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Thousands of protesters demand Netanyahu’s resignation

Sunday-13-August-2017

Thousands of Israelis rallied on Saturday in different areas demanding the resignation of premier Benjamin Netanyahu over recent corruption charges leveled against him by the police according to Hebrew newspapers.

Palestinian media groups demand PA to release journalists

Sunday-13-August-2017

Palestinian media institutions have demanded the Palestinian Authority (PA) to stop its security apparatuses’ violations against Palestinian journalists and to release those detained immediately.

BNC lauds South Africa for deciding to boycott Togo summit

Sunday-13-August-2017

The Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) has hailed South Africa’s decision to boycott the upcoming African-Israeli summit to be held in Togo and described it as “an important step.”

Hamdouna: IPS escalates suppressive measures against prisoners

Saturday-12-August-2017

Rafaat Hamdouna Head of Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies said on Saturday that the so-called Dror Special Forces of the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) has recently carried out an exhausting search campaign against Palestinian prisoners.

Prisoner Arafa narrates how he was assaulted by IOF

Saturday-12-August-2017

The Palestinian wounded prisoner Abdul-Aziz Arafa from al-Duhaisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem narrated how he was assaulted at the hands of Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) when he was arrested one week ago.

Sit-in of West Bank ex-detainees enters its 54th day

Saturday-12-August-2017

Palestinian ex-prisoners whose salaries were recently halted by the Palestinian Authority (PA) continued on Saturday their protest sit-in for the 54th consecutive day at Yasser Arafat Square in Ramallah City. They also went on hunger strike for the 13th day in protest at the salary cut-off.

Sit-in in Qalqilya in protest at shutting UNRWA hospital

Saturday-12-August-2017

Dozens of Palestinians in Qalqilya city participated in a sit-in held at the UNRWA’s hospital in the city in protest at shutting it down.

Settlers install caravans on Palestinian land near Nablus

Saturday-12-August-2017

Israeli settlers of Yitzhar settlement on Saturday installed caravans on a Palestinian agricultural land which has been illegally confiscated near the West Bank city of Nablus for settlement expansion.

Hamas calls on Lebanon to recognize Palestinian refugees’ civil rights

Saturday-12-August-2017

The Hamas Movement called on the Lebanese government to take swift steps to charter the civil and social rights of the Palestinian refugees in the country and rebuild the destroyed Nahr al-Bared camp so as not to repeat the humanitarian tragedy of Tel al-Zaatar camp.

Si-in in Ramallah to demand release of journalists

Saturday-12-August-2017

Dozens of Palestinian journalists and activists on Saturday morning staged a protest sit-in in Ramallah city to demand the Palestinian Authority (PA) security apparatuses to release detained journalists in the West Bank.