Palestine
Rights group: Record number of Jerusalem home demolitions
Middle East
October 24, 2019
Rights group: Record number of Jerusalem home demolitions
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities have demolished at least 140 Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem this year, a rights group…
Palestinian court blocks 59 websites critical of government
Middle East
October 23, 2019
Palestinian court blocks 59 websites critical of government
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian court has blocked access to 59 websites critical of the Palestinian Authority, a…
Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian at West Bank checkpoint
Middle East
October 20, 2019
Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian at West Bank checkpoint
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli forces shot a Palestinian who ran toward them with a knife near a military checkpoint in…
Gazans call on Saudi Arabia to free imprisoned relatives
Middle East
October 16, 2019
Gazans call on Saudi Arabia to free imprisoned relatives
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Several families of Palestinians detainees imprisoned by Saudi Arabia held a rare protest in…
Saudi soccer team visits West Bank for 1st time
Middle East
October 14, 2019
Saudi soccer team visits West Bank for 1st time
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s national soccer team has arrived in the West Bank for its first match…
With little to show, Gazans question mass border protests
Middle East
October 11, 2019
With little to show, Gazans question mass border protests
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Ahmed Abu Artima was one of the founders of the “Great March of Return,”…
Israel quietly lets in Gaza workers in bid to ease tensions
Middle East
October 1, 2019
Israel quietly lets in Gaza workers in bid to ease tensions
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel is quietly allowing thousands of Palestinians to enter from the Gaza Strip to…
Israeli troops kill man in Gaza protests: Palestinian health ministry
Middle East
September 29, 2019
Israeli troops kill man in Gaza protests: Palestinian health ministry
GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian during protests along the fortified Gaza-Israel border on Friday, the Palestinian…
Israel defends checkpoint shooting as video raises concern
Middle East
September 20, 2019
Israel defends checkpoint shooting as video raises concern
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police said Thursday that security guards at a checkpoint near Jerusalem were in “immediate danger” when…
Rockets fired from Gaza fall short, wound 7 Palestinians
Middle East
September 19, 2019
Rockets fired from Gaza fall short, wound 7 Palestinians
JERUSALEM (AP) — Seven Palestinians have been wounded after a rocket barrage from the Gaza Strip exploded near a house…