Palestine

Hamas fires barrage of rockets at Israel, begins new military op
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As the group claimed responsibility for the rocket attacks, Hamas leader Mohammed al-Deif announced the beginning of the new "Al-Aqsa Flood" military operation against Israel, reports Xinhua news agency. According to Palestinian security sources, a series of explosions were heard near the separation fence as Israel's Iron Dome system attempted to intercept the incoming rockets.
Ceasefire between Israel, Islamic Jihad in Gaza takes effect
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Palestinian eyewitnesses said that the five-day tit-for-tat violent fighting between Israel and the PIJ militants stopped at 10:00 p.m. local time (1900 GMT), Xinhua news agency reported. However, a few minutes after the ceasefire took effect, militants fired around 20 rockets from the Gaza Strip at southern Israel. Israeli fighter jets fired back and targeted lookout posts and sites for Gaza militants.
Palestine warns of humanitarian crisis, holds Israel responsible for current tension
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Israel has closed the crossing points for commercial and humanitarian purposes on the borders of the Gaza Strip for five days following a flaring tit-for-tat fighting between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) militants, Xinhua news agency reported.
Israeli-Palestinian clashes continue for 5th day as ceasefire talks stall
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According to a statement released by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), several command centers of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) were targeted in a fresh round of airstrikes on Saturday, with mortar shells and rocket launch sites being hit, Xinhua news agency reported.
Israel's UN envoy walks out of Security Council meeting in protest
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Erdan said he was outraged by the Council's refusal to re-schedule Tuesday's debate on the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, as Tuesday marked Yom HaZikaron, or Memorial Day, for fallen Israeli soldiers, reports Xinhua news agency. Israel made numerous requests to re-schedule the debate, but the Security Council.
UN body wraps up 52nd session with a clutch of human rights resolutions
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Other resolutions addressed the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment, promotion and protection of human rights, and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Xinhua news agency reported. Vaclav Balek, President of the UN Human Rights Council, said in his concluding remarks on Tuesday that the body's longest ever session "had done enormous work".
Palestinian authorities condemn Israeli approval of forming national guard force
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Stressing "the formation of the national guard will not frighten our people", spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement in Gaza denounced the Israeli move, reports Xinhua news agency. Meanwhile, Hamas) spokesman in Gaza also condemned the Israeli decision, describing it as "a dangerous.
Israel demolished 953 Palestinian homes in West Bank, East Jerusalem in 2022
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"More than 80 per cent of the demolished buildings are located in Area C, and 28,446 people have been displaced and affected as a result of the demolitions," said the report issued on Tuesday by the EU mission in the Palestinian territories. The demolitions were carried out under the pretext of building without a permit.
Israeli PM says Minister's call to erase Palestinian village 'inappropriate'
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In his Twitter post on Sunday, Netanyahu stopped short of outright condemnation of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, but said the minister "misspoke" and thanked him for admitting "his choice of words" was "inappropriate". Most of his tweet, however, focused on calling on the international community to further condemn Palestinian attacks against Israelis, Xinhua news agency reported.
Palestine ends security coordination with Israel after 9 killed in raid
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"In the light of the repeated aggression against our people and the undermining of signed agreements, we consider that security coordination with the Israeli occupation government no longer exists as of now," spokesman of the Palestinian presidency Nabil Abu Rudeineh said in a press statement on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported.
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