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- Qatar announces $150mn in aid to Gaza to support UN programs, efforts in fight against Covid-19
Qatar has announced $150 million in aid to the Gaza Strip over a period of six months. The decision was taken to support United Nations humanitarian programs in the Palestinian territory as well as efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak there,...Mar 23, 2020 07:43Newsline - UN chief names new head of beleaguered Palestinian refugee agencyUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Swiss humanitarian expert Philippe Lazzarini to head the beleaguered UN agency for Palestinian refugees. The UN chief made the announcement on Wednesday following consultations with the Advisory...Mar 19, 2020 08:40Newsline
- Israel closes off Palestinian-ruled areas of West Bank – officialsIsrael closed off Palestinian-administered areas of the occupied West Bank on Wednesday to limit the spread of the coronavirus, according to officials from both sides. “From today, a closure has taken place in the West Bank,” said Yotam...Mar 18, 2020 16:14Newsline
- HACKED Israeli Defense Minister demands ‘freedom for Palestine,’ tweets out Turkey’s anthemThe Twitter handle of Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett appears to have been breached, sending out a highly off-message post urging the liberation of Palestine, followed by the lyrics of Turkey’s anthem in English.Mar 7, 2020 02:35World News
- ‘Apartheid-like conditions’: Former UNGA president slams Trump-Netanyahu ‘deal of the century’ plan for PalestineTrump’s plan to settle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will bring anything but peace to the region, former Danish FM and UNGA President Mogens Lykketoft told RT, as it only cements apartheid-like conditions for the Palestinians.Mar 1, 2020 18:43World News
- Palestinian FM says Israel settler homes plan for West Bank is ‘most dangerous’Israel’s plan to build new settler homes in a particularly sensitive area of the occupied West Bank would destroy the prospect of a two-state solution, Palestinian FM Riyad al-Maliki said on Wednesday. The plan to build 3,500 new homes in an...Feb 26, 2020 14:07Newsline
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