Palestinian Territories

UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

Israeli occupation costs Palestinian economy USD 2.5 bn a year: UN

8:17 pm December 2, 2019

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories): Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories has cost the economy of the Palestinians more than USD 2.5 billion a year for the past two decades, a UN report said Monday. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development report estimated the total fiscal loss to the Palestinian government between 2000 and 2017 […]

Israel to probe ‘unexpected’ civilian casualties in Gaza strike

11:25 pm November 15, 2019

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories): Israel’s military pledged Friday to investigate unexpected civilian casualties in a strike targeting Islamic Jihad in Gaza, where a ceasefire agreement remained fragile after fighting left 34 Palestinians dead. Underscoring the frailty of the truce, a volley of rockets was fired from the coastal strip into the Jewish state after the […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Saudi fans delight in West Bank game, shrug off geopolitics

10:41 am October 14, 2019

Riyadh : Saudi football fans are delighted about their national team’s historic match Tuesday against their Palestinian “brothers” in the occupied West Bank, but dismiss suggestions it marks a gradual normalisation of ties between the kingdom and Israel. Arab clubs and national teams have historically refused to play in the Palestinian territories — occupied by […]

Netanyahu thanks PM Modi for efforts to protect Israeli representatives following blast near embassy

Israel’s friendship day message to India — ‘yeh dosti hum nahi todenge’; PM says bond is eternal

9:22 pm August 4, 2019

New Delhi: Israel greeted India on friendship day with a Twitter message that featured the song ‘yeh dosti’ from Bollywood blockbuster Sholay, drawing an equally warm response from Prime Minister Narendra Modi who asserted that the bond between the two countries is “strong and eternal”. “Happy #FriendshipDay2019 India! May our ever strengthening friendship & growing […]

Netanyahu vows ‘massive strikes’ in response to Gaza rocket barrages

9:59 pm May 5, 2019

Gaza City(Palestinian Territories): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday to continue “massive strikes” in response to rocket fire from the Gaza Strip as a deadly escalation entered a second day, sparking fears of wider violence. Gazan authorities reported six Palestinians killed, including at least two militants, by Israeli strikes in the latest round of […]

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