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HAIFA, February 8, 2017 (WAFA) – Two rights organizations said Wednesday that they are set to file a petition with the Israeli High Court against Israel’s new regularization law, which allows the state to expropriate private Palestinian lands in the … Continued

RAMALLAH, February 6, 2017 (WAFA) – The postponement of the final vote on the so-called Legalization bill and the funeral procession of a Palestinian killed by Israeli forces on January 25 hit the front page headlines in Palestinian dailies. The … Continued

BETHLEHEM, January 18, 2017 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas Wednesday reiterated his commitment to peace saying this year might be the last chance to achieve the two-state solution. In a joint press conference with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda in … Continued

RAMALLAH, January 17, 2017 (WAFA) – Hanan Ashrawi, member of Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), said on Tuesday that the declaration issued at the conclusion of the international peace conference held on Sunday in Paris was watered … Continued

RAMALLAH, January 17, 2017 (WAFA) – The news about a Palestinian teenager shot and killed by Israeli forces during clashes in a village near Bethlehem hit the front page of the three main Palestinian Arabic dailies on Tuesday. The dailies … Continued

JERUSALEM, January 17, 2017 (WAFA) – Fearing that he would otherwise has to pay exorbitant amount of money, Firas Mahmoud proceeded on Tuesday to tear down his own house in the Arab East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya after the Israeli … Continued

BETHLEHEM, January 17, 2017 (WAFA) – A video tape of Monday’s shooting incident in the village of Tuqou, near Bethlehem showed Israeli soldiers open fire to kill Qusai al-Imour, 17, and then drag him for 100 meters while seriously injured. … Continued

RAMALLAH, January 16, 2017 (WAFA) – News about the peace conference that was held in Paris on Sunday hit the front pages headlines of the three Palestinian dailies on Monday. The dailies said that the conference affirmed that the two-state … Continued

RAMALLAH, January 16, 2017 (WAFA) – The Israeli military court at Ofer prison camp Monday sentenced 14-year-old Ayham Adawi, from Arroub refugee camp north of Hebron, to three months in prison and a fine of $800, according to the Palestinian … Continued

HEBRON, January 16, 2017 (WAFA) – Israeli forces detained on Sunday Palestinian journalist and former hunger striking prisoner Mohammad al-Qeeq, according to local and security sources. Security sources told WAFA that Qeeq, 33, a Palestinian journalist from Dora, Hebron, was … Continued

RAMALLAH, January 16, 2017 (WAFA) –Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for President Mahmoud Abbas, said on Monday that recent Palestinian achievements have proven once again that Israel’s policies have failed and are isolated and that the Palestinian cause is just. Abu … Continued

RAMALLAH, January 16, 2017 (WAFA) – Israeli forces detained at least 20 Palestinians, including a member of the Palestine Legislative Council, during predawn raids across the West Bank districts, local sources said on Monday. Israeli army reportedly detained 12 Palestinians … Continued

HEBRON, January 11, 2017 (WAFA) – An Israeli bulldozer razed a road near the village of al-Boweib in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, Rateb Jbour, coordinator of the local anti-settlement committee, said on Wednesday. Israeli … Continued

NAZARETH, January 11, 2016 (WAFA) – Arab towns inside Israel have declared a general strike on Wednesday to protest of the Israeli demolition of 11 homes in the Arab town of Qalansowa, in central Israel. The strike was called for … Continued

RAMALLAH, January 11, 2017 (WAFA) – The Israeli army killing of a Palestinian during a raid of Fara’a refugee camp in the northern West Bank district of Tubas hit the front page headlines in the Palestinian dailies on Wednesday. Al-Quds … Continued

RAMALLAH, January 10, 2017 (WAFA) – The Foreign Ministry condemned on Tuesday in what it described as “cold blooded execution” of Mohammad Salhi, 32, by Israeli soldiers who raided his home in Fara’a refugee camp near Tubas. The ministry said … Continued

RAMALLAH, January 10, 2017 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas’ letter to US President-elect Donald Trump urging him to abstain from moving the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem hit the front page headlines in Palestinian local dailies … Continued

QALQILYA, January 10, 2017 (WAFA) – Israeli soldiers assaulted on Tuesday an 80-year-old elderly Palestinian woman during a raid of the village of Kufr Qaddoum, east of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources. The woman was … Continued

