Tag: Palestine

Palestinian protesters throw stones at police attempting to control the streets surrounding the municipality in the southern city of Hebron on 10 September after demonstrators hurled stones at the building AFP PHOTO / HAZEM BADER
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Protests and strikes against recession in Palestine

PM promises to reduce prices by cutting salaries of ministers and officials

Nouran El-Behairy Nouran El-Behairy
Israeli youth looks at the damages after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip hit a house in the southern Israeli town of Netivot AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ
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Ehud Barak: Israel can conquer Gaza today

Rocket fire from Gaza into Israel continues, Israel kills 6 Palestinians to…

Nouran El-Behairy Nouran El-Behairy
Ismail Haniya, the head of the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip (right) chairs a meeting members of the Palestinian Legislative Council in Gaza City on 2 September AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS
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Hamas announces government reshuffle

Seven new ministers to be appointed by Hamas government

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam
An Israeli moving company employee carries cardboard for boxes as he walks past a caravan of evacuated settlers in the Migron outpost in the occupied West Bank on 2 September AFP PHOTO / GALI TIBBON
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Israel completes evacuation of unauthorized settlement

Migron’s 50 families smoothly evacuated

Basil El-Dabh Basil El-Dabh
Jewish settlers look at Palestinian villagers inspecting a torched car and anti-Arab graffiti sprayed by vandals believed to be Jewish extremists in the West Bank village of Dura Al-Qara, near Ramallah AFP PHOTO / ABBAS MOMANI
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Israeli settlers violence against Palestinians continues

Responding to a court ruling, Israelis carry out acts of hatred towards…

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha
Ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat saying goodbye to well-wishers as he boards a Jordanian army helicopter on 29 October 29 en route to Paris to seek medical treatment AFP PHOTO/ODD ANDERSEN
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France investigates Arafat’s death

French judge will lead investigation into claims of radiation poisoning

Nouran El-Behairy Nouran El-Behairy
Soldiers who served in the Israeli Army between 2005 and 2011 have discussed their treatment of Palestinians in a 72 page report released by an organisation called Breaking the Silence on Sunday (File photo) AFP PHOTO / GALI TIBBON
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IDF soldiers testify to ill-treatment of Palestinian children

'Harassment, arrest, and mistreatment of Palestinian children' are the main violations outlined…

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam
Dozens of pro-palestinian activists taking part in the 'Welcome to Palestine' campaign protest at the Roissy International airport in April 2012 in Roissy-en-France, northern Paris suburb, after being denied to board planes to Israel (File photo) AFP PHOTO
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Palestine activists challenge West Bank siege

Airflotilla attempts to breach the Israeli siege on Palestine

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam
Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas addresses students in the West Bank city of Ramallah on 26 August AFP PHOTO / ABBAS MOMANI
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Hamas not invited to summit

Non-Aligned Movement invitation sent only to Abbas

Basil El-Dabh Basil El-Dabh
Palestinian Hamas security drive along the Egypt-Gaza border in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, as the Egyptian army destroy the smuggling tunnels infrastructure on the Egyptian side of Rafah on 22 August AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED
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The militant offensive; guerilla tactics prolific as army shuts down tunnels

As security forces continue their crackdown on militants, four arrested near the…

Luiz Sanchez Luiz Sanchez