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Israel notifies 15 Palestinian families to leave their Jerusalem homes

14 Sep 2022; MEMO: Israeli occupation authorities yesterday notified Bedouin residents of Arab Al Kaabneh, located between the towns of Bir Nabala and Beit Hanina, to evacuate their homes.

The supervisor of the Al-Baydar Organisation for the Defence of Bedouin Rights, Hassan Mleihat, said in a statement that Israeli occupation forces stormed the area where the Kaabneh Bedouin tribe live and handed 15 families evacuation notices.

Israel forces Palestinian single mother of four to demolish own home in occupied Jerusalem

13 Sep 2022; MEMO: A Palestinian single mother of four was forced by the Israeli occupation forces to demolish her own home yesterday in the neighbourhood of Batn Al-Hawa in Silwan, occupied Jerusalem, Wafa has reported.

The Israeli-controlled municipality in Jerusalem forced Nasreen Abu Tayeh to destroy her house on the pretext that it lacked a building licence.

Israel's military escalation in occupied West Bank 'recipe for explosion': PA

13 Sep 2022; MEMO: The prime minister of the Palestinian Authority said on Monday that the Israeli military escalation in the occupied territories "is nothing but a recipe for a major explosion," Wafa has reported. Mohammad Shtayyeh told his weekly cabinet meeting that this has been "fuelled by Israel with its various political parties for their election propaganda."

Israel bans official from Al-Aqsa Mosque to prepare it for settlers

13 Sep 2022; MEMO: The Israeli occupation authorities in occupied Jerusalem have banned a senior official from Al-Aqsa Mosque to make sure that it is empty for settlers to use during religious holidays. The claim was made on Monday by the Deputy Director General of Jerusalem Waqf (Religious Endowment), Sheikh Najeh Bakirat.

Palestinian Died Days After Being Shot In Northern West Bank: Medics

RAMALLAH, Sept 12 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian man died, days after being shot, during an Israeli raid a few days ago, in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, Palestinian medics said yesterday.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health said, in a press statement that, Hammad Abu Jelda, 24, succumbed to the critical wounds he sustained last Tuesday, during clashes with the Israeli soldiers, at the Jenin refugee camp in the city.

Abu Jelda was buried by dozens of Palestinian demonstrators, at the city’s cemetery, who chanted slogans calling for “revenging his death.”

Palestine: Quick response needed to deal with attacks on Al-Aqsa, scholars say

12 Sep 2022; MEMO: The Palestine Scholars Association said yesterday that increasing plots targeting Al-Aqsa Mosque make it necessary to mobilise support for it.

In the statement, the association stressed on the importance of urgent action to teach the people about the required support and protection of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem and Palestine.

Israel using medical negligence to kill Palestinian prisoners slowly, report says

12 Sep 2022; MEMO: Israel has adopted a policy of medical negligence against Palestinian prisoners and this has led to "slow killing" in Israeli prisons, a new report has said.

The Palestinian Prisoners' Club stressing that "73 prisoners have been martyred in the occupation's prisons as a result of the policy of medical neglect (slow killing), since 1967."

In the report, the PPC stated that "crime of medical negligence, or slow killing, along with policy of torture, are the most prominent policies leading to the death of prisoners."

Palestinian dies days after being shot in northern West Bank: medics

RAMALLAH, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian died days after being shot during an Israeli raid a few days ago in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, Palestinian medics said on Sunday.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a press statement that Hammad Abu Jelda, 24, succumbed to the critical wounds he sustained on Tuesday during clashes with the Israeli soldiers at the Jenin refugee camp in the city.

Abu Jelda was buried by dozens of Palestinian demonstrators at the city's cemetery, who chanted slogans calling for "revenging his death."

Palestine: Hamas urges UN to hold Israel criminals accountable

10 Sep 2022; MEMO: On the occasion of the United Nations (UN) sponsoring the Global Congress of Victims of Terrorism, the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas has urged the international organisation to hold Israeli criminals accountable for their crimes against Palestinians.

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