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Jailed Palestinians fear death by hanging without due process under new Israeli law
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (870+ words) By Ali Sawafta and Pesha Magid RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM, March 31 (Reuters) " Palestinians in the occupied West Bank voiced fears on Tuesday that their jailed relatives could be hanged without due process after Israel adopted a new law making the death penalty…...
EU: Israel’s decision to pass death penalty law for Palestinians is “very concerning”
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (141+ words) BRUSSELS, March 31 (Reuters) " Israel's decision to pass a law making death "by hanging a default "sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks is "very concerning' for the "European "Union, said a "Commission spokesperson "on Tuesday. "This is…...
Kosovo approves troops to Gaza under U.S.-backed scheme
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (218+ words) PRISTINA, March 30 (Reuters) " Kosovo on Monday approved sending troops to Gaza for an international security force as part "of a U.S.-backed initiative after "last year's ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Several nations including Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan and Albania have committed…...
Israeli death penalty bill for Palestinian murder convicts faces vote
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (721+ words) JERUSALEM, March 30 (Reuters) " Israel's parliament is expected on Monday to vote on a bill that would make the death penalty a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military court of killing Israelis, a measure that Israel's European allies say would…...
UNRWA head warns on agency’s future work in Gaza ahead of his departure
2+ week, 1+ day ago (408+ words) GENEVA, March 20 (Reuters) " The outgoing head of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency has warned that the viability of the organisation is in doubt, a letter showed on Friday, saying any collapse would result "in Israel taking over its humanitarian work in…...
Israeli forces kill Palestinian parents, two children, in West Bank, medics say
2+ week, 6+ day ago (459+ words) By Ali Sawafta and Nidal al-Mughrabi RAMALLAH/CAIRO, March 15 (Reuters) " Israeli forces killed a Palestinian father, mother, and two of their children as they drove in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, Palestinian health authorities said, and the Israeli military…...
Palestinian actor says he can’t attend Oscars because of US travel ban
3+ week, 22+ hour ago (318+ words) WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) " Palestinian actor Motaz Malhees said a travel ban imposed by the Trump administration is preventing him from attending this weekend's Academy Awards, whose "nominees include a movie in which he has a "starring role. "The Voice of…...
Israel’s main airport to reopen on Monday in ‘extremely limited format’
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (396+ words) JERUSALEM, March 2 (Reuters) " Israel's main international gateway, Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, said on its WhatsApp channel that it expects to reopen as early as Monday evening in an "extremely limited format" "after the conflict with Iran shut Israeli…...
For Palestinians returning to Gaza, a bittersweet reunion
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (731+ words) By Ramadan Abed and Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA/CAIRO, Feb 6 (Reuters) " Eatedal Rayyan waited for this moment for nearly two years: a reunion with her husband in Gaza, where she says yearning for family and homeland has persisted despite widespread destruction…...