage with Saudi Arabia over their concerns about the potential normalisation with Israel. Saudi Arabia has quietly accepted the so-called Abraham Accords that have normalised ties between Israel and Gulf states United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

Persons: Mahmoud Abbas's, Majdi al, Khalidi, Nayef Al, Wafa, al, Talal Okal, Riyad al, Maliki, Abraham, Benjamin Netanyahu, Nidal al, Ali Swafta, Maayan Lubell, Hatem Maher, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: West Bank, Palestinian, Saudi, Abraham Accords, United, NBC, Thomson Locations: RAMALLAH, West, Saudi Arabian, Israel, Saudi Arabia, U.S, Saudi, Jordan, Palestinian, Gulf, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Gaza, Ramallah, Maayan, Jerusalem, Cairo

☆ Israeli forces kill two Palestinians who carried out attack, army says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] People check damage in a house where two Palestinians were killed during an Israeli raid in Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank July 7,2023. REUTERS/Raneen SawaftaNABLUS, West Bank, July 7 (Reuters) - Israeli security forces on Friday killed two Palestinians who carried out a shooting attack against police this week, Israel's military said. Israeli forces raided the occupied West Bank town of Nablus, the military said, and "both terrorists were killed following an exchange of fire." The Israeli military said it had targeted infrastructure and weapons depots of Palestinian militant factions in Jenin in the operation. Israel says all the Palestinians killed were combatants.

Persons: WAFA, Raneen Sawafta, Ali Sawafta, Nidal, Ari Rabinovitch, Toby Chopra, Ros Russell Organizations: REUTERS, West Bank, West, Popular Front, Liberation, Palestine Liberation Organization, Palestinian, United Nations Relief, Works Agency, UNRWA, Thomson Locations: Nablus, Raneen, NABLUS, West, West Bank, Palestine, Ramallah, Israeli, Israel, Jenin, Gaza

☆ The Jenin incursion was meant to weaken militant groups. It has ended up deepening the defiance of Palestinian fighters
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Salma Abdelaziz Muhammad Darwish Kareem Khadder | Salma Abdelaziz | Muhammad Darwish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

A foul stench filled the hot summer air, much of Jenin was left without running water or power during Israel’s largest incursion in the occupied West Bank in decades. Widespread devastationFor many Palestinians, Jenin is a name and a place synonymous with suffering and resistance. Now it is a built-up and densely populated area with one of the highest rates of poverty and unemployment in the West Bank, according to the UN. At least 50 shooting attacks toward Israelis have emanated from Jenin, according to the Israeli military. Last year was the deadliest year on record for both Palestinians and Israelis across the West Bank and Israel in more than a decade.

Persons: “, Abu, Wafa, alleyways, Israel, Israel’s, Muhammad Darwish, Hanaa, ”, Shalaby, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Netanyahu, Najwa, ” Israel Organizations: West Bank CNN —, West Bank, AK, Jenin Brigade, United Nations, UN, CNN, UNRWA, Norwegian Refugee Council, Israel, NRC, Palestinian Authority Locations: Jenin, Palestine, West, Israel

☆ Palestinian gunman opens fire at Israeli checkpoint and is shot dead, police say
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

RAMALLAH, West Bank, June 24 (Reuters) - A Palestinian militant opened fire at an Israeli checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, wounding a security guard before he was shot dead by forces at the scene, Israel's police said. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, an armed group associated with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party, claimed the gunman as a member. Police distributed a photo of an M-16 rifle they said was used by the gunman to carry out the shooting. Violence surged this week in the West Bank, where for over a year the military has conducted regular sweeps leading to repeated clashes with Palestinian fighters amid a spate of Palestinian street attacks on Israelis. The past few days saw deadly clashes in the city of Jenin, a fatal Palestinian shooting attack near a settlement, attacks on Palestinian villages by settlers and a rare Israeli air strike in the West Bank against militants.

Persons: Israel's, Mahmoud Abbas, Fatah, WAFA, Jake Sullivan, Maayan Lubell, Ali Sawafta, William Mallard, Toby Chopra Organizations: West Bank, Martyrs Brigade, Palestinian, Police, White House, Thomson Locations: RAMALLAH, West, Palestinian, Kafr Aqab, Jenin, Israel, East Jerusalem, Gaza, Jerusalem, Ramallah

☆ Israeli forces stage rare incursion into Ramallah to blow up bombing suspect’s home
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Israeli security forces regularly raid Palestinian cities such as Jenin, Nablus and Jericho, but an incursion into Ramallah on this scale is extremely unusual. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported more than 100 Israeli military vehicles were involved in the incursion, calling it an all-night raid. Among the wounded was a photojournalist for Al-Arabi TV, Moumen Sumrin, who was hit in the head with a rubber bullet. Palestinians inspect the site where Israeli forces demolished the house of Islam Faroukh, who was accused of carrying out two bombings in November. No IDF troops were injured, the military said.

