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Israeli Forces Free 11 More Palestinians from Gaza
MENAFN
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April 28, 2025
(MENAFN) On Monday, the Israeli military freed 11 additional civilians from the Gaza Strip, who had been detained during Israel's brutal assault on the region, based on reports from witnesses. The freed Palestinians were let go at the Kerem Shalom...
Gaza Genocide: Israeli Fire Kills 95 Civilians Seeking Aid
MENAFN
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July 22, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 95 civilians were fatally struck by Israeli army gunfire in the past 24 hours while queuing for humanitarian aid at distribution centers run by the United States within the Gaza Strip, the Health Ministry reported on Monday....
Hamas Delegation Hold Talks with Turkish Minister Over Gaza Crisis
MENAFN
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April 28, 2025
(MENAFN) A Hamas delegation convened with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Sunday in Doha to discuss the escalating situation in the Gaza Strip. According to Hamas, the delegation, led by Muhammad Darwish, head of Hamas' Shura Council,...
Ongoing Israeli Assaults Claim Lives of Over 52,000 Palestinians
MENAFN
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April 27, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 52,243 Palestinians have lost their lives since the start of Israel's military offensive in October 2023, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. In the past 24 hours alone, 51 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes, and...
Israeli Protesters Demand Hostages’ Return
MENAFN
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July 22, 2025
(MENAFN) Israeli demonstrators calling for the release of hostages held in Gaza faced violent confrontations during a rally in Tel Aviv on Monday, as reported by Israeli Army Radio. Hundreds of protesters assembled near the Begin Gate area, where...
DM2025: international
National Union of Journalists
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April 27, 2025
Stay updated on motions including those on the targeting of Palestinian journalists. Liam Rodger, moving composite F said journalists have been targeted at home and killed whilst wearing PRESS vests. Ronan Brady said there had been “a targeted...
Israeli Colonists Disrupt Water Supply to Palestinian Village in West Bank
MENAFN
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April 27, 2025
(MENAFN) Israeli settlers disrupted water supply to a Palestinian Bedouin community in Jericho, located in the eastern occupied West Bank, on Saturday evening, according to local sources. Hassan Mleihat, the coordinator of the al-Baydar...
Lithuania Considers Acknowledging Palestinian State ‘At Right Time’
MENAFN
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April 27, 2025
(MENAFN) Lithuania is currently assessing the proposals put forward by France regarding the recognition of a Palestinian state, with the possibility of taking similar action in the future, but only “at the right time,” based on the country's...
Unfinished business in the Middle East
Middle East Institute
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July 17, 2025
Probably few if any Middle East analysts had Israeli airstrikes targeting key government installations of the Syrian state on their summer 2025 bingo cards — especially given that President Donald Trump and many of the United States’ Arab partners...
UNRWA Reports Half Million Palestinians Displaced Amid Relentless Israeli Assaults
MENAFN
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April 26, 2025
(MENAFN) Nearly 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been forced to flee their homes in the past month due to relentless Israeli military assaults, according to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) on Friday. “Over the last month in Gaza,...
Israeli Supreme Court Pressures Far-Right Minister to Respond to Petitions
MENAFN
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April 24, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel’s Supreme Court has demanded that Itamar Ben-Gvir, the ultra-nationalist Minister of National Security, formally address multiple appeals calling for his removal from office. The court has given him a deadline of six days to...
US Judge Blocks Deportation of Palestinian Student
MENAFN
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April 24, 2025
(MENAFN) A Palestinian university student who was apprehended earlier this month during a naturalization process must remain within the borders of Vermont for a minimum of 90 days while his attorneys work to secure his release, based on a report...
EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: EU deepens police co-operation with Egypt ― Libyan authorities escalate crackdown on humanitarian organisations ― NGO accuses Moroccan authorities of ‘forced disappearances’ ― EU announces financial support for Palestinian Authori…
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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April 17, 2025
The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) has signed a working agreement with Egypt. Libyan authorities have suspended the operation of ten humanitarian NGOs after accusing them of facilitating the “resettlement” of...
Pope Leo Renews Plea for Gaza Ceasefire
MENAFN
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July 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Condemning the “dramatic humanitarian situation in Gaza,” Pope Leo on Friday contacted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and restated his demand for an urgent truce in the blockaded Palestinian territory. During their...
Israeli Forces Shoot Dead 12-Year-Old Palestinian Boy in West Bank
MENAFN
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April 24, 2025
(MENAFN) A 12-year-old Palestinian boy was shot dead on Wednesday during a confrontation with Israeli forces in Yamoun, a town southwest of Jenin in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed. The ministry identified the boy...
NEW FILM EXAMINING PALESTINIAN DISPLACEMENT THROUGH FAITH LENS HITS STREAMING AMID HEIGHTENED MIDDLE EAST DISCOURSE
EIN Presswire
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April 22, 2025
THE COLONIZER, a film that explores Palestinian displacement through faith, streams on May 2, 2025, amid heightened Middle East discourse. LOS ANGELES , CA, UNITED STATES, April 22, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a cultural moment defined by...
US Warplanes Target Yemen's Saada Governorate
MENAFN
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April 24, 2025
(MENAFN) On Wednesday, US warplanes conducted six airstrikes against Yemen's Saada governorate, according to the Houthi group. The strikes were reported to have hit the Sahlin area in the Al-Salem district, as stated by a Houthi-affiliated TV...
Pro-Palestinian Activists Plan Protest Encampments at Columbia University
MENAFN
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April 24, 2025
(MENAFN) A group of pro-Palestinian activists is organizing a series of protests at Columbia University in New York City, featuring tent encampments, as reported on Wednesday. The demonstrations are aimed at drawing attention to the ongoing Gaza...
Pro-Palestinian Protesters Plan New Protests at Columbia University
MENAFN
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April 24, 2025
(MENAFN) A collective of pro-Palestinian activists is organizing a series of demonstrations at Columbia University in New York City, involving the establishment of tent encampments, as reported by a news agency on Wednesday. These protests are...
Israeli Attacks Kill More Palestinians in Gaza
MENAFN
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April 24, 2025
(MENAFN) On Thursday, the Israeli military carried out a series of new airstrikes across the already devastated Gaza Strip, resulting in the deaths of at least 30 Palestinians, based on medical sources and local media reports. The airstrikes have...