Tag: Palestinians

Turkey urges Muslim nations to stand with Palestinians

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday hosts Muslim leaders for an Istanbul summit to condemn Israel over the killing of Gaza protesters,...

Pakistan criticises UNSC over its failure to condemn Gaza violence

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has expressed support to any Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) initiative that is being put forward to ease the difficulties of the...

Thousands of Palestinians protest at Gaza-Israel border, one martyred

GAZA BORDER: A Palestinian was martyred and more than 200 others wounded during clashes with Israeli troops as thousands gathered in protest along the...

Israeli troops martyr 12 Palestinians as Gaza border protests resume

GAZA BORDER: Israeli troops martyred at least 12 Palestinians and wounded hundred on Friday as they confronted one of the largest Palestinian demonstrations along...

Three Palestinians martyred as new clashes erupt along Gaza border

GAZA: The death toll of the ongoing confrontation between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers has risen to three along the Gaza-Israel borders, medical sources said...

Palestinians hold general strike to mourn victims in Gaza violence

The West Bank and Gaza Strip witnessed Saturday a general strike as a national mourning over the deaths of 15 Palestinians who were killed...

Palestinians slam US for impeding UN resolution over Israel’s brutal killings

  Palestinian leadership said Saturday that the United States has obstructed a UN resolution to denounce the Israeli aggression and killing 16 Palestinians in Friday's...

Palestinians to ask Russia’s Putin to step into peace process

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas aide said Sunday that Palestinians will ask Russian President Vladimir Putin to step into a multilateral mechanism to overlook the...

Israel Army detain three Palestinians in West Bank raids

WEST BANK: Israeli forces on Friday detained two Palestinians and seized two vehicles mostly during multiple overnight raids across the southern and northern West...

Israeli army arrest 11 Palestinians in raids

RAMALLAH: Israeli forces have rounded up 11 Palestinians in overnight raids in the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli army. The individuals were arrested...

Palestinians won’t be blackmailed by US threat, says PLO official

GAZA: The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has voiced anger at a threat by US President Donald Trump to cut off aid to the UN’s Palestinian...

Palestinians slam ‘unacceptable’ US veto of Jerusalem UN resolution

  RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: The Palestinian government slammed as "unacceptable" Monday a US veto of a draft UN resolution against President Donald Trump´s decision to...

‘We are one:’ Muslims, Christians unite against US’ Jerusalem call

JERUSALEM: Less than an hour after US President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Palestinians protested by turning off the lights on the Christmas...

Over 90 per cent of Palestinians oppose Trump move

  The Palestinians overwhelmingly oppose US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital and have little faith in the United States or their...

Palestinians say they won’t be blackmailed by US move to close...

RAMALLAH/WASHINGTON: Palestinian officials expressed surprise on Saturday at a US decision to close the Palestine Liberation Organization office in Washington unless the group enters...

Israelis, Palestinians must ‘write new page of history’: Pope

Pope Francis on Sunday hoped for peace between Israelis and Palestinians as he gave his Christmas address, urging the two sides to ‘write a...

US hopes to preserve two-state outcome for Israel, Palestinians

Having twice failed to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace, the Obama administration is discussing ways to help preserve the prospect of an increasingly threatened two-state solution,...