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Saudi FM to Make Landmark Visit to the West Bank

This is Beirut, 30/05 20:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Prince Faisal bin Farhan will become the first Saudi foreign minister to visit the occupied West Bank on Sunday, a diplomatic source told AFP, as the Gaza war drags on and Riyadh pushes for Palestinian statehood. The top Saudi diplomat will head a delegation to Ramallah, a Palestinian embassy source said, the first such trip since Israel first ...

Israel Announces Creation of 22 Settlements in West Bank

This is Beirut, 29/05 11:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel announced on Thursday the creation of 22 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, risking further strain on relations with the international community already taxed by the war in Gaza. Israeli settlements in the West Bank are regularly condemned by the United Nations as illegal under international law, and are seen as one of the main ...

Israel Reconfigures Northern Border Defenses

This is Beirut, 26/05 15:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Six months after the November 2024 ceasefire with Lebanon, Israel is adjusting its military deployment along the northern frontier, signaling a shift toward a more routine defensive posture. According to Israeli military radio, the Israeli Army Northern Command has reassigned control of the Lebanese border to the 91st Division, also known as the ...

Israel's West Bank Land Registration Serves 'Annexation'

This is Beirut, 12/05 22:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An Israeli rights group denounced Monday a government decision to launch extensive land registration for parts of the occupied West Bank, saying it could help advance annexation of the Palestinian territory. "It is a tool for annexation," said Yonatan Mizrachi of the Settlement Watch project at Israeli nongovernmental organization Peace Now. The ...

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 ...

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