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Macron Concerned about Israel's Decision to Build 4,000 New West Bank Settlements

The Elysee Palace has said that French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his concern about Israel's recent decision to add 4,000 new illegal settlements in the West Bank. Most countries consider the settlements illegal under international law, a position Israel rejects. Macron held on Tuesday a phone call with Israeli Prime…

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Macron urges rapid Israeli probe into Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing

France urges Israel to complete probe into killing of Al Jazeera journalist, despite UN call for an independent probe.

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EU Allocates 25 Mln Euros in Humanitarian Aid to Palestinians

The EU announced on Monday it was allocating 25 million euros in humanitarian aid to meet the basic needs of vulnerable Palestinians in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza. The EU funding will focus on providing healthcare assistance, including mental care for trauma, to those affected by the continued…

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Gantz in Washington Wednesday to Defend ‘Settlements,’ Israeli Measures in West Bank

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced he will travel Wednesday to the United States, where he expects to meet with his US counterpart Lloyd Austin in Washington to tackle issues of interest for both countries. Although his office did not give details of the nature of the meeting, a source…

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Palestinians Mourn Israel’s Creation amid Outcry over Funeral Raid

Palestinians rallied Sunday to mark the "Nakba," or catastrophe, 74 years after Israel's creation, with condemnation spreading over a police raid on the funeral of a slain journalist. The annual demonstrations across the occupied West Bank, annexed east Jerusalem and inside Israel came with tensions high over the killing of…

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Palestinian militant dies of wounds, days after clashes with Israeli troops

A Palestinian gunmen, brother of a prominent militant in the occupied West Bank, died in an Israeli hospital on Sunday, two days after being wounded in clashes with Israeli forces.

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Palestinian Gunman Dies Days after Clash with Israeli Troops

A Palestinian gunman who is the brother of a prominent Palestinian militant died Sunday after being critically wounded in clashes with Israeli forces, according to the Israeli hospital where he was being treated. Daoud Zubeidi was wounded in clashes with the Israeli military in the West Bank city of Jenin…

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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.

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Shireen Abu Aqleh: ‘Cold-blooded’ killing and funeral chaos leave West Bank in turmoil

World criticism mounts over the shooting of journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh as dispute over chain of events grows

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Biden Renews Support for Jordan’s Long-Running Role as Custodian of Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa Mosque

US President Joe Biden renewed on Friday his country’s support for Jordan's crucial role as the custodian of Muslim holy sites, particularly Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa. Biden met with King Abdullah II of Jordan in Washington on Friday amid tensions in the Palestinian Territories where clashes erupted in recent weeks at…

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Palestinians welcome foreign support in inquiry into reporter's death

The Palestinian Authority said on Saturday it would welcome international support in the inquiry into the death of an Al Jazeera journalist, while Israel said it would investigate an eruption of violence at her funeral.

Reuters

Security Council Condemns Killing of Al Jazeera Journalist

The United Nations Security Council on Friday unanimously condemned the killing of Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh while covering an Israeli army raid in the occupied West Bank, diplomats said. The statement -- a rare case of Security Council unity on an issue related to Israel -- also…

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Blinken ‘troubled’ by Israeli police lunge at reporter’s funeral

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he was “deeply troubled” over images of Israeli police charging into the funeral procession of a Palestinian-American television reporter who was fatally shot on the West Bank earlier this week.

Tribune News Service

UN experts condemn Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing, demand probe

UN experts say authorities have an obligation not to harm journalists and Abu Akleh’s killing could be ‘war crime’.

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Biden and Jordan's King Abdullah discuss reducing Israel, West Bank tensions

U.S. President Joe Biden and Jordan's King Abdullah discussed on Friday "urgent mechanisms" to cut violence and tensions in Israel and the West Bank, the White House said on Friday after the pair met.

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Slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh laid to rest

Abu Akleh was fatally shot by Israeli forces while reporting in the occupied West Bank.

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Israeli police beat mourners at a slain Al Jazeera journalist's funeral

Dozens of people tried to march the casket of Shireen Abu Akleh from a hospital to a nearby Catholic church, but Israeli police hit them with batons, causing pallbearers to briefly drop the casket.

Reuters

European nations tell Israel: Do not build new housing units in West Bank

Several European nations including France, Germany and Italy, on Friday said Israel should not execute its latest decision to build over 4,000 new housing units in the West Bank territory.

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UN experts condemn Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing: Latest updates

UN human rights experts demand a prompt, transparent, thorough and independent investigation into Abu Akleh’s killing.

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Israel ‘investigating soldier’ in journalist Abu Akleh’s killing

Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday during a military raid in the West Bank town of Jenin.

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Israel Resumes Raids in West Bank Area Where Journalist Was Killed

Israeli forces resumed raids in the occupied West Bank area of Jenin on Friday, where a prominent Palestinian journalist was shot dead this week, wounding at least four people, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The Israeli military said its forces were conducting counter-terrorism activities on the outskirts of Jenin, where…

The Independent UK

Slain Al Jazeera journalist to be laid to rest in Jerusalem

Thousands of Palestinians are expected to attend the funeral in Jerusalem of an Al Jazeera journalist who witnesses say was shot dead by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank

Reuters

Israeli police beat mourners at funeral of slain Palestinian journalist

Israeli police officers charged at Palestinian mourners carrying the coffin of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on Friday, before thousands led her casket through Jerusalem's Old City in an outpouring of grief and anger over her killing.

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Slain Al Jazeera Journalist to Be Buried as Palestinians Reject Joint Probe

Veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh will be buried alongside her parents in a cemetery near Jerusalem's Old City on Friday, two days after she was shot dead in an Israeli army raid. The Palestinian American's body has been transferred from the occupied West Bank, and her funeral will…

France 24

Slain Palestinian-American reporter to be buried as Israel plans more settlements

Veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh will be buried alongside her parents in a cemetery near Jerusalem's Old City on Friday, two days after she was shot dead in an Israeli army raid.

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