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Set for new term, Netanyahu eyes risky West Bank annexation
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Set for new term, Netanyahu eyes risky West Bank annexation

JERUSALEM (AP) — Now that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has secured a new term in office, there seems to…
Gaza factories roar back to life to make protective wear
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Gaza factories roar back to life to make protective wear

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — For the first time in years, sewing factories in the Gaza Strip are back…
Packed with refugees, Palestinian camps face grave threat if coronavirus spreads
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Packed with refugees, Palestinian camps face grave threat if coronavirus spreads

BETHLEHEM, West Bank/AMMAN (Reuters) – Malka Abu Aker has seen her crowded refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank swell…
UN begins home food drops for Gaza’s needy to stem virus
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UN begins home food drops for Gaza’s needy to stem virus

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A UN aid agency Tuesday began delivering food to the homes of impoverished Palestinians…
Palestinian workers find temporary Israeli abodes in coronavirus crisis
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Palestinian workers find temporary Israeli abodes in coronavirus crisis

TEL AVIV (Reuters) — Israel’s building industry has found temporary housing for many of its nearly 70,000 Palestinian laborers, staving…
Israeli forces open fire, killing Palestinian throwing rocks
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Israeli forces open fire, killing Palestinian throwing rocks

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces shot and killed a 32-year-old Palestinian man early on Monday who was hurling rocks at…
Arrival of virus in Gaza raises fears about vulnerable areas
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Arrival of virus in Gaza raises fears about vulnerable areas

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The arrival of the coronavirus in the Gaza Strip, an impoverished enclave where the…
First coronavirus cases confirmed in the Palestinian Gaza Strip
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First coronavirus cases confirmed in the Palestinian Gaza Strip

GAZA (Reuters) – The first two cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the densely-populated Gaza Strip, Palestinian health officials…
Watchdog says Israel’s West Bank settlements surged in 2019
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Watchdog says Israel’s West Bank settlements surged in 2019

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank surged ahead in 2019, a watchdog group said in a…
Jordan bars entry from West Bank, Israel, Iraq, Egypt due to coronavirus
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Jordan bars entry from West Bank, Israel, Iraq, Egypt due to coronavirus

AMMAN (Reuters) — Jordan on Tuesday closed border crossings with Israel and the Israeli-occupied West Bank and its seaports to…
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