TUBAS, January 10, 2017 (WAFA) – Israeli forces shot and killed on Tuesday a Palestinian during wide-scale raid of Fara’a refugee camp, south of Tubas, local and medical sources told WAFA. Soldiers opened fire at Mohammad Salhi, 32, after raiding … Continued

RAMALLAH, January 9, 2017 (WAFA) – The deadly attack when a Palestinian-driven truck rammed into Israeli pedestrians at a bus stop in the illegal Israeli settlement of East Talpiyyot in Jerusalem hit the front page headlines in Palestinian local dailies. … Continued

JERUSALEM, January 8, 2017 (WAFA) – A group of Israeli settlers seized on Sunday a Palestinian-owned building in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, south of al-Aqsa Mosque compound, according to local sources. The settlers, who belong to Elad, an extremist … Continued

RAMALLAH, January 8, 2017 (WAFA) – Hanna Issa, member of Fatah revolutionary council Sunday said moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem will ignite a religious war in the region. In an interview with Mawtni radio station, Issa … Continued

RAMALLAH, January 8, 2017 (WAFA) – PLO Executive Committee Member Hanan Ashrawi Sunday said the International Peace Conference must present “clear objectives with a concrete plan of implementation and a binding timeline.” During her meeting with the French Consul General … Continued

BETHLEHEM, January 8, 2017 (WAFA) – Israeli authorities on Sunday ordered a halt on the construction of about 11 Palestinian-owned homes in Wadi Abul-Hummus area, east of Bethlehem, according to local sources. Hassan Burajiya, of the Anti-Settlement Committee in Bethlehem, … Continued

RAMALLAH, January 4, 2017 (WAFA) – the Ministry of Foreign Affairs described on Wednesday an Israeli court’s conviction of an Israeli soldier who killed Abdul-Fattah al-Sharif on March 24 as a mock trial. In a press release, the ministry said … Continued

TEL AVIV, January 4, 2017 (WAFA) – A military court in Tel Aviv Wednesday convicted an Israeli soldier, who shot and killed in cold blood a wounded Palestinian in Hebron, of manslaughter. The court said Elor Azaria, who shot dead … Continued

RAMALLAH, January 4, 2017 (WAFA) – A 39-year-old woman from Hebron identified as Bayan Aqel, and her daughter, Fatima, were among 31 Palestinians the Israeli forces detained during overnight wide-scale raids in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, the … Continued

JERUSALEM, January 4, 2017 (WAFA) – The Israeli District Court in Jerusalem Wednesday sentenced Marah Bakir, 17, to eight years in prison and a fine of $2500 for allegedly attempting to stab an Israeli. Bakir, from Beit Hanina neighborhood of … Continued

RAMALLAH, January 4, 2016 (WAFA) –Statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu describing the upcoming Paris international peace conference as “futile” are unhelpful for peace, presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said late Tuesday. “Such remarks do not contribute to promoting … Continued

RAMALLAH, January 4, 2017 (WAFA) – The demolition of Palestinian structures in Khirbet Tana in the northeastern Jordan Valley hit the front page headlines in Palestinian local dailies on Wednesday. Al-Quds said Israeli forces demolished 17 structures in Khirbet Tana, … Continued

JERUSALEM, January 4, 2017 (WAFA) – Staff from the West Jerusalem Israeli municipality Wednesday demolished a Palestinian-owned house in al-Ashraqiya area of Beit Hanina, a neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem, under the pretext it was built without a permit. Israeli … Continued

RAMALLAH, January 3, 2017 (WAFA) – The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday that the continuous Israeli violation of international law puts United Nations credibility on the line. It said in a statement that “the UN and its departments … Continued

GAZA, January 3, 2017 (WAFA) – Israeli navy opened fire on Tuesday at Palestinian fishing boats sailing in the northern shores of the Gaza Strip, according to fishermen. They said the navy opened fire at their boats, which caused them … Continued

RAMALLAH, January 3, 2017 (WAFA) – The Israeli demolition of 11 residential structures in the Bedouin community of Khan al-Ahmar east of Jerusalem hit the front page headlines in Palestinian dailies on Tuesday. The dailies said the demolitions in the … Continued

