Israel/ Palestine

WASHINGTON (Ma’an) — The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted, early Saturday, in favor of eight resolutions on Palestine and a ninth on the Syrian Golan Heights. Palestine’s Permanent Observer to the UN Riyad Mansour said, commenting on the vote, that the votes are proof that the international community stands behind and supports the Palestinian […]

(48hills) – Earlier this week the Israeli military and armed groups in Gaza clashed in the worst fighting since their 2014 war. Israeli planes bombed Palestinians, killing seven, wounding 26 and destroying numerous office and apartment buildings. Palestinian groups fired rockets and mortars into Israel, killing one civilian and wounding 18. Both sides agreed to […]

‘Keeping a Jackboot on people’s necks’

By Jonah Mandel | – Jerusalem (AFP) – Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced his resignation on Wednesday and called for early elections after a sharp disagreement over a Gaza ceasefire deal, throwing the government into turmoil. Lieberman also said his party was quitting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition, leaving the premier with only a […]

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine said two of those killed were its members and the third was from Islamic Jihad’s armed wing

Netanyahu said the Israeli security establishment supported the move

Witnesses say paramedic, Filastin Qudeih was injured with a live bullet in her leg.

With or without the bill, Israeli occupation forces have killed scores of Palestinians who did not pose an imminent threat