UN Security Council Calls For De-Escalation Of Israeli-Palestinian Tensions

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Security Council, yesterday, adopted a presidential statement, calling for the de-escalation of tensions between Israelis and Palestinians. “The Security Council calls on all parties to observe calm and restraint, and to refrain from provocative actions, incitement and inflammatory rhetoric, with the aim, inter…

Palestinian President Called On Blinken To Urge Israel To Stop Unilateral Measures In West Bank

RAMALLAH, Feb 19 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, yesterrday called on U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, to pressure the Israeli government to stop its unilateral measures in the Palestinian territories. An official statement sent to reporters said that, Abbas received a phone call from Blinken, during which they…

Roundup: Palestinians Condemned New Israeli Law As Racist

RAMALLAH/GAZA, Feb 16 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinians, yesterday, condemned the Israeli parliament’s approval of a bill, to revoke citizenship or residency, from “Israeli-Arab attackers” who receive funds from the Palestinian Authority. Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, said, the Israeli law “is a practice of racism and a flagrant violation of international…

Israeli Ministers Reject Calls To Halt Settlement Expansion

JERUSALEM, Feb 15 (NNN-MA’AN) – Ministers of the Israeli cabinet, rejected calls by Western powers to halt settlement expansion, in the occupied West Bank, vowing to build thousands of new housing units and legalising unauthorised outposts. Foreign ministers from Britain, France, Germany, Italy and the United States, said, in a…

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…
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