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Gaza/PNN/ Dozens of Palestinian refugees shut yesterday the head office of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip …
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Quartet Envoys express serious concern over worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza
JERUSALEM/PNN/ The Envoys of the Middle East Quartet in a joint statement expressed serious concern over the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza and discussed current efforts to resolve the crisis. …
Read More »Gaza Economy Nearing Total Collapse: A UNDP Report on Challenges to Economic Recovery and Long-Term Development in Gaza
Gaza/PNN/ Gaza’s private sector, the engine of future economic growth potential, is presently incapacitated due to the blockade, restrictions on movement and access to natural resources and markets, and recurrent …
Read More »Israel closes Gaza’s only commercial crossing
GAZA/PNN/ Israeli occupation authorities yesterday closed the Karm Abu Salem crossing, the only commercial junction to the Gaza Strip, Quds Press reported. The Palestinian public relations director of the crossing, …
Read More »Palestinian population is 4.95 million
Ramallah/PNN/ The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) and the National Council for Population has issued a breakdown of the Palestinian population for World Population Day. The estimated population in …
Read More »PA forces 6,145 civil servants in Gaza into retirement
GAZA/PNN/ Some 6,145 Palestinian civil servants from Gaza are being given early retirement, Quds Press reported the Palestinian Authority announcing yesterday. In a statement, the PA spokesman Yousif Al-Mahmoud said …
Read More »Hamas delegation in Cairo for talks related to border security
GAZA/PNN/ A 12-member Palestinian delegation from the Hamas-run government in the Gaza Strip yesterday travelled through the Rafah crossing to Cairo to discuss mutual relations with Egyptian officials. Information Director …
Read More »Israel suspends family visits for detainees from Gaza
Gaza/PNN/ Israel has officially informed the International Committee of the Red Cross that there will be no family visits to a number of detainees from the Gaza Strip, without specifying …
Read More »Blocking of Websites Critical of Palestinian Authority Violates International and Domestic Laws
Ramallah/PNN/ Beginning in early June, Palestinian internet providers began blocking approximately sixteen websites allegedly on grounds of a decision made by the Attorney General. Since then, these websites have been …
Read More »Gaza kids prepare for Irish trip amid energy disaster and Israeli assault
GAZA/PNN/ THE Gaza Strip is now experiencing an energy disaster, with its already inadequate supply of three to four hours per day of electrical supply being cut by 45 to …
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