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Palestinians Commemorate Naksah, Asserting Right of Return

The Palestinians asserted their adherence to their land and the right of return, commemorating the 55th anniversary of the Six-Day War (Naksah), during which Israel occupied East Jerusalem, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, Sinai, and the Golan Heights. Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said that the Palestinians are more steadfast…

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Israel Briefly Detains 4 Palestinian Fishermen off Gaza Coast

Israel briefly detained four Palestinian fishermen off the Mediterranean coast of Gaza on Saturday, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. The Israeli military said it apprehended four suspects after two Palestinian vessels strayed from the designated fishing zone in the northern Gaza Strip, "violating security restrictions".

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Phone app allows Gaza women to report domestic abuse anonymously

A phone app that allows women in the Palestinian Gaza Strip to report domestic abuse anonymously is allowing growing numbers of victims to seek help while avoiding the shame and reprisals that put many off going to the authorities directly.

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Hamas challenges Israel over nationalist flag march in Jerusalem

The Islamist Hamas group that runs the Gaza Strip is looking to impose new red lines in Jerusalem, epicentre of the decades-long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, even if that risks provoking another war.

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Gaza flour mills ground down by Russian-Ukraine conflict

Three months into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has closed off access to lower-priced Black Sea wheat, owners of five mills in the Palestinian Gaza Strip are feeling the heat as they try to replenish stocks.

Reuters

Image of Victory review – study of Arab-Israeli conflict from all angles hopes to heal

Avi Nesher’s film set near the Gaza Strip in 1948 empathises with every side – which is a laudable, if idealistic, ambition

The Guardian - UK

‘Nothing will stop us’: Al Jazeera marks Gaza office bombing

The 11-storey building housing media bureaus and residential apartments was blown up by Israel one year ago.

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Nakba Day: What happened in Palestine in 1948?

This year marks 74 years of Al-Nakba, or the Palestinian experience of dispossession and loss of their homeland.

Al Jazeera

Israel Says Closely Monitoring Hamas' Activity in Southern Lebanon

Tel Aviv is closely watching the Hamas movement's activity in southern Lebanon, revealed Israeli security sources. They added that Israel was preparing for various developments, including Hamas members there joining of any new confrontation that may erupt in the Gaza Strip. Israel's Makan Arabic radio revealed that Hamas has intensified…

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Palestinians in Gaza mourn the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh

Journalists and people in Gaza Strip pay tribute to the Al Jazeera journalist who was killed by Israeli fire in Jenin.

Al Jazeera

A year on from war, Gaza frustrated at slow reconstruction

Only 200 out of 1,700 destroyed units have been rebuilt in Gaza, according to the Ministry of Public Works.

Al Jazeera

Families in Gaza still grieve a year after Israeli offensive

On the first anniversary of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, Palestinians tell stories of loss and continued suffering.

Al Jazeera

Hamas Threatens Israel with 'Immediate War' if it Attempted to Assassinate Sinwar

Hamas threatened to launch an immediate war if Tel Aviv attempted to assassinate its leader in the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar, after several Israeli calls to eliminate him in response to the ongoing Palestinian operations against Israelis. Hamas politburo member Izzat al-Rishq said the Israeli threats to kill the movement's…

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Israelis Openly Call for Assassination of Hamas Leaders after Latest Stabbing

Israelis openly called for the assassination of Hamas officials on Friday in wake of the stabbing attack in the Israeli town of Elad on Thursday. Former generals, experts and journalists called for the assassination of Saleh al-Arouri, who is in charge of Hamas' military operations in the occupied West Bank,…

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Hamas Claims West Bank Attack

Hamas that rules the Gaza Strip said Monday they were behind a recent attack that killed an Israeli in the West Bank, linking it to tensions in Jerusalem. A statement from Hamas said the Al-Qassam Brigades, the militant movement's military wing, assumed "full responsibility" for the Friday shooting of an…

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Unemployment Rate Increases in Palestine

Figures released on Labor Day have revealed that the number of unemployed Palestinians had increased to 372,000 in 2021, compared to 335,000 in 2020. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics issued a statement noting that unemployment rate among labor force participants in Palestine remained unchanged at about 26% in 2021.…

Los Angeles Times

Nicholas Goldberg: Some people hope the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will fade away. But that's not happening

Five Israelis shot dead in Bnai Brak and two more in Tel Aviv. Clashes at the Al Aqsa Mosque, where more than 150 Palestinians were wounded by Israeli riot police. Stabbings in southern Israel and Jerusalem; counterterrorism raids across the West Bank that killed more than a dozen Palestinians. Exchanges…

The Independent UK

Israel to reopen Gaza crossing after closing it over rockets

Israel says it will be reopening its border crossing with the Gaza Strip to Palestinian workers after it had been closed for several days following rocket attacks from the Palestinian enclave

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Ancient Goddess Sculpture Found by Farmer in Gaza Strip

A Palestinian farmer found a rare 4,500-year-old stone sculpture while working his land in the southern Gaza Strip, ruling Hamas authorities announced Monday. The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said the 22-centimeter (6.7-inch) tall limestone head is believed to represent the Canaanite goddess Anat and is estimated to be dated…

The Independent UK

Israeli court rejects appeal in deadly Gaza beach airstrike

Israel’s Supreme Court has rejected a request to reopen an investigation into the deaths of four Palestinian children who were killed by an Israeli airstrike while playing on the beach in the Gaza Strip during a 2014 war

Al Jazeera

Palestinians denounce Israel’s move to close Gaza crossing

Israel said that it will close the Erez crossing on Sunday for workers coming from the besieged enclave.

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Israel Closes Crossing to Gazans after Rocket Attacks

Israel said it will close its only crossing from the Gaza Strip for workers on Sunday after fighters in the Palestinian enclave fired three rockets at the Jewish state. "Following the rockets fired toward Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip last night, it was decided that crossings into Israel for…

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Israel, Gaza Militants Trade Fire as Mideast Tensions Mount

Palestinian militants fired several rockets into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip early Thursday and Israeli aircraft hit militant targets in Gaza, part of an escalation that was eerily similar to the run-up to last year’s Israel-Gaza war. The cross-border strikes came against the backdrop of Israeli-Palestinian tensions that have…

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Bionic Limbs Lift Gaza Amputees’ Self-Esteem

A "smart" prosthetic hand that mimics human anatomy and motion has allowed Ahmed Abu Hamda to play with his children and regain self-esteem, part of a new project in Palestine's Gaza Strip, where conflict with Israel has left hundreds without limbs. Since March, a Qatari-funded hospital in Gaza has been…

Reuters

Bionic limbs lift Gaza amputees' self-esteem

A "smart" prosthetic hand that mimics human anatomy and motion has allowed Ahmed Abu Hamda to play with his children and regain self esteem, part of a new project in Gaza Strip, where conflict with Israel has left hundreds of Palestinians without limbs.

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