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11 Palestinians killed by Israeli occupation gunfire in Jenin since Tuesday morning

Date: 2024-05-22 21:30:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:10717181

RAMALLAH, May 22 (MENA) - A Palestinian teenager was killed tonight by Israeli forces’ live bullets near the western entrance to Jenin city, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed in the ongoing onslaught on Jenin and its camp since ....

Blinken: Israeli operations in Rafah hindered entry of aid into Gaza

Date: 2024-05-22 19:44:10 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:10717109

CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israeli military operations near the Rafah crossing were the reason behind making it difficult for humanitarian and relief aid to enter the Gaza Strip. In remarks reported by ....

Jordanian king stresses need to maintain flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza

Date: 2024-05-22 19:22:55 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:10717018

AMMAN, May 22 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II on Wednesday stressed the need to step up international efforts to ensure the sustainable and uninterrupted flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza, in order to mitigate the situation in the strip, state ....

2 Palestinians succumb to Israeli gunshot wounds in Jenin assault

Date: 2024-05-22 18:46:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:10717013

RAMALLAH, May 22 (MENA) - Two Palestinians succumbed to their wounds sustained by Israeli occupation gunfire in the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Wednesday evening, bringing the death toll in the city and its camp to 10, WAFA reported. In ....

Abu Mazen thanks Ireland for recognizing Palestinian State

Date: 2024-05-22 18:31:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:10717082

RAMALLAH, May 2 (MENA) - President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday stated that Ireland’s recognition of the Palestinian state was a great step that contributes to enhancing peace and justice. In a phone call with Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris, ....

Knesset passes preliminary reading of bill that annexes part of West Bank territory to Israel

Date: 2024-05-22 17:16:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:10716997

RAMALLAH, May 22 (MENA) - The Knesset on Wednesday passed the preliminary reading of a bill that annexes part of the occupied West Bank territory to Israel. The bill which provides for the annexation of parts of the West Bank territory to Israel ....

Recognizing State of Palestine not prohibited, but time not ripe yet: France

Date: 2024-05-22 15:12:57 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:10716691

PARIS, May 22 (MENA) - French Foreign Ministry deputy spokesman Christophe Lemoine said Wednesday recognizing the State of Palestine is not prohibited for France, but Paris considers the conditions are not yet available for this decision. He ....

OIC welcomes recognition of State of Palestine by Spain, Norway, Ireland

Date: 2024-05-22 15:10:31 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:10716685

JEDDAH, May 22 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) welcomed Wednesday a decision by Spain, Ireland and Norway to recognize the State of Palestine, stressing it is an important historic step that is consistent with international ....

Palestinian state recognized by several European countries

Date: 2024-05-22 11:28:25 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:10716239

WASHINGTON, May 22 (MENA) - Norway, Ireland and Spain have recognized a Palestinian state in a historic move, the Associated Press said. Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said on Wednesday it was coordinated with Spain and Norway, “an historic ....

Gallant rescinds disengagement order from settlements of northern West Bank

Date: 2024-05-22 10:53:23 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:10716328

RAMALLAH, May 22 (MENA) - Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Wednesday officially rescinded Israel's disengagement from previously evacuated settlements in the northern West Bank after a motion passed to repeal the 2005 law back in 2023, Ynet ....