Persons: Islam Faroukh, Wafa, Moumen Sumrin, Fadel, Batran, “, Issam, Mohammad Shtayyeh, ”, Faroukh, Molotov Organizations: Jerusalem CNN, Palestinian Authority, West Bank, Palestinian Ministry of Health, Israel Defense Forces, Al, IDF, Anadolu Agency, Getty Locations: Jerusalem, Ramallah, Islam, Jenin, Nablus, Jericho, Arabi, Palestinian

☆ Israeli forces kill Palestinian officer in clashes, WAFA says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Israeli settlers walk past structures that were erected for a new Jewish seminary school, in the settler outpost of Homesh in the Israeli-occupied West Bank May 29, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen ZvulunJENIN, West Bank, May 29 (Reuters) - Israeli forces killed a Palestinian security officer during clashes in the occupied West Bank flashpoint city of Jenin on Monday, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa said. In another part of the West Bank on Monday, Jewish settlers inaugurated a seminary in an area that has been a focus of U.S. scrutiny, drawing Palestinian condemnation. "With God's help ... there will be many more new settlements in northern Samaria," he said, referring to the West Bank by its biblical name. "Statements of condemnation are no longer enough in the face of the (Israeli) extremist right-wing government," said his spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh.

☆ Five dead in Israeli raid on Palestinian militants in W.Bank
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Ali Sawafta | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Bullet holes are pictured on a door at the scene where Israeli forces killed a number of armed fighters during a raid at a refugee camp near the city of Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, February 6, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamad TorokmanJERICHO, West Bank, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Israeli forces killed a number of armed fighters on Monday during a raid on a refugee camp near the occupied West Bank city of Jericho aimed at capturing suspected Hamas militants, the Israeli military said in a statement. Five people were killed, governor of Jericho Jihad Abu al-Assal said, in the raid in Aqbat Jabr refugee camp in southern Jericho and eight were arrested, according to a statement published by official Palestinian news agency WAFA. The Palestinian health ministry said three people had been wounded, one critically, but gave no details on any dead. Ahead of discussions in Cairo with Egyptian officials hoping to prevent further escalation, Haniyeh indicated the raid could impact the talks.

“The murder of the child Jana Majdi Zakarneh adds to the horrific murders of children that the occupation soldiers continue to commit,” Shtayyeh said. Israel has also recorded the highest number deaths from Palestinian attacks this year in nearly 20 years, with 31 killed. According to the IDF, the suspects threw explosives and fired at the IDF soldiers, who responded with “live fire.” No IDF injuries were reported. On Thursday, a 16-year-old boy died after he was shot by Israeli forces in Ramallah, according to a separate statement by the Palestinian Ministry of Health last week. The IDF said in a statement that Israeli soldiers “shot toward suspects” for throwing rocks and paint bottles at vehicles “endangered the lives of passersby” near the town of Aboud in Ramallah.

☆ 2022 World Cup should ban Iran in support of women and protesters
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Sardar Pashaei | Emily Schrader | Sardar Pashaei Is A Former World Wrestling Champion Iran Who Fled In Due To Political Persecution. He Is Now The Executive Manager Of | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

On Saturday, 32 national soccer teams are gathering in Qatar for the start of the FIFA World Cup. That same year, Mahshid Razaghi, who played for the Olympic soccer team, was executed for selling anti-government newspapers. In 1984, Habib Khabiri, a member of the men’s national soccer team, was executed by firing squad for membership in an anti-regime organization. Preventing Iran from participating in the World Cup would send a concrete message that regimes that persecute their own athletes have no place in world sporting organizations. While such a ban would mean Iranian athletes can’t participate in this World Cup, many in Iran believe the team isn’t representative of the people of Iran in the first place but only represents the Islamic regime.

☆ Israeli troops kill Palestinian woman in car, say incident under review
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] A Palestinian man is seen through the damaged window of a car near the scene of an incident near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank November 14, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamad TorokmanRAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Israeli troops killed a Palestinian woman in the occupied West Bank on Monday, medics said, in an incident in which the military said the soldiers opened fire on a vehicle that was accelerating towards them. Palestinian medics said a 19-year-old woman from Hebron was shot dead. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa said a 26-year-old man with her was detained by the troops. The incident is under review," the spokesperson said, without giving details on casualties or arrests.

☆ West Bank: Several dead after Israeli joint security forces raid in Nablus
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Kareem Khadder | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —At least four Palestinians were killed during an Israeli military raid in the old city of Nablus in the West Bank in the early hours of Tuesday, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. “The (Israeli) troops responded with live fire toward the armed suspects who were shooting at them,” the statement said. Official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that Israeli forces stormed several neighborhoods in Nablus, “where the sounds of shooting and explosions were heard and columns of smoke and flames were seen emanating from several neighborhoods,” followed by fierce clashes between residents and Israeli military forces. Mourners in the West Bank on October 25, 2022. Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP/Getty ImagesWafa also reported that the Israeli military then sent reinforcements backed by drones.

