RAMALLAH, Weather today is cloudy, stormy and very cold with a further drop in temperatures, which are unseasonably low, according to the Palestinian Meteorological Department (PMD).
Occasional rain showers are expected with a chance of thunderstorms and occasional hail, mainly …
Day: January 29, 2021
Confrontations erupt as Israeli forces raid Ramallah-district town
RAMALLAH, Confrontations erupted Thursday evening when Israeli forces raided Silwad town, east of the West Bank city of Ramallah, according to WAFA correspondent.
He said that Israeli forces barged their way into the town, triggering violent confrontations, during which the …
Palestinians shut down Nablus-Qalqiliya Road to settler movement
QALQILIYA, Palestinians Thursday evening shut down the Nablus-Qalqiliya Road to Israeli settler movement, according to an activist.
Fatah Spokesman in Qalqiliya Murad Ishteiwi said that members of the Popular Resistance Committees closed the road connecting Nablus with Qalqiliya, successfully preventing …
Fatah official welcomes US announcement on restoring ties
RAMALLAH, Member of Fatah Central Committee Hussein Al-Sheikh today welcomed the announcement of the new US administration on restoring ties with Palestine.
Al-Sheikh, who serves as the Minister of Civil Affairs, welcomed the content of the statement of the new …
Palestine records 575 new Covid-19 cases, 11 deaths
RAMALLAH, Palestine today recorded 575 new novel coronavirus cases and 11 deaths, according to Health Minister Mai al-Kaileh.
Al-Kaileh announced that 575 Palestinians tested positive for the highly contagious virus and 11 others died of it in the occupied territories.…
Israeli forces crackdown on protest near Qalailiya, injure dozens
QALQILIYA, Israeli forces Friday afternoon cracked down on an anti-road-closure protest in Kafr Qaddum town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqiliya, according to local sources.
They confirmed that Israeli forces violently dispersed the participants of the rally …