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2 Palestinians succumb to Israeli gunshot wounds in Jenin assault

Date: 2024-05-22 18:46:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:10717013

RAMALLAH, May 22 (MENA) - Two Palestinians succumbed to their wounds sustained by Israeli occupation gunfire in the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Wednesday evening, bringing the death toll in the city and its camp to 10, WAFA reported. In ....

Abu Mazen thanks Ireland for recognizing Palestinian State

Date: 2024-05-22 18:31:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:10717082

RAMALLAH, May 2 (MENA) - President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday stated that Ireland’s recognition of the Palestinian state was a great step that contributes to enhancing peace and justice. In a phone call with Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris, ....

Knesset passes preliminary reading of bill that annexes part of West Bank territory to Israel

Date: 2024-05-22 17:16:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:10716997

RAMALLAH, May 22 (MENA) - The Knesset on Wednesday passed the preliminary reading of a bill that annexes part of the occupied West Bank territory to Israel. The bill which provides for the annexation of parts of the West Bank territory to Israel ....

Recognizing State of Palestine not prohibited, but time not ripe yet: France

Date: 2024-05-22 15:12:57 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:10716691

PARIS, May 22 (MENA) - French Foreign Ministry deputy spokesman Christophe Lemoine said Wednesday recognizing the State of Palestine is not prohibited for France, but Paris considers the conditions are not yet available for this decision. He ....

OIC welcomes recognition of State of Palestine by Spain, Norway, Ireland

Date: 2024-05-22 15:10:31 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:10716685

JEDDAH, May 22 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) welcomed Wednesday a decision by Spain, Ireland and Norway to recognize the State of Palestine, stressing it is an important historic step that is consistent with international ....

Palestinian state recognized by several European countries

Date: 2024-05-22 11:28:25 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:10716239

WASHINGTON, May 22 (MENA) - Norway, Ireland and Spain have recognized a Palestinian state in a historic move, the Associated Press said. Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said on Wednesday it was coordinated with Spain and Norway, “an historic ....

Gallant rescinds disengagement order from settlements of northern West Bank

Date: 2024-05-22 10:53:23 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:10716328

RAMALLAH, May 22 (MENA) - Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Wednesday officially rescinded Israel's disengagement from previously evacuated settlements in the northern West Bank after a motion passed to repeal the 2005 law back in 2023, Ynet ....

Far-right Israeli Cabinet minister storms into Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2024-05-22 10:52:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:10716140

RAMALLAH, May 22 (MENA) - Israel’s far right national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, stormed into Al Aqsa Mosque compound on Wednesday. The action has fueled anger of Palestine and the whole region as it came shortly after Ireland, Sweden, ....

Malta ready to recognize state of Palestin

Date: 2024-05-22 09:34:13 GMT - Malta - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:10716049

VALLETTA, May 22 (MENA) - Malta is ready to follow in the footsteps of Spain and Ireland toward the recognition of a Palestinian state. A Maltese government spokesman was quoted by Times of Malta as having said that Malta would be ready to ....

Defense ministers of US, Finland discuss latest developments in ME

Date: 2024-05-22 09:32:56 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:10715972

WASHINGTON, May 22 (MENA) - Finland, which became a NATO member a year ago, will make the alliance stronger, US Department of Defense quoted Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen as saying. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosted an ....