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UN Palestine Inquiry Workers Resign
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July 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Three individuals serving on the United Nations panel tasked with examining violations in the occupied Palestinian territories have abruptly stepped down, each citing "personal reasons" for their decision. Navi Pillay, Chris Sidoti, and...
Gaza Bleeds: Israeli Atrocious Airstrikes Kill Over Five Palestinians
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN) More than five Palestinians lost their lives and several others sustained injuries on Tuesday following a fresh wave of Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, according to a Palestinian news agency. Among the fatalities were five...
Italian Artists Urge Government Support for UN Palestine Envoy
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN) A collective of well-known Italian creatives, performers, and thinkers has appealed to national leaders to show support for Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Albanese, who holds Italian...
Gaza Bleeds: Stampede Near Aid Center Kills Over Twenty
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July 16, 2025
(MENAFN) A chaotic scene near an aid distribution site in southern Gaza early Wednesday led to the deaths of 21 Palestinians, according to local health officials. Gaza-based authorities reported that 15 of the victims died from suffocation caused...
Three Top UN Commissioners Abruptly Step Down
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July 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Three commissioners from the United Nations panel probing alleged violations in the occupied Palestinian territories have unexpectedly stepped down, citing personal reasons. Navi Pillay, Chris Sidoti, and Miloon Kothari—all members of the...
EU Denounces U.S. Sanctions on UN Palestine Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
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July 13, 2025
(MENAFN) The European Union voiced “deep regret” on Friday regarding the United States’ recent sanctions imposed on Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur focused on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories. During a midday...
Gaza Bleeds: Israel Kills 34 Palestinians, Eight of Them Gathering Water
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July 13, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 34 Palestinians lost their lives Sunday as Israeli airstrikes targeted multiple residential zones and displacement tents throughout the Gaza Strip, with casualties including children and eight people gathering water, according to...
British Labour MPs Urge UK to Recognize Palestine
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July 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Almost 60 members of the British Labour Party have pressed the UK administration to formally acknowledge Palestine as an independent state and to swiftly intervene to prevent what they referred to as “ethnic cleansing” in Gaza, according...
Nearly 60 British Labour MPs Urge UK to Recognize Palestine Immediately
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July 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Close to 60 British Labour MPs have urgently called on the UK government to officially recognize Palestine as a sovereign state and take swift action to halt what they label “ethnic cleansing” in Gaza, according to a media report on...
Brazil’s Lula Set to Resume Mercosur-Indonesia Free Trade Talks
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July 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Wednesday that Brazil will leverage its current leadership of Mercosur to restart stalled talks on a free trade agreement with Indonesia. Speaking during a bilateral meeting in...
Israel Kills 17-Year-Old Palestinian, World’s Youngest Freed Detainee
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July 13, 2025
(MENAFN) A 17-year-old Palestinian youth, once recognized as the world’s youngest former detainee, was fatally struck Saturday in an Israeli air raid targeting central Gaza, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office reported. Youssef al-Zuq lost his...
Dozens detained following UK labeling Palestine Action ‘terror group’
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July 13, 2025
(MENAFN) More than 70 individuals were arrested across the UK on Saturday for allegedly supporting Palestine Action, which was officially designated a terrorist organization that same day. The Metropolitan Police reported that 41 of the arrests...
Israeli Military Establishes New Corridor in Gaza
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July 16, 2025
(MENAFN) The Israeli military announced on Wednesday that it has established a newly constructed corridor that cuts across the city of Khan Younis in the southern portion of the Gaza Strip. The newly implemented route, known as Magen Oz, spans...
Israeli Authorities Transfer Control of Ibrahimi Mosque
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July 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Israeli officials have removed the Palestinian-controlled Hebron municipality's authority over the Ibrahimi Mosque and reassigned it to a religious council associated with Israeli settlers, as per a report released on Tuesday by a news...
UN Sounds Alarm on Deepening Child Malnutrition in Gaza
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July 16, 2025
(MENAFN) A deepening child hunger emergency in Gaza is not incidental but “engineered” and man-made, according to UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini, who on Tuesday issued an urgent alert over soaring malnutrition rates among children...
Gaza Genocide: Ongoing Israeli Attacks Kill Over 57,800 Palestinians
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July 12, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 57,823 Palestinians have been confirmed dead in Israel's ongoing military campaign against Gaza, the Health Ministry announced on Friday, marking a grim milestone in the violence that has engulfed the region since October 2023....
Palestinian Envoy Urges EU to Suspend Israel Agreement
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Palestine’s representative in Austria, Salah Abdel Shafi, has urged the European Union to halt its Association Agreement with Israel “until Israel complies with the terms of the agreement.” This appeal reflects growing dissatisfaction...
Palestine’s Ambassador to Austria Pressures EU to Suspend Israel Pact
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Palestine’s Ambassador to Austria, Salah Abdel Shafi, is urging the European Union to freeze its Association Agreement with Israel “until Israel complies with the terms of the agreement.” In response to intensifying public outcry, the EU...
Brazilian Leader is to start negotiations for free trade deal with Indonesia
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced that Brazil will use its current presidency of Mercosur to restart negotiations for a free trade agreement with Indonesia. Speaking during a meeting with Indonesian President Prabowo...
Brazilian President Announces Resumption of Mercosur-Indonesia Trade Talks
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced Wednesday that Brazil will leverage its current leadership of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) to restart negotiations on a free trade deal with Indonesia. The announcement came...