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EU Announces 1.6 bn Euros in New Aid for Palestinians

This is Beirut, 14/04 21:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The European Union on Monday announced a new three-year financial support package for the Palestinians worth up to 1.6 billion euros ($1.8 billion). The fresh aid pledge came just ahead of a meeting between Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa and EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg. "We are stepping up our support to the Palestinian ...

Palestinians in East Jerusalem, West Bank Strike to Demand End to Gaza War

This is Beirut, 07/04 14:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Shuttered storefronts lined empty streets in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank on Monday, as Palestinians held a general strike demanding an end to the Gaza war. "I walked through the city today and couldn't find a single place that was open," Fadi Saadi, a shopkeeper in Bethlehem, told AFP. Shops, schools, and most ...

Minister Says Israel 'Here to Stay' in Occupied West Bank

This is Beirut, 01/04 17:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Israel was "here to stay" during a tour of the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, defending Israeli settlements in the territory despite their illegality under international law. Both Smotrich and Defense Minister Israel Katz, who accompanied him, denounced what they called "illegal" construction by ...

Israel Approves New Bypass Road in Occupied West Bank

This is Beirut, 30/03 19:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Sunday announced the approval of a road project in the occupied West Bank that would separate traffic for Palestinians and Israelis near the Maale Adumim settlement. "The security cabinet approved last night Defense Minister Israel Katz's proposal for the construction... of a new road network ...

Oscar-Winning Palestinian Filmmaker Hamdan Ballal Released by Israel

This is Beirut, 26/03 04:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli police released Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal on Tuesday, after detaining him a day earlier for "hurling rocks" following what activists described as an attack by settlers in the occupied West Bank. Basel Adra, who worked with Ballal on the Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land", posted a photo ...

Israeli Fire Kills Palestinian Man Near Nablus

This is Beirut, 14/03 22:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A 21-year-old man was reportedly killed by Israeli fire near Nablus in the north of the occupied West Bank, as Israel's military said stone-throwers were targeted. "Omar Abdelhakim Daoud, 21, was martyred by fire from occupation forces in the village of Salem east of Nablus," a Palestinian health ministry statement said. An Israeli military ...

Israel says Three Palestinian Militants Killed in West Bank

This is Beirut, 11/03 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said its forces shot dead three Palestinian militants during an operation in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, while Palestinian sources reported a woman killed. During a raid in the areas of Qabatiya and Jenin, Israeli forces "encountered several armed terrorists who had barricaded themselves inside a structure in Jenin," ...

Israel Says Expands West Bank Offensive Inside City of Jenin

This is Beirut, 04/03 16:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said Tuesday it killed three Palestinians as it expanded its offensive in the occupied West Bank, currently in its 43rd day, to new parts of the northern city of Jenin. Israeli forces "expanded the counterterrorism operation in northern Samaria to additional areas in Jenin", the military said, using the Biblical name for that ...

Banksy in Belgrade: A Battle Over the Soul of Street Art

This is Beirut, 28/02 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Belgrade has become the stage for a clash over Banksy’s artistic legacy, as two rival exhibitions have ignited debate on the commercialization of street art. While one offers a curated multimedia experience featuring authenticated works, the other challenges the commodification of an artist whose ethos rejects profit-driven art. Banksy, the ...

Israel Says Army to Stay in Evacuated West Bank Camps for 'Coming Year'

This is Beirut, 23/02 14:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel on Sunday said troops would stay in West Bank refugee camps for the coming year, announcing expanded military operations including tank deployments, after the displacement of tens of thousands of Palestinians. The military one month ago began a major raid against Palestinian militants in the West Bank just after a truce began in the Gaza ...

Netanyahu Orders 'Intensive' West Bank Operations after Israel Bus Blasts

This is Beirut, 21/02 09:17 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday ordered an "intensive operation against centers of terrorism" in the occupied West Bank, his office said, after three buses exploded in central Israel without causing any reported injuries. Three devices detonated on buses in the city of Bat Yam on Thursday evening and two others were being ...

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