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After ceasefire, Israel arrests 55 militants in West Bank
Israeli troops arrested 55 Palestinian “terror operatives” across the West Bank overnight, hours after a truce came into effect in the Gaza Strip, the army said Thursday. “A total of 55 terror operatives, who are affiliated with different terror groups have been detained. Among those arrested were a number of…
Palestinians prepare for first elections since 2006
Campaigning for the first Palestinian elections since 2006 began on Saturday, the Central Electoral Commission said. Municipal elections in the Palestinian Authority-controlled West Bank will take place on October 20, with campaigning lasting 13 days, the CEC added. Polling was called by the West Bank government despite opposition from the…
Israel refuses Western pro-Palestinian activists access to West Bank
By Kamal Taha ALLENBY BRIDGE CROSSING, Jordan — Israel and Jordan on Sunday barred pro-Palestinian US and European activists from trying to cross into the West Bank to deliver aid to students, a number of sources said. Olivia Zemor, spokeswoman for the “Welcome to Palestine” group spearheading the mission, told…
Israel starts West Bank outpost evacuation
Residents of Israel’s Ulpana settlement outpost neighbourhood in the West Bank began evacuating their homes on Tuesday after a court ruled their homes illegal and ordered them razed. The evacuation was proceeding peacefully, with 15 of the neighbourhood’s 30 families moving their possessions to a nearby temporary neighbourhood — also…
Israelis kill1, wound 51 during Land Day clashes in Gaza, West Bank
Israeli gunfire killed a 20-year-old man and wounded another 51 people on Friday, as thousands rallied across the West Bank and Gaza to mark Land Day, medical sources said. Demonstrations also took place in annexed east Jerusalem and across Israel, as well as in Jordan, southern Lebanon and Syria to…
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