Bethlehem/PNN/ Syrian media reported Today that the country’s air defenses have thwarted an Israeli aerial attack on targets in the capital Damascus, intercepting and shooting down several missiles. A military …
Read More »The Italian Foreign Ministry expresses its thanks to the UN personnel in Gaza
Jerusalem /PNN/ The Italian Foreign Ministry confirms that the three Carabinieri on duty at the Italian Consulate General in Jerusalem have left the UN compound in Gaza and have returned …
Read More »Erekat: Palestine Launched Historical Phase by Presiding G-77
PNN/New York/ President Mahmoud Abbas was handed the annual presidency of the Group of 77 and China on Tuesday. To his part, Senior PLO official, Dr. Saeb Erekat commented by saying …
Read More »UNICEF works with WFP to help vulnerable families in Gaza
PNN/Jerusalem/ The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have signed a new agreement to provide 6,000 of the most vulnerable families in the …
Read More »PCHR: Fuel Shortage at Gaza Hospitals
PCHR/Gaza/ The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) warned of the deteriorating situation of the Palestinian patients in the Gaza Strip due to the ongoing crisis of fuel shortage. The …
Read More »Abbas arrives in New York to assume chairmanship of the Group of 77 + China
New York/PNN/ President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in New York on Monday and is set to formally assume the Group of 77 and China. A ceremony will be held on Tuesday …
Read More »Israeli forces kill Palestinian woman, injure 185 in Gaza
Gaza/PNN/ Israeli occoupation forces have killed a Palestinian woman and injured at least 185 people during protests along the border between the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied territories. Ashraf …
Read More »INF arrest 2 fishermen, detain fishing boat off Beit Lahia shore
GAZA/PNN/ On Tuesday, 01 January 2018, Israeli gunboats chased and opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats. They then arrested 2 fishermen and detained a fishing boat. This is part of …
Read More »PCHR condemns Gaza Security Services’ dispersal of peacefulassembly organized by Fatah movement
GAZA/PNN/ The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) follows up with deep concern the use of violence and force by the police and security officers in Gaza to disperse a …
Read More »Israel and the United States formally quit UNESCO
Bethlehem/PNN/ More than a year after announcing their withdrawal from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Israel and the United States’ decision officially went into effect at the …
Read More »2018 in Review: The top 10 news stories in Palestine
By Mohan Chen- Bethlehem/PNN/ From a series of border protests in the Gaza Strip to thousands of new settlement units in the West Bank, 2018 has indeed been an eventful …
Read More »Palestinian govt. bans Israeli agricultural products in tit-for-tat move
Ramallah/PNN/ The Palestinian government says it has decided to put a ban on the entry of Israeli vegetables, fruits and poultry into the Palestinian markets in response to an Israeli …
Read More »Saudi Arabia transfers $50M pledge made to UNRWA
Bethlehem/PNN/ During a visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on 28 November, UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl signed an agreement with Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabeeah, Supervisor General of the …
Read More »IOF Kill Palestinian Civilian With Disability and Wound 18 Others, including 4 Children and 2 Paramedics
Gaza/PNN/ On Friday evening, 28 December 2018, Israeli forces Killed a Palestinian civilian with disability and wounded 18 other civilians, including 4 children and 2 paramedics (female and male), in …
Read More »Settlers’ Attacks against Palestinian People Increasing by 60% Compared to Last Year
Bethlehem/PNN/ Report By: Madeeha Araj, In his latest weekly report about Israeli settlements activities in the occupied West Bank including Jerusalem the National Bureau for the Defense of Land stated …
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