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Palestinian dies of injury sustained during Gaza rally

A Palestinian has succumbed to injuries he sustained last Friday while taking part in ongoing anti-occupation rallies east of Gaza’s Al-Bureij refugee camp, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. “Samir Gazi al-Nabahin, 47, has died of injuries suffered last Friday at the hands of...

Cash-strapped UNRWA unveils $1.2bn budget for 2019

Pierre Krahenbuhl, commissioner-general of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), has unveiled a proposed $1.2-billion agency budget for 2019. According to a UNRWA statement issued Monday, the funding is needed to continue providing assistance to some 5.4 million...

8 killed in regime shelling in Idlib

Eight civilians were killed and 25 others injured Tuesday in the Syrian regime’s shelling of northwestern Idlib province. Artillery shells targeted Maarat Al-Numan and the towns of Al-Tah and Hosh Al-Qasabiya, which fall within the de-escalation zone in Idlib province, Mustafa Haj Yusuf,...

Israel approves plan for cable-car near Al-Aqsa Mosque

The Israeli government on Tuesday announced plans to build a cable-car route over Jerusalem’s Old City, according to Israeli daily Israel Hayoum.  If the plan is approved, the 1,400-meter cable-car route will be operational within two years at a total cost of 200 million Israeli...