☆ Muntele Templului din Ierusalimul de Est, redeschis pentru vizitatorii evrei
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-23 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Violenţele între palestinieni şi forţele de securitate israeliene în zona Muntelui Templului au contribuit la declanşarea recentului conflict din Fâşia Gaza şi în jurul acesteia. În timpul Ramadanului (perioada anuală de post obligatoriu pentru musulmani), accesul vizitatorilor evrei la Muntele Templului nu a fost permis.Într-un semn al încrederii că încetarea focului va fi respectată în continuare, birourile administrative din Fâşia Gaza urmau să fie redeschise duminică.Activităţile administraţiei controlate de mişcarea Hamas în Gaza au fost suspendate în 10 mai, când forţele israeliene şi-au început riposta faţă de tirurile de rachete trase de către militanţii palestinieni spre sudul Israelului.Loviturile aeriene israeliene au vizat în special infrastructura militară a Hamas, dar au distrus şi clădiri ale administraţiei locale din Gaza.Bilanţul confruntărilor începute în 10 mai este de 248 de morţi în Fâşia Gaza şi 12 în Israel.Situaţia a rămas însă tensionată în Ierusalimul de Est. Sâmbătă, poliţia israeliană a arestat nouă palestinieni, dintre care patru în apropiere de moscheea Al-Aqsa, potrivit agenţiei de presă palestiniene Wafa.

Persons: Est . Sâmbătă Organizations: Templului, Hamas Locations: Gaza, Israel.Situaţia, Est, -, Wafa

☆ Россия выступила за созыв "квартета" посредников для Израиля и Палестины
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-12 | by ( Mld Media Srl | Степанов Георгий | ) noi.md time to read: +2 min

Россия выступает за созыв квартета международных посредников по Ближнему Востоку (РФ, ЕС, США и ООН) на министерском уровне в связи с обострением ситуации в регионе, заявил глава МИД РФ Сергей Лавров. "Мы сегодня пришли к общему мнению, что наиболее острой задачей является созыв квартета международных посредников – Россия, США, ООН и Евросоюз. Со своей стороны Гутерриш подчеркнул, что ООН "полностью готова возобновить работу квартета и способствовать диалогу между сторонами, а также с другими ключевыми участниками процесса". Армия обороны Израиля сообщила в среду, что с начала недели по израильской территории из сектора Газа выпущены более тысячи ракет и снарядов. Примерно 85-90% из них перехвачены системой ПВО "Железный купол", еще около 200 снарядов упали на территории сектора Газа.

Persons: Сергей Лавров, Антониу Гутерриш, Лавров, Гутерриш Organizations: ООН, МИД, Совет Безопасности, Армия обороны Locations: Россия, Ближний Восток, РФ, ЕС, США, Евросоюз, Израиль, Газа

„Preşedintele Mahmoud Abbas a publicat un decret prezidenţial cu privire la organizarea de alegeri generale'', arată un comunicat difuzat de agenţia oficială de presă palestiniană Wafa. Mişcarea Hamas, care din 2007 deţine controlul în Fâşia Gaza, a salutat anunţul preşedintelui palestinian Mahmoud Abbas. Cele mai recente alegeri prezidenţiale palestiniene s-au desfăşurat în ianuarie 2005, iar ultimele alegeri legislative în ianuarie 2006. Potrivit cotidianului The Jerusalem Post, la începutul acestui an preşedintele palestinian Mahmoud Abbas a anunţat că a ajuns la un acord cu mişcarea Hamas pentru organizarea de alegeri parlamentare şi prezidenţiale. Anunţul a survenit după ce Abbas a primit o scrisoare din partea liderului Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, privind încetarea disputei dintre Fatah şi Hamas.

Persons: Mahmoud Abbas, Mahmoud Abbas ., declaraţie, Anunţul, Abbas Organizations: OEP, Hamas, Fatah Locations: Agerpres, Gaza, Ismail

☆ Un individ a încercat să incendieze Biserica Tuturor Naţiunilor din Ierusalim
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-04 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Un bărbat a încercat vineri să incendieze Biserica Tuturor Naţiunilor din Grădina Gethsimani, în Ierusalimul de Est, înainte de a fi arestat, a anunţat poliţia israeliană care a declarat că privilegiază pista criminală, informează AFP. "Unităţile de poliţie au arestat un bărbat de 49 de ani care a turnat lichid inflamabil în interiorul bisericii", a anunţat purtătorul de cuvânt al poliţiei israeliene, Micky Rosenfeld, într-un comunicat, fără a face alte precizări, scrie agerpres.ro. Potrivit unui purtător de cuvânt al Bisericilor de pe Pământul Sfânt, Wadie Abou Nassar, suspectul este "un evreu ortodox". "Îi mulţumim lui Dumnezeu pentru stingerea rapidă a focului", a subliniat el într-un comunicat, îndemnând poliţia să ancheteze "serios" asupra incidentului şi evocând posibile "motivaţii rasiste". Biserica este construită pe locul unde, potrivit religiei creştine, Iisus Hristos a fost capturat.

Persons: poliţie, Dumnezeu, Iisus Hristos Organizations: Israelul Locations: Est, suspectul, Gethsimani, Măslinilor, Sfânt, Israel, Ramallah

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