RAMALLAH, Weather today in Palestine is partly cloudy as a very cold polar air affects the region bringing rain, thunderstorms and occasional hail first in the northern areas and then spreads to the rest of the country, according to the …
Day: January 19, 2021
Eight Palestinian-owned homes, some inhabited, Israel intends to demolish in a West Bank village
NABLUS, The Israeli occupation authorities yesterday informed eight Palestinian families in Duma village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, that the homes they built in their village are going to be demolished under the pretext of not …
Newspapers Review: Israeli settlement activities and measures highlighted in the local dailies
RAMALLAH, The Israeli settlement activities and measures in the occupied Palestinian territories were highlighted on the front page of the three Palestinian Arabic dailies published today.
The main front-page stories in al-Quds daily highlighted the settlement activities. One headline said …
UN Secretary-General deeply concerned by Israeli decision to expand settlements – spokesperson
NEW YORK, The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern about the Israeli decision to expand illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, according to the UNSG’s spokesperson.
“The Secretary-General is deeply concerned by the decision of the Israeli …
Israeli navy targets Palestinian fishing boats off Gaza shore
GAZA, Israeli navy today attacked Palestinian fishermen sailing off the northern Gaza shore forcing them to return to the pier, reported WAFA correspondent.
He said that the fishermen were sailing three nautical miles into the sea when Israeli navy boats …
Israeli occupation forces detain five Palestinians, including brothers and a minor
RAMALLAH, Israeli occupation forces today detained five Palestinians in raids across the occupied West Bank, including brothers and a minor, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS).
A 16-year-old minor was detained in Fawwar refugee camp in the south of …