Jerusalem, Feb. 15 (EFE) – The Israeli government approved on Sunday the reopening of the land registration process in the occupied West Bank for the first time since 1967, which will allow the Israeli state to register land in the Palestinian territory in a binding and definitive manner, according to a statement released to EFE … Read more
Jerusalem (EFE).- After discovering the remains of Ran Gvili, the last hostage remaining in Gaza, several Israeli leaders removed the yellow ribbon pin, the main symbol commemorating the captives, to celebrate the return of all 251 individuals on Monday (both alive and dead) who were kidnapped by Hamas. “We all wore the pin. Now that … Read more
Davos, Switzerland (EFE).- United States President Donald Trump presented his Peace Board on Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, announced further negotiations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and revealed his administration’s plans for what he calls “the new Gaza.” Initially, Zelenskyy stated that he would not travel to Switzerland unless required to sign … Read more
Gaza City (EFE).- The Gaza City clinic of the NGO Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) continued on Wednesday to provide medical services to hundreds of patients against the clock in view of its closure, scheduled for March, after the Israeli government vetoed the organization in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank. “I … Read more
Jerusalem (EFE).- The Israeli government will revoke the operating licenses of several NGOs, including Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), considering that employees of these organizations “were involved in terrorist activities.” As of Tuesday, the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Anti-Semitism announced the veto, which is the result of a widely criticized regulation requiring … Read more
By Guillermo Azábal Ramallah, West Bank (EFE).- The family of imprisoned Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti says United States President Donald Trump could be the key to persuading Israel to release the figure widely regarded as the “Palestinian Mandela,” potentially opening a path toward renewed talks on a two-state solution. Arab Barghouti, the eldest son of … Read more
Jerusalem (EFE).- According to a statement published Wednesday by the Hamas-run Ministry of Health in Gaza, another Palestinian died when his house collapsed due to recent storms, raising the number of fatalities to 12. “The death of Mahdi Muhammad Al Hilu when his house collapsed during the recent storm raises the total number of deaths … Read more
Jerusalem (EFE).– The Hamas-led Gaza government condemned on Saturday Israel’s practice of only allowing 16 percent of the cooking gas tankers agreed upon in the ceasefire agreement signed on Oct. 10 to enter Gaza. The Gaza government media office said in a press release that only 104 gas trucks had entered Gaza between the ceasefire … Read more
Jerusalem (EFE).- The controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), the United States-based organization tasked by Israel with distributing food in Gaza from May until the October ceasefire, announced on Monday that it has ended its operations in the enclave. “In a critical moment, the US-led emergency relief mission helped lay the groundwork for the ceasefire and … Read more
By Paula Bernabéu Nazareth (EFE).- Nazareth, the biblical city of the Annunciation and childhood home of Jesus, is preparing for Christmas in the shadow of two difficult years marked by war, collapsing municipal services and a surge in organized crime. Once a magnet for pilgrims, the city has seen its tourism sector collapse, its streets … Read more
By Núria Garrido and Guillermo Azábal Jerusalem (EFE).- Dozens of Gazan patients receiving critical medical treatment in East Jerusalem hospitals were informed this week that they must return to the Gaza Strip, a move that patients and relatives say puts their lives at risk amid the collapse of the enclave’s health system after more than … Read more
Jerusalem (EFE).- Dozens of Israeli settlers, who reside illegally in the occupied West Bank, burned on Monday three homes and several vehicles in the village of Jab’a, southwest of Bethlehem. Dhiab Mashaleh, the head of the village council, told the Wafa agency that groups of settlers attacked them, setting fire to three houses, three vehicles, … Read more
