Worsening Situation in Iraq for Palestinian Refugees

Palestine News Network | 01.08.11 – 12:07 Baghdad  PNN – The situation of the 7000 Palestinian Refugees living in Iraq is worse than any other concentration of Palestinian refugees in the world, according to the Palestinian ambassador in Iraq, Daleel Al Qassous, quoted by the International Middle East Media Center (IMEMC). Before the 2003 Iraq war, […]

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Bahar: World still punishing us over Hamas-won elections

[ 01/08/2011 – 12:03 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Deputy speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council has said that the world continues to punish the Gaza Strip and all Palestinians because of democratic election results that put Hamas in power. ”All funds earmarked for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip after the war launched by [Israel] […]

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Report: 6 Palestinians killed, 250 others arrested in July

[ 01/08/2011 – 12:40 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– The International Solidarity Foundation for Human Rights in Nablus has issued a report detailing the murders, arrests, and raids that Israeli occupation forces carried out in the occupied Palestinian territories in July 2011. The figures presented are in addition to the attacks by the state and Jewish […]

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Jewish settlers burn 150 dunums of Palestinian land

[ 01/08/2011 – 01:18 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– Jewish settlers set alight tens of dunums in the Palestinian village of Jallud in the Nablus province completely damaging 150 dunums of land lots. Ghassan Daghlas, the head of the anti-settlement activity north of the West Bank, said that the settlers set on fire cultivated fields. He […]

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Israel cuts electricity to the Negev desert prison as temperatures soar

  Monday, 01 August 2011 15:15| MEMO The Ahrar Centre stressed that the Israeli government’s actions violate international law and conventions. The Ahrar Centre for Prisoners’ Studies and Human Rights has stated that the Israeli Prisons Service has cut power to the tents and cement rooms of the Negev desert prison. The Centre considered the […]

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Hamas FM: Unity government must be formed urgently

Published today 18:29 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — A united Palestinian government must be formed urgently ahead of Palestine’s bid for membership of the United Nations in September, Foreign Minister in Gaza Muhammad Awad said Monday. Awad, who is also planning minister in the Gaza-based authority, said a united government was important for a strong Palestine […]

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Many arrested in West Bank sweep

[ 01/08/2011 – 01:58 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces arrested Monday morning brothers Badr, 25, and Khalid, 21, Abu Namous, from the Ein Beit al-Maa refugee camp in western Nablus, in an arrest sweep in the occupied West Bank. Witnesses said a massive Israeli military force invaded several areas in the camp. The […]

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Hamas condemns Kalandia killings

[ 01/08/2011 – 02:18 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri has condemned the Israeli occupation forces raid in Kalandia near Ramallah that killed two young Palestinian men. Clashes broke out there after the IOF came in to make arrests. The army said the young men were killed by ”uncontrolled” gunfire. Abu Zuhri […]

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OCHA: More Palestinians displaced this year than 2009, 2010

[ 01/08/2011 – 10:36 AM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The UN Organization for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the occupied Palestinian territories has issued a report documenting that home demolitions in Area C of the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem this year had nearly doubled when compared to the same period of last year. The […]

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IOF troops kill two Palestinians on first day of Ramadan

[ 01/08/2011 – 11:05 AM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Two Palestinian civilians were killed in Qalandia refugee camp near Ramallah on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan during an Israeli occupation forces’ raid on the camp before dawn Monday. Local sources said that the IOF soldiers opened indiscriminate fire during the incursion that […]

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Hamas extends congratulations on the occasion of Ramadan

[ 01/08/2011 – 10:05 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Hamas extended congratulations to the Palestinian people and the Arab and Islamic countries on the occasion of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. The movement hoped in a statement on Sunday that Ramadan, which started on Monday, would bring about victory and liberation for the Palestinian people […]

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Miles for Smiles Arrives in Gaza with Aid

  PNN – Palestine News Network – 01.08.11 – 12:53 Gaza-PNN- Humanitarian aid convoy arrived in the Gaza Strip on Sunday evening through the Rafah Border Terminal.   The group called, Miles for Smiles, consisted of eight trucks containing medical supplies, medications, milk for infants and cars especially designed for people with disabilities. Thirty-five solidarity […]

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Another HIT & RUN Attack | Palestinian hurt in hit-and-run near Qalqiliya

Published today 11:39 QALQILIYA (Ma’an) — A Palestinian man sustained injuries in a hit-and-run near Qalqiliya on Sunday, medics said. Rauf Abu Hajla, 37, was walking on the side of a road when a car driven by an Israeli national struck him and sped off. A Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance took Abu Hajla to the […]

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Israeli forces raid Palestinian homes in Issawiya

  Monday, 01 August 2011 08:14| Samar Mohaisen  West Bank, (Pal Telegraph)-Israeli forces raided Monday Issawiya town in central Jerusalem and broke into several Palestinian houses under the pretext of searching for wanted people. Raed Abu Riala, member of the organizational committee in Issawiya, said that Israeli forces raided and searched a number of Palestinian […]

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Report: Lebanese soldier shot on Israel border

Published today (updated) 01/08/2011 10:26 TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma’an) — The Israeli army shot a Lebanese soldier during an exchange of gunfire early Monday on the border between the two countries, Israeli media said. Israel’s Haaretz newspaper said soldiers traded fire in the Mount Dov region on the border. Initial reports said a Lebanese soldier […]

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