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Set for new term, Netanyahu eyes risky West Bank annexation
Middle East
May 9, 2020
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
Middle East
April 26, 2020
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
Middle East
April 2, 2020
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
Middle East
April 1, 2020
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
Middle East
March 24, 2020
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
Middle East
March 23, 2020
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
Middle East
March 22, 2020
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
Middle East
March 22, 2020
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
Middle East
March 18, 2020
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
Middle East
March 11, 2020
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…