RAMALLAH, January 2, 2017 (WAFA) – Each of the three Palestinian Arabic dailies focused on a different subject on their Monday front page. The highlight in al-Hayat al-Jadida was the death of Greek Catholic Archbishop Hilarion Capucci in Rome at … Continued

RAMALLAH, December 31, 2016 (WAFA) – The Palestinians mark on Sunday 52 years since the launch of the revolution against the Israeli occupation and the first military operation. Fatah, which has launched the first military operation on January 1, 1965, … Continued

RAMALLAH, January 2, 2017 (WAFA) – The Palestinian Military Coordination Office succeeded Monday in reopening the road between Marah Rabah and Beit Fajjar to the south of Bethlehem, which was blocked by the Israeli authorities two weeks ago. Israel claimed … Continued

NEW YORK, January 1, 2017 (WAFA) – Anti-Israel US-based Jewish organization Neturei Karta hailed, in a statement Sunday, the United Nations Security Council resolution 2334 which condemned Israeli settlements and called for an end to settlement activity. It said, “For … Continued

RAMALLAH, November 22, 2016 (WAFA) – Israeli soldiers on Tuesday opened fire at a Palestinian man at Qalqndiya checkpoint, at Ramallah-Jerusalem road, killing him on the spot, according to the Ministry of Health. Israeli army claimed that the man, who … Continued

RAMALLAH, November 22, 2016 (WAFA) – Israeli soldiers on Tuesday opened fire at a Palestinian man at Qalqndiya checkpoint, at Ramallah-Jerusalem road, killing him on the spot, according to the Ministry of Health. Israeli army claimed that the man, who … Continued

RAMALLAH, November 22, 2016 (WAFA) – The sentencing of two Palestinians by an Israeli court to imprisonment for carrying out stabbing attacks hit the front page headlines in Palestinian dailies. The three dailies said an Israeli court sentenced Subhi Abu … Continued

NEW YORK, November 22, 2016 (WAFA) – The Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee (Third Committee) of the United Nations overwhelmingly voted on Monday in favor of the right of the Palestinian people for self-determination. The vote saw 170 countries voting … Continued

RAMALLAH, November 21, 2016 (WAFA) – Fatah is ready to convene its seventh congress scheduled for November 29, Mahmoud Abu al-Haija, designated spokesman for the conference, said on Monday. Speaking to Voice of Palestine, Abu al-Haija said all administrative and … Continued

  TUBAS, November 16, 2016 (WAFA) – Israeli forces ordered 16 families in Hamsa al-Fawqa area in the occupied West Bank district of Tubas, in the Jordan Valley, to evacuate their homes on Thursday to make way for Israeli military … Continued

RAMALLAH, November 17, 2016 (WAFA) – Palestinian Arabic dailies focused in their Thursday issue on the preliminary approval by the Israeli parliament, Knesset, of a bill to retroactively legalize illegal settlements in the West Bank. Al-Quds and al-Ayyam said a … Continued

RAMALLAH, November 16, 2016 (WAFA) – The spate of demolitions of Palestinian structures by Israeli bulldozers in Jerusalem and the West Bank hit the front page headlines in Palestinian dailies on Wednesday. Al-Quds said Israeli forces demolished a mosque under … Continued

HEBRON, November 15, 2016 (WAFA) – Israeli forces on Wednesday demolished a residential structure and a community center in the village of Um al-Kheir, south of Hebron in the West Bank, according to local sources. WAFA correspondent said an Israeli … Continued

JERUSALEM, November 15, 2016 (WAFA) – Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem demolished on Tuesday a commercial store in Jabal al-Mukabir neighborhood in Jerusalem, in addition to an animal barn and agricultural room in Silwan neighborhood, according to local sources. Israeli … Continued

RAMALLAH, November 15, 2016 (WAFA) – Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Saed Erekat, said on Tuesday the international community has failed in its responsibility for correcting the historical and continuing injustice of the Israeli occupation of Palestine. … Continued

RAMALLAH, November 14, 2016 (WAFA) – Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi strongly denounced on Monday the Israeli Ministerial Committee for Legislation’s approval of two bills; one retroactively legalizes outposts in the occupied West Bank and the … Continued