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Palestians say Romney remarks ‘harmful’ to U.S. interests
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories — US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s endorsement of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is “harmful” to US interests in the Middle East, a senior Palestinian official said on Sunday. “Romney’s declarations are harmful to American interests in our region, and they harm peace, security and stability,”…
Two Palestinians shot dead ‘by Israeli truck driver’
HEBRON, Palestinian Territories — Two Palestinians were shot dead by an Israeli truck driver after they tried to steal his vehicle in the south Hebron Hills on Sunday morning, Israeli police said. Palestinian officials confirmed the two deaths but had no information about the circumstances of the shooting which took…
Veteran Palestinian hunger striker freed, family says
HEBRON, Palestinian Territories — Palestinian hunger striker Thaer Halahla, who fasted for 76 days in protest at Israeli prison conditions, was released on Tuesday evening, relatives told AFP. Family members in the West Bank city of Hebron said that Halahla, who along with fellow inmate Bilal Diab set a record…
Palestinian on hunger strike is hospitalised
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories — A top Palestinian militant on hunger strike for nearly two weeks has been transferred to the hospital wing of an Israeli prison near Tel Aviv, a Palestinian MP said Sunday. Ahmed Saadat, secretary general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), began refusing…
ICC’s Israel war crimes probe halted pending UN decision
The International Criminal Court prosecutor said Tuesday he would hold off on a probe into alleged Israeli war crimes in the Palestinian territories until the UN rules on Palestinian statehood. “The office (of the prosecutor) has assessed that it is for the relevant bodies at the UN or the Assembly…
Israeli troops wound boy in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories — Israeli troops wounded a six-year-old Palestinian boy on Sunday when they opened fire east of the town of Rafah, in southern Gaza, Palestinian medical sources said. “A six-year-old Palestinian child was wounded by Israeli army gunfire near the Kerem Shalom crossing, east of Rafah, in…
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