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1,000 Palestinian minors detained by Israel

Israeli forces have detained around 1,000 Palestinian minors since the beginning of 2016, a Palestinian committee said Saturday.  The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)’s committee on detainees said some of the minors were held under Israel’s administrative detention, a policy...

Palestinian hunger striker freed from Israeli custody

Palestinian hunger striker Malek al-Qadi was released from the Israeli custody on Saturday, according to a local Palestinian NGO. “Al-Qadi was received by Palestinian medics in awake of his release from Israeli hospital,” the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a statement. "He...

Soldier killed in clash with PKK in southeastern Turkey

A clash between security forces and PKK terrorists left one soldier martyred and another wounded in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir on Saturday, security sources said. The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking with the media, said that one PKK...