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Israel/ Palestine
Israel Raids, Stops Solar Panel Installation in Palestinian Jordan Valley

Israel Raids, Stops Solar Panel Installation in Palestinian Jordan Valley

Maan News Agency

TUBAS (Ma’an) — Israeli authorities delivered a stop-construction notice to solar panels, in the northern Jordan Valley, in the occupied West Bank, ordering halt of construction, on Monday. Mutaz Bisharat, a Palestinian official in charge of Jordan Valley’s Israeli settlements file at the Palestinian Authority (PA), said that the Israeli authorities raided the area and […]

Israel/ Palestine
World Bank: Palestinian Economy facing Severe Economic Shock

World Bank: Palestinian Economy facing Severe Economic Shock

Maan News Agency

The Palestinian economy saw “no real growth” the last 12 months

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Forces Attack young Palestinian Students in Hebron, Nablus in Continuing Occupation Tactic affecting 60,000/ year

Israeli Forces Attack young Palestinian Students in Hebron, Nablus in Continuing Occupation Tactic affecting 60,000/ year

Maan News Agency

1. Israeli forces attack, injure school children in Hebron HEBRON (Ma’an) — Israeli forces attacked young Palestinian students in the southern occupied West Bank city of Hebron, on Sunday, by firing tear-gas bombs and sound grenades towards them. According to local sources, Israeli forces physically attacked several students on their way to school, as well […]

Israel/ Palestine
Trump Admin. blocks Entry to US of Palestinian leader of Israel Boycott

Trump Admin. blocks Entry to US of Palestinian leader of Israel Boycott

Maan News Agency

Barghouti was barred from boarding a flight to US, on Wednesday, despite having the required travel documents and a valid visa.

Israel/ Palestine
Airbnb pivots, will List Israeli Squatter Settlements on Palestinian Land in West Bank

Airbnb pivots, will List Israeli Squatter Settlements on Palestinian Land in West Bank

Maan News Agency

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Home-renting company, Airbnb, confirmed it would not implement a planned delisting of Israeli settlements, which are considered illegal under international law, in the occupied West Bank and would “donate proceeds from any of these bookings to international humanitarian aid organizations,” on Tuesday. In November 2018, the company decided to remove about 200 […]

Israel/ Palestine
PPS: Israeli Forces detained over 6,000 Palestinian children since 2015

PPS: Israeli Forces detained over 6,000 Palestinian children since 2015

Maan News Agency

Children living in occupied East Jerusalem are the most targeted, with dozens facing arrests more than one time a month

Israel/ Palestine
Israel demolishes al-Araqib Bedouin village for 142nd time

Israel demolishes al-Araqib Bedouin village for 142nd time

Maan News Agency

Like the 34 other Bedouin villages “unrecognized” by Israel, al-Araqib does not receive any services from the Israeli government

Israel/ Palestine
Sharp Rise in Number of Palestinian Children Killed by Israeli Military in 2018

Sharp Rise in Number of Palestinian Children Killed by Israeli Military in 2018

Maan News Agency

Children in Palestine comprise 45% of the total population

Israel/ Palestine
After Israeli Army Injures 30,398 Palestinian Protesters in Gaza, Rights Groups Call on UN to Protect Them

After Israeli Army Injures 30,398 Palestinian Protesters in Gaza, Rights Groups Call on UN to Protect Them

Maan News Agency

The UN failed to take action to prevent the killings and massive suppression of peaceful Palestinian protesters along Gaza’s borders

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