Tubas/PNN/ Heads of Mission and representatives from the EU, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom, visited the Humsa Al Bqai’a community …
Read More »UK commits $20.7 million to UNRWA
PNN/ Jerusalem/ The United Kingdom has announced an additional $20.7m in funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), bringing the total UK contribution to $66m for 2020. …
Read More »Palestinian youth to support farmers during olive harvest
PNN/ Bethlehem/ Through its programme of “ Civil and Democratic Participation of Palestinian Youth in partnership with Alternative Information Center (AIC) and Al-Awda Center for Childhood and Youth , ActionAid …
Read More »West Bank witnesses largest demolition in years, UN Humanitarian Coordinator says
PNN/ New York/ Yesterday, 73 people, including 41 children, were displaced when Israeli authorities demolished their homes and other structures and destroyed belongings in the Palestinian community of Khirbet Hamsa …
Read More »MADA demands pursuing the perpetrators of attacks on journalists
PNN/ Ramallah/ The second of November marked the international day to put an end to impunity for crimes committed against journalists 43 journalists were killed by the Israeli Occupation Forces …
Read More »PHROC condemns silence of int’l community as Al-Akhras faces threat to life
PNN/ Ramallah/ Entering his 99th day of an open hunger strike, Maher Al-Akhras, a 49-year-old Palestinian and a father of six, is facing a serious and imminent threat to his life …
Read More »UN expert calls for accountability as Israel records highest rate of illegal settlement approvals
PNN/ Geneva/ The Israeli government’s recent announcement that it has approved construction of nearly 5,000 more settlement homes in the occupied Palestinian territory is a grave breach of international law, …
Read More »Israeli forces demolish Palestinian home in occupied West Bank
Jenin/PNN/ Israeli forces have demolished a Palestinian home in a village in the occupied northern West Bank city of Jenin, displacing its residents. Palestinian media reported that Israeli troops stormed …
Read More »UN calls on Israel to end administrative detention, swiftly free hunger striker Akhras
Bethlehem/PNN/ The United Nations has called on Israel to put an end to the practice of administrative detention and immediately release Maher al-Akhras, a Palestinian prisoner who is on hunger …
Read More »Report: Settler crimes and violations heightened during olive harvest season
PNN/ Bethlehem/ The Israeli Occupation and settlers’ policies continue against Palestinian farmers in the West Bank, consisting of destroying hundreds of trees, stealing crops, and preventing farmers from accessing their …
Read More »Japan contributes US$ 4.3 mln for food assistance to Palestine Refugees
PNN/ Bethlehem/ The Government of Japan today signed a contribution agreement amounting to 450,000,000 Japanese Yen (approximately US$ 4.3 million) with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine …
Read More »Report highlights Israeli official incitement during September
PNN/ Ramallah/ This report highlights recent racist and inciting statements made by senior Israeli officials, including parliament (Knesset) members, against the Palestinian leadership and people, including martyrs and prisoners and …
Read More »India provides US$ 1 million to UNRWA for Palestinian Refugees
East Jerusalem/PNN/ Today, the Government of India contributed US$ 1 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), in support of …
Read More »UNRWA launches ‘Your Health’ mobile application
PNN/ Amman/ Yesterday, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) announced the release of a new innovative tool called the ‘Your Health with …
Read More »Human rights groups concerned about life of Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike
Bethlehem/PNN/ Palestinian and Israeli human rights groups have expressed their concern over the critical condition of Palestinian prisoner, Maher al-Akhras, who is on a hunger strike for nearly 80 days. …
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