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Fears grow for the lives of 5 Palestinians on hunger strike in Israeli prisons

New York: Israel has been urged to either release or charge five Palestinian prisoners currently on hunger strike in Israeli prisons. Grave concerns have been expressed for the lives of the prisoners by UN independent rights experts, who on Thursday, called on the Israeli Government to completely end the “unlawful practice “ of administrative detention. more

Children bearing brunt of escalating violence between Israelis and Palestinians: UNICEF

New York: More than 40 children have been killed in the current crisis in the Middle East, a senior official with the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Saturday.

Common coronavirus enemy, forges some Palestine-Israel cooperation, but West Bank annexation looms

New York : The COVID-19 pandemic is creating opportunities for cooperation that Israelis and Palestinians must embrace to sustain Middle East peace efforts and bring an end to decades of ...

Israeli army detains 27 Palestinian popular front activists

Gaza (Sputnik/UNI) The Israeli army has detained 27 activists of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in the occupied West Bank, a member of the group’s central committ ...

Israel is denying Palestine’s right to development, says UN human rights expert

New York, Oct 29 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Michael Lynk, has declared that ...

Israel’s demolitions of Palestinian homes undermine ‘already fragile situation’ – UN

New York, Dec 5 (JEN):The “punitive demolition” of Palestinian homes by Israeli authorities is a violation of the most basic human rights and risks destabilizing an already delicate secu ...

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