PLO Welcomes Int’l Calls To Halt Israeli Settlement Expansion

RAMALLAH, Feb 15 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), yesterday welcomed international calls on the Israeli government, to stop the expansion of settlements in the West Bank. “The PLO welcomes the statement issued by the United States, Britain, Germany, France, and Italy, regarding the recent Israeli government’s decisions, mainly…

UN Chief Concerned Over Legalisation Of Settlement Outposts In West Bank By Israel

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, was deeply concerned by Israeli security cabinet’s announcement that, it decided to authorise nine settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank, his spokesman said, yesterday. “If these measures are implemented, they would further undermine prospects for a viable two-state solution,”…

Israeli Fighter Jets Strike Gaza Again

GAZA, Feb 14 (NNN-WAFA) – Israeli fighter jets bombed a military post in the Gaza Strip again yesterday, in response to a rocket launch from the Palestinian enclave on Saturday, sources with the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said. Several explosions were heard in separate areas of the coastal enclave, which…

Palestinian Man Killed In Clashes With Israeli Settlers In West Bank: Health Ministry

RAMALLAH, Feb 12 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian man was killed yesterday, during clashes with Israeli settlers, near the northern West Bank city of Salfit, the Palestinian health ministry said. Methqal Rayyan, 27, was killed after being shot in the head by an Israeli settler, in the village of Qarawat Bani…

Security Coordination With Israel Still Halted, Said Palestinian President

RAMALLAH, Feb 6 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, said yesterday that, the decisions of the Palestinian leadership will continue to be implemented, including halting security coordination with Israel. Abbas made the remarks, during a meeting at the presidential headquarters, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, with chiefs of…

Palestine Faces Pressure To Resume Security Coordination With Israel: Official

RAMALLAH, Feb 5 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian officials are facing international pressure, to resume security coordination with Israel, which has been severed in response to Israeli aggression in the West Bank. However, “the Palestinian leadership is steadfast in its position, and there is no turning back from its clear stance, that…

Another Palestinian Killed By Israeli Soldiers Near West Bank Village

RAMALLAH, Feb 4 (NNN-WAFA) – Another Palestinian young man was killed yesterday, by Israeli soldiers, near the village of Huwara, south of the West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said. Abdulla Qalalweh, 24, died after being shot by Israeli soldiers, at an army checkpoint near…

Palestinian PM Says Israel’s Unilateral Measures Could Bring Catastrophe To Region

RAMALLAH, Feb 2 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, yesterday, warned that, the unilateral measures of the Israeli government against the Palestinians, would be “catastrophic” for the region. An official statement said that, Ishtaye made the warning during a meeting held in the West Bank city of Ramallah, with…

Palestinians Protest Blinken’s Visit Amid Rising Israeli-Palestinian Tensions In West Bank

RAMALLAH/GAZA, Feb 1 (NNN-WAFA) – U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken’s visit to the West Bank, prompted outrage among many Palestinians, who demonstrated yesterday, to express their opposition to the U.S. top diplomat’s presence in the Palestinian territory. The protesters, in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, raised the Palestinian…

Palestinian President Urged CIA Chief To Pressure Israel To Stop Unilateral Measures

RAMALLAH, Jan 31 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, called on CIA director, William Burns, to pressure Israel to stop its “unilateral” measures against the Palestinians. “It is important for an urgent intervention to pressure the new Israeli government to stop its unilateral measures and abide by the signed agreements,”…
Load More