Tag: West Bank
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Al Jazeera to pursue legal action ‘until the end’ over Israel ban
Doha (AFP) – Al Jazeera will look to pursue all possible legal action “until the end” to challenge Israel’s ban on its operations there, the TV network’s news director told AFP in an interview. The Qatar-based station was taken off air in Israel after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government voted on Sunday to shut it down…
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Teenager on bicycle stabs two Israelis at West Bank checkpoint
A 15-year-old boy riding a bicycle stabbed two Israeli security personnel at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday before he was “neutralised,” police said. The attack occurred at around 8:15 am (0615 GMT) at the Tunnels checkpoint south of Jerusalem when the teenager arrived on a bicycle, the force said in a statement.…
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Israeli forces disguised as doctors kill three in West Bank hospital
Israeli forces disguised as doctors, nurses, and paramedical staff burst into a hospital in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday and shot three Palestinians dead, one of whom was lying paralysed in bed. A border police counter-terrorism unit and a unit from the internal security forces, known as the Shin Bet, entered Ibn Sina hospital…
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Indian singer Lucky Ali wants a state for Palestinians
As Israel continues with its genocide in Gaza and the West Bank, famous people worldwide are asking for an immediate stop to the fighting and for Palestine to be free. Indian singer Lucky Ali, who has supported Palestine since a long time, has spoken up for the establishment of a free state for Palestinians. View…
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TikTok star Sabrina Bahsoon launches fund for Palestinian children’s education
Lebanese-Malaysian TikTok star Sabrina Bahsoon, also known as “Tube Girl,” is helping Palestinians by initiating a fund to assist Palestinian children. With a following of nearly 800,000 on TikTok, Sabrina has teamed up with Geutanyoe Malaysia, an advocacy group, to provide aid to Palestinian refugees in Malaysia. These refugees have come from Gaza and the…
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Palestinian, 23, Dies In Israeli Jail: Prison Service
A 23-year-old Palestinian prisoner has died in an Israeli jail, the prison service said Monday, adding it was looking into the circumstances of the inmate’s death. The prison service in a statement said the man from Nablus in the occupied West Bank had died in Meggido prison, in Israel’s north. He was arrested in June…
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PM Kakar offers solidarity to Palestinian president after meeting
Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan, Anwaar-ul Haq Kakar, met with the President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, on Friday in Riyadh. During the discussion, both leaders emphasized the importance of global cooperation to prevent the escalation of violence by Israel. The meeting occurred during the Extraordinary Summit of the OIC, called to address the critical circumstances…
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Remember the Palestinian girl who stood up to Israeli soldiers? She just got arrested
Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi was arrested on Sunday night by Israeli forces in the West Bank, AJ Plus has reported. Tamimi’s house was raided at night while also arresting her mom. She was arrested under claims she was ‘inciting terrorism’. The arrest happens at a time Gaza suffers under severe Israeli bombardment, with 9,500 civilians…
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Israeli officers kill Palestinian woman after alleged stabbing, open fire on medical help
Israeli officers fatally shot a Palestinian woman who allegedly tried to stab the officers in one of the streets leading to Al Aqsa mosque, which is considered Islam’s third holiest site. An Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalist heard the gunshots and found her body on the ground. The alleged attempted attack did not result in any…