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Israeli army shoots ‘physically disabled’ Palestinian
World
April 11, 2013
Israeli army shoots ‘physically disabled’ Palestinian
Israeli troops shot and wounded a physically disabled Palestinian man during an arrest operation in the southern West Bank city…
Rights activists criticize law separating sexes at Gaza schools
World
April 3, 2013
Rights activists criticize law separating sexes at Gaza schools
Palestinian rights organisations operating in Gaza criticised a law issued by the Hamas-led government that would prevent mixing between the…
Israeli forces, Palestinians clash throughout West Bank
World
February 22, 2013
Israeli forces, Palestinians clash throughout West Bank
Israeli forces clashed with Palestinian protesters throughout the occupied West Bank on Friday, capping a week of violence amid a…
Israel arrests 25 Hamas members in West Bank
World
February 4, 2013
Israel arrests 25 Hamas members in West Bank
The Israeli army said it arrested 25 Hamas members during the night in the West Bank, among them three parliamentarians,…
Israel removes new Palestinian protest camp
Egypt
January 21, 2013
Israel removes new Palestinian protest camp
The Israeli army early Monday morning removed a Palestinian protest encampment of four tents and a building under construction near…
Palestinians gather at new West Bank protest camp
World
January 20, 2013
Palestinians gather at new West Bank protest camp
BEIT IKSA, Palestinian Territories — Some 200 Palestinians gathered on Saturday at a new encampment in a West Bank village,…
Fatah, Hamas plan to reconcile sometime this month
Egypt
January 17, 2013
Fatah, Hamas plan to reconcile sometime this month
Fatah and Hamas plan to implement the reconciliation agreement they signed in Cairo on 4 May 2011 at some point…
Israel police block Palestinians from reoccupying protest camp
World
January 15, 2013
Israel police block Palestinians from reoccupying protest camp
E1, West Bank — Israeli police, using stun grenades, blocked about 50 Palestinian activists who tried on Tuesday to reoccupy…
Palestinian camp shines light on protest action
World
January 13, 2013
Palestinian camp shines light on protest action
A Palestinian "village" on land slated for Israeli settlement could draw new attention to non-violent Palestinian protests against Israeli occupation…