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Israeli forces attack Kafr Qaddoum weekly anti-colonial demonstration. UN Commission of Inquiry: All states are obligated to end Israel's occupation of Palestinian Territory. Israel commits four massacres in Gaza over the past 24 hours. Israeli forces storm village south of Hebron, seize vehicles. Israeli forces storm southern West Bank village.
Gaza: 10 people, including a child, killed by Israeli bombing in …
12 hours ago · GAZA, October 20, 2024 (WAFA) – Seven citizens, including a child, were killed on Sunday in an occupation bombing of Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip, and Al-Nasr neighborhood, west of Gaza City, and Rafah, south of it. Local sources reported that the occupation artillery bombed a house near Al ...
Five Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza
17 hours ago · GAZA, October 20, 2024 (WAFA) – Five Palestinians were killed on Sunday in a series of airstrikes carried out by Israeli occupation forces in different locations throughout the Gaza Strip, as the Israeli genocidal onslaught on the region continues for the 13th month. Local sources reported that an Israeli drone targeted a group of individuals ...
Israeli occupation intensifies siege on northern Gaza amid ongoing ...
18 hours ago · GAZA, October 20, 2024 (WAFA) – The Israeli occupation continues its strict blockade of northern Gaza for the sixteenth consecutive day, escalating ethnic cleansing crimes and committing horrific massacres that have claimed hundreds of lives. Last night, Israeli warplanes targeted a residential block in Beit Lahiya, resulting in the murder of ...
UN Commission of Inquiry: All states must work towards ending …
2 days ago · GENEVA, October 18, 2024 (WAFA) - A position paper of the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel provided the views of the Commission concerning state responsibility and how the General Assembly and the Security Council can identify and implement the precise modalities and actions required to ...
Prime Minister discusses enhanced relief efforts for Gaza
3 days ago · Prime Minister discusses enhanced relief efforts for Gaza. RAMALLAH, October 17, 2024 (WAFA) – Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa held a meeting today with various international and local humanitarian organizations to address the urgent need to intensify efforts aimed at alleviating the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza. During the discussion ...
UN warns of catastrophic hunger for 345,000 Palestinians in Gaza …
2 days ago · File photo. NEW YORK, October 18, 2024 (WAFA) – A recent assessment by the United Nations reveals that approximately 345,000 Palestinians in Gaza are expected to face catastrophic hunger this winter due to a decline in aid deliveries, raising alarms about the risk of famine throughout the region. According to Arif Husain, Chief Economist at ...
President Abbas approves lineup of new government chaired by …
RAMALLAH, Thursday, March 28, 2024 (WAFA) – Prime Minister-designate Mohammad Mustafa has presented his government's action plan and proposed formation list to President Mahmoud Abbas for confidence under the Basic Law for its approval. Consequently, President Abbas issued a decree granting confidence to the nineteenth Palestinian government ...
President Abbas receives US Secretary of State in Ramallah
RAMALLAH, Wednesday, January 10, 2024 (WAFA) – The President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas received US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken at the presidential headquarters in the city of Ramallah. The President discussed with the US Secretary of State the latest developments in the Palestinian territories, the efforts made to stop ...
President Abbas reiterates call to hold international peace conference ...
TUNISIA, Wednesday, December 8, 2021 (WAFA) - President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated today the call for holding an international peace conference in accordance with the United Nations resolutions, aimed at ending the occupation of the land …