Palestine

13 Nov 2022; MEMO: Two Palestinians were detained in an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank city on Saturday, according to a local NGO, reports Anadolu Agency.

Montaser Sammour, head of the Palestinian Prisoner Society in Jenin city, said Israeli forces raided the town of Qabatia, south of Jenin, and took the two into custody.

The state news agency Wafa said dozens of Palestinians suffered gas inhalation in clashes with Israeli forces in the town during which Israeli soldiers used tear gas canisters.

RAMALLAH, Nov 11 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine welcome UN vote, in favour of a resolution on the sovereignty of the Palestinian people, over their natural resources in the Palestinian territories.

Palestinian Foreign Minister, Riyad Al-Maliki, said that, the Second Committee of the UN General Assembly, voted in favour of the permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people, over the natural resources in the Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem.

RAMALLAH, Nov 10 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian Ministry of Health said, a Palestinian man was killed yesterday, by Israeli soldiers, in the northern West Bank city of Jenin.

The health ministry said in a statement that, 29-year-old Rafat Al-Eissa, died of severe injuries he had from Israeli soldiers, without elaborating further details.

Meanwhile, Palestinian eyewitnesses and security sources said, Israeli soldiers opened fire at Al-Eissa, who was standing near the separation wall, Israel had built west of Jenin.

10 Nov 2022; MEMO: A former Palestinian Authority Health Minister has claimed that there has been no real investigation into the 2004 death of late PA President Yasser Arafat. Jawad Al-Tibi made his comments in an interview with Al-Resalah following reports that fourteen cubic metres of concrete were poured into Arafat's tomb in Ramallah.

He was the last Health Minister in the Arafat era and headed the first committee formed to investigate Arafat's death.

08 Nov 2022; MEMO: The International Freedom Flotilla Coalition held meetings this weekend to discuss its plan to resume efforts to break the siege on Gaza in 2023.

Organisers said that the meeting was sponsored by the Palestinian Forum in Britain and was attended by representatives of the international coalition in Sweden, Norway, France, Spain, Italy, New Zealand, Malaysia, Turkiye, Canada, the United States and South Africa, in addition to the International Committee to Break the Siege on Gaza.

07 Nov 2022; MEMO: With the assistance of the US, Israel is planning to undermine a new Palestinian move at the UN calling for urgent opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICC) on the legality of the Israeli occupation.

Ynet News reported yesterday that the Special Politics and Decolonisation Committee is expected to discuss the matter on Wednesday.

RAMALLAH, Nov 6 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, called on the U.S. to compel Israel, to stop its violations against the Palestinians, in the Palestinian territories.

Abbas made the appeal in a phone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said an official press statement.

During their conversation, Abbas briefed Blinken on “the Israeli aggressions against the Palestinian people in cities, villages, and camps, including sieges, killings, house demolitions, and settlements’ expansion.”

RAMALLAH, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian was killed and another seriously injured on Saturday in clashes with Israeli soldiers northeast of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, the Palestinian health ministry and eyewitnesses said.

The ministry said in a press release that Mos'ab Nafal, 18, from the village of Sinjil, northeast of Ramallah, was killed after he was shot in the chest by Israeli soldiers.

Eyewitnesses in Ramallah said Israeli soldiers opened fire at the two men while they were throwing stones at Israeli military vehicles near the village.

05 Nov 2022; MEMO: Twenty-one days of Israel's siege has damaged the economy of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus and resulted in major commercial losses for traders, Anadolu Agency reported on Friday.

04 Nov 2022; MEMO: Extremist Israeli Jewish settlers assaulted Palestinian people and their property last night in the occupied West Bank city of Al-Bireh, reported Wafa news agency.

According to local witnesses, armed Israeli settlers vandalised dozens of Palestinian cars and abused Palestinian commuters and drivers, after hurling stones and rocks towards their car windows.