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Israel occupation forces say ‘sorry’ to Palestinian family after destroying house
A young Palestinian has told Anadolu how Israeli forces destroyed his family’s home in the occupied West Bank and set his father’s car on fire while it was parked in front of the house. Ahmed Nasser, 30, lives in the Iktaba neighbourhood of Tulkarm in the northern West Bank....
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Palestinians are living a new Nakba: survivor of 1948 says
Seventy-six years ago, Palestinian Mustafa Abu Awwad and his family were expelled from their home at the hands of Zionist gangs during the 1948 Nakba. Palestinians use the word Nakba in reference to the events of 1948, when armed Zionist militias forced nearly one million Palestinians to leave their homes...
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Despite Movement boycott, some Hamas members participate in West Bank municipal elections
Unlike the first stage, the Palestinians in the West Bank are looking at the second round of local elections with great interest and importance, as members of Hamas are running in independent lists. According to Anadolu Agency, some members and activists from Hamas formed independent lists, while others allied with...
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In refusing entry to a Fatah official, Egypt has revealed its dispute with the PA
Egypt has refused entry to a senior Fatah official, the Secretary of the movement’s Central Committee, Jibril Al-Rajoub. In doing so, it has revealed its hitherto undeclared dispute with the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah. Palestinian and Egyptian sources revealed on Monday that the authorities at Cairo International Airport had refused...