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Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian at West Bank checkpoint
Middle East
October 20, 2019
Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian at West Bank checkpoint
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli forces shot a Palestinian who ran toward them with a knife near a military checkpoint in…
Saudi soccer team visits West Bank for 1st time
Middle East
October 14, 2019
Saudi soccer team visits West Bank for 1st time
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s national soccer team has arrived in the West Bank for its first match…
Palestinians agree to accept funds transferred by Israel
Middle East
October 4, 2019
Palestinians agree to accept funds transferred by Israel
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Authority has agreed to accept hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenues…
Israel’s Golan Druze see a blow in wind energy plan
Middle East
October 3, 2019
Israel’s Golan Druze see a blow in wind energy plan
MAS’ADE, Golan Heights (AP) — Towering wind turbines may soon jut up from the picturesque patchwork of Druze farmland in…
Palestinians protest against Israel over hospitalized detainee
Middle East
October 2, 2019
Palestinians protest against Israel over hospitalized detainee
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinians protested in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank on Tuesday after a detainee suspected…
Israel quietly lets in Gaza workers in bid to ease tensions
Middle East
October 1, 2019
Israel quietly lets in Gaza workers in bid to ease tensions
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel is quietly allowing thousands of Palestinians to enter from the Gaza Strip to…
Israeli troops kill man in Gaza protests: Palestinian health ministry
Middle East
September 29, 2019
Israeli troops kill man in Gaza protests: Palestinian health ministry
GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian during protests along the fortified Gaza-Israel border on Friday, the Palestinian…
Israel defends checkpoint shooting as video raises concern
Middle East
September 20, 2019
Israel defends checkpoint shooting as video raises concern
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police said Thursday that security guards at a checkpoint near Jerusalem were in “immediate danger” when…
Netanyahu, Gantz spur supporters on eve of tense Israeli polls
Middle East
September 16, 2019
Netanyahu, Gantz spur supporters on eve of tense Israeli polls
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main opponent Benny Gantz sought to galvanise supporters Monday on the eve of…
Unable to vote, Palestinians shrug off Israel’s elections
Middle East
September 13, 2019
Unable to vote, Palestinians shrug off Israel’s elections
MAS’HA, West Bank (AP) — Barhoum Saleh’s town is surrounded by Jewish settlements, the sign above his roadside mechanic shop…