Weather: Heatwave affects Palestine

Weather today in Palestine is hot in most districts and extremely hot in the Jordan Valley as temperature rises to become 5°C above the seasonal average, according to the Palestinian Meteorological Department (PMD). Winds are westerly to northwesterly, light to moderate and active at times. Sea waves are low. Temperature in the capital, Jerusalem, and Bethlehem is expected to reach a high of 33°C and a low of 24°C and

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Palestinian youth killed in a shooting attack in the Galilee

A 30-year-old Palestinian man was killed last night in a shooting in the village of Yarka, in the Galilee region in the north of 1948-occupied Palestine, according to witnesses. Arab 48 website said Sarhan Atallah, 30, was killed in the shooting while two others were reportedly stabbed and critically wounded in a related act of violence in the village. Over 56 Palestinian nationals of Israel have been killed since the

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16 Palestinian prisoners remain on hunger strike against unfair detention in Israel

A total of 16 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention currently remain on hunger strike in protest of their unfair administrative detention without a charge or trial, according to the Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission. The Commission said some of the hunger-striking prisoners have been on hunger strike for 18 days, while others have been hunger striking for 17, 12, 11 or 10 days in a row. The longest hunger-striking of

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14 African states agree to kick Israel out of African Union

Algerian and international media outlets have reported that Algeria has officially begun forming an African block to reject Israel’s membership in the African Union. The online newspaper Rai Al-Youm reported that South Africa, Tunisia, Eritrea, Senegal, Tanzania, Niger, the archipelago of Qamar, Gabon, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Liberia, and the Seychelles have all agreed with the decision. Rai Al-Youm further wrote that Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra is expected to discuss the

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Scores of Israeli settlers break into Al-Aqsa

Dozens of hardcore Israeli settlers, heavily guarded by Israeli police, broke into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem today and performed rituals, according to witnesses. They said that the fanatic settlers entered the holy compound in groups since early morning and performed rituals and provocative tours through the Islamic holy site. Located in occupied Jerusalem, the Al-Aqsa Mosque is the third holiest site for Muslims. It was also Islam’s

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Palestine records 111 cases of COVID-19, three deaths

Minister of Health Mai Alkaila said today that 111 new cases of COVID-19, three deaths and 111 recoveries were registered in Palestine during the past 24 hours. In her daily report on the coronavirus pandemic, Alkaila said three deaths from COVID-19 were reported in the Gaza Strip, while no deaths were reported in the West Bank. A total of 3,171 COVID-19 tests were conducted during the last 24 hours. In

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Official says Israel to take over large tracts of Palestinian land in Jerusalem

Abdullah Seyam, the Palestinian Authority’s Deputy Governor of Jerusalem, said today that large tracts of Palestinian land in occupied Jerusalem are slated for confiscation by the Israeli occupation authorities in favor of colonial settlement projects. He told official Voice of Palestine radio that the Israeli settlement projects in the occupied capital are aimed at changing the character of the city and blocking the view of the Islamic and Christian holy

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Israeli forces notify for demolition of two sheds in Bethlehem-area village

Israeli occupation authorities notified today for the demolition of two agricultural sheds in the village of al-Walaja, northwest of Bethlehem, in the southern occupied West Bank, according to local sources. Sources told WAFA Israeli forces delivered demolition notices against two agricultural sheds belonging to two local residents in Ein Jwaizah area to the northeast of al-Walaja village. The said village has been subjected to repeated Israeli violations by settlers and

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Israeli settlers accelerate construction of housing units in unauthorized settlement south of Nablus

Israeli settlers have recently accelerated the construction of hundreds of housing units in the unauthorized settlement of Kida, build illegally on the village of Jaloud land, south of Nablus, said a local activist. Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors colonial settlement activities in the northern West Bank, told WAFA hundreds of housing units were built during the past weeks inside and outside the built-up area of the settlement, which was established in

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Palestinian prisoner completes 18 years behind Israeli bars

A Palestinian prisoner from Tulkarem completed today 18 years behind Israeli bars for resisting the occupation, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). Head of PPS, Ibrahim al-Nimer, told WAFA prisoner Sami Mahmoud Soboh, 47, was detained in 2003 after two years of being pursued by Israeli forces. In 2000, he was shot by Israeli forces, causing him critical injuries to his leg, and to date, he still suffers from

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UNRWA, Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development sign memorandum of understanding

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) signed a memorandum of understanding that establishes a framework of cooperation with the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (Kuwait Fund), said a UNRWA press release. The Agreement was signed between the Deputy Director-General of the Kuwait Fund, Marwan Al-Ghanem, and Tamara Alrifai, Acting Director of the UNRWA Department of External Relations and Director of

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‫(1170.48%) تغطية اكتتاب الأفراد في شركة التنمية الغذائية

الرياض، 1 أغسطس 2021: أعلنت شركة السعودي الفرنسي كابيتال، المستشار المالي ومدير الاكتتاب ومدير سجل اكتتاب المؤسسات، ومتعهد التغطية في طرح شركة التنمية الغذائية عن انتهاء الاكتتاب العام في أسهم الشركة يوم الثلاثاء بتاريخ 17/12/1442هـ، الموافق (27/07/2021م)، حيث بلغت نسبة التغطية في أسهم الشركة المطروحة للمكتتبين الأفراد (1170.48%) وبلغ عدد المكتتبين الأفراد (69,598) مكتتب قاموا بضخ (470,532,290) ريال […]

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