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A Palestinian is killed as Israeli settlers rampage in his village and troops fire on stone-throwers
Read full article: A Palestinian is killed as Israeli settlers rampage in his village and troops fire on stone-throwersPalestinian health officials and an Israeli rights group say dozens of Israeli settlers have rampaged through a village in the West Bank, opening fire and setting cars and homes on fire.
Israeli police are investigating 19 prison guards in the death of a 38-year-old Palestinian prisoner
Read full article: Israeli police are investigating 19 prison guards in the death of a 38-year-old Palestinian prisonerIsraeli police say 19 Israeli prison guards are under investigation in the death of a 38-year-old Palestinian security prisoner.
After visiting Israel and Ramallah, the ICC prosecutor says he will intensify investigations
Read full article: After visiting Israel and Ramallah, the ICC prosecutor says he will intensify investigationsThe chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says his office will “further intensify its efforts to advance its investigations” of possible crimes by Hamas and Israeli forces.
‘That is a genocide’: Palestinian priest begs for ceasefire, describes horrors of war
Read full article: ‘That is a genocide’: Palestinian priest begs for ceasefire, describes horrors of warA Palestinian priest described the horrors of war in Gaza and begged for a ceasefire as hospitals are running out of water, fuel and electricity, during an interview with News4JAX Wednesday.
‘We were the lucky ones’: Jacksonville restaurant owner gets caught in conflict during trip with friends to Palestine
Read full article: ‘We were the lucky ones’: Jacksonville restaurant owner gets caught in conflict during trip with friends to PalestineA Jacksonville restaurant owner is glad to be safe after he and a group of other men from Jacksonville went on a trip to Palestine when the war erupted this weekend.
City Council passes emergency resolution in support of Israel. Council president was only ‘no’ vote
Read full article: City Council passes emergency resolution in support of Israel. Council president was only ‘no’ voteIn a 16-1 vote, Jacksonville City Council showed its support for Israel by passing an emergency resolution Tuesday night, saying the city of Jacksonville mourns the loss of life and "unequivocally" stands with Israel as it defends itself.
1st Saudi envoy to the Palestinians in West Bank, Israeli minister in Riyadh amid normalization push
Read full article: 1st Saudi envoy to the Palestinians in West Bank, Israeli minister in Riyadh amid normalization pushSaudi Arabia’s newly appointed envoy to the Palestinian Authority has presented his credentials to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Palestinian teenager dies after he was shot by Israeli troops in the West Bank last week
Read full article: Palestinian teenager dies after he was shot by Israeli troops in the West Bank last weekThe Palestinian Health Ministry says a teenager who was shot by Israeli troops last week after throwing a firebomb in the occupied West Bank has died.
Blinken calls for Israel-Palestinian calm seem to fall flat
Read full article: Blinken calls for Israel-Palestinian calm seem to fall flatU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has wrapped up a two-day visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank with little to show for his renewed appeals for Israeli-Palestinian calm amid an alarming spike of violence.
Palestinian activist's family seeks ICC probe into his death
Read full article: Palestinian activist's family seeks ICC probe into his deathThe family of an outspoken critic of the Palestinian Authority who died last year after allegedly being beaten by Palestinian security forces says it has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate the death.
Israel pays family of dead Palestinian-American detainee
Read full article: Israel pays family of dead Palestinian-American detaineeIsrael says it has reached a settlement to compensate the family of a Palestinian-American man who died earlier this year after he was detained by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank.
Rights group: Palestinians torture detainees with impunity
Read full article: Rights group: Palestinians torture detainees with impunityAn international rights group says Palestinian authorities in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip systematically torture critics in detention, a practice that could amount to crimes against humanity.
Egypt invites Hamas, Palestinians, Israel for further talks
Read full article: Egypt invites Hamas, Palestinians, Israel for further talksEgypt has invited Israel, Hamas and the Palestinian Authority for separate talks that aim at consolidating the cease-fire that ended an 11-day war between Israel and the Gaza Strip’s militant Hamas rulers, an Egyptian intelligence official said Thursday.
Palestinians expand vaccination campaign after UN shipment
Read full article: Palestinians expand vaccination campaign after UN shipmentThe vaccine shipment is a boost to the West Bank, where the PA has struggled to obtain vaccines as the infection rate surged in recent weeks. In the West Bank, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said the vaccines would go to medical workers and older people. But in recent weeks, it has inoculated over 100,000 Palestinian laborers in the West Bank who have permits to work inside Israel and its West Bank settlements. Bootsma said the limited number of vaccines in Gaza prevents a mass vaccination campaign. The West Bank has reported nearly 163,000 COVID-19 cases and 1,824 deaths.
Food trucks provide rare bright spot in hard-hit West Bank
Read full article: Food trucks provide rare bright spot in hard-hit West BankEmad Abdeljawwad sells grilled hot dogs and beverages out of a converted van in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)RAMALLAH – The coronavirus crisis has hit West Bank restaurants hard. The internationally backed Palestinian Authority, which governs parts of the West Bank, is expected to face a funding gap. The PA has now reported more than 35,000 cases in the West Bank and over 250 deaths. The World Bank says the figure has likely risen to 30% in the West Bank.