Palestinian refugees

Palestinians plan to boycott Israeli products in refugee camps

Saturday-18-February-2017

The national committee for the return of refugees "We Will Return” held a meeting on Friday in Fatah Movement’s office in Nablus city. It aimed at highlighting the issue of Palestinian refugees at all levels and to discuss most recent developments.

Ayesh: Palestinian Diaspora part & parcel of anti-occupation struggle

Wednesday-15-February-2017

Head of the Jordanian Association for Return and Refugees Kadhem Ayesh called on the Palestinians nationwide and overseas to agree on a unified national project and resistance agenda in the face of the Israeli occupation.

Taha slams Lebanese authorities for intending to raze refugees’ homes

Tuesday-7-February-2017

Member of Hamas’s political bureau Jihad Taha has condemned the Lebanese authorities for issuing demolition orders against homes of 50 Palestinian refugee families in al-Qasimiyah community north of Tyre city.

Lebanese police threaten mass demolition of Palestinian refugee homes

Sunday-5-February-2017

The Lebanese police on Saturday ordered dozens of Palestinian families seeking shelter in southern Lebanon to evacuate their homes pending their demolition.

Yousif: Diaspora conference affirms adherence to land right of return

Thursday-2-February-2017

Head of the World Popular Committee to Support Gaza Issam Yousif said that the Popular Conference for the Palestinian Diaspora which is expected to kick off on February 25 in Turkey affirms the Palestinian adherence to land and the right of return.

New Swedish aid to Yarmouk and Aleppo next month

Thursday-2-February-2017

The second Swedish aid convoy is due to arrive in the Yarmouk refugee camp and the Syrian city of Aleppo in mid-February laden with food parcels and other humanitarian needs.

Popular Conference for Palestinian Diaspora to kick off in Istanbul

Wednesday-1-February-2017

The Popular Conference for the Palestinian Diaspora is expected to kick off on February 25 in the Turkish metropolitan city of Istanbul.

1147 Palestinian refugees in Syria still unaccounted for

Sunday-29-January-2017

Monitoring and documentation team in the Action Group for Palestinians of Syria (AGPS) confirmed the absence of information regarding 1147 Palestinian refugees 82 of them women who were arrested during the last six years by Syrian security apparatuses.

AGPS: 50 Palestinians from war-torn Syria drown on migration road

Thursday-26-January-2017

At least 50 Palestinian refugees from Syria drowned at sea as they embarked on a life-threatening asylum-seeking journey to Europe the Action Group for the Palestinians of Syria (AGPS) reported Thursday.

UNRWA: 560000 Palestinian refugees affected in the Syrian crisis

Tuesday-24-January-2017

The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Pierre Krähenbühl said that “the lives of 560000 Palestine refugees have been impacted by the deepening conflict in Syria”.