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Israel to build 2000 new housing units

Monday-25-September-2017

Israel’s Civil Administration's higher planning committee is expected to advance plans next week for some 2000 new housing units in West Bank settlements the Hebrew newspaper Haaretz reported.

Palestinian consensus government to meet in Gaza next Monday

Monday-25-September-2017

The Palestinian consensus government is scheduled to hold its weekly meeting next Monday in Gaza Strip spokesman for the government Youssef Mahmoud revealed.

PLO pushes for ICC probe into Israeli “war crimes”

Monday-25-September-2017

The Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on Sunday asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to start investigating Israel’s settlement activities in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem Wafa News Agency reported.

Children among 20 Palestinians kidnapped by Israeli forces

Monday-25-September-2017

At least 20 Palestinians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at daybreak Monday in abduction sweeps rocking West Bank provinces.

Israeli court extends remand of 2 female Palestinian instructors

Monday-25-September-2017

An Israeli court on Sunday extended the detention of two Palestinian instructors—Hanadi al-Halwani and Khadija Khweis.

Families from blockaded Gaza visit relatives in Israeli jail

Monday-25-September-2017

A new batch of Gaza’s families were allowed to leave the besieged enclave at daybreak Monday to visit their relatives in Israeli jails.

Palestinian minor injured in hit-and-run by Israeli settler

Monday-25-September-2017

A Palestinian child was left injured on Monday morning after he was hit by a settler driving in the southern occupied West Bank province of al-Khalil.

Hamas: UNHRC’s blacklisting of Israel important step

Sunday-24-September-2017

Hamas Movement on Sunday praised the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for including Israel in its blacklist of the countries violating human rights and attacking human rights activists.

53 churches and mosques vandalized in occupied Palestine since 2009

Sunday-24-September-2017

Nearly 53 mosques and churches in the occupied Palestinian territories have been vandalized by unknown perpetrators who are believed to be extremist settlers since 2009 according to Israeli data.