Closing the gender project conference DCAF, in close cooperation with the Gender Consultative Committee (GCC) and the Ministry of Interior, conducted a closing conference at the Ankars Suites and Hotel in Ramallah. Representatives from the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, the Council of Ministers, the GCC, aecid, …

GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Three Palestinians were killed and five others were injured after suffering from gas suffocation on Friday evening while working inside a tunnel between the border of the besieged Gaza Strip and Egypt, the Palestinian Civil Defense reported on Saturday. The Civil Defense pointed out that the …

Palestinians and Palestinian citizens of Israel are being blamed for recent wildfires as part of the Israeli government’s deliberate strategy of incitement, a leading rights group has said. “Senior Israeli government officials – including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – continue to make inflammatory statements that lay much of the blame …

RAMALLAH, November 27, 2016 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas received on Saturday evening a phone call from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who thanked him for the Palestinians’ help in battling nationwide fires that have raged since Tuesday, forcing thousands to flee and destroying hundreds of homes. In the call, …

[AFP] Firefighters extinguished blazes ravaging Israel and parts of the occupied West Bank that forced tens of thousands to flee their homes and saw more than 20 people arrested, authorities said Sunday. “There are no active sites left,” fire and rescue service spokesman Yoram Levy told AFP. “Since last night it’s pretty …

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian Civil Defense crews have continued to assist in putting out fires that have erupted in the cities of Haifa and Jerusalem, while fires have continued to spread across Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank on Friday. Spokesperson of the Palestinian Civil Defense, Nael al-Azzeh, told Ma’an …

RAMALLAH, November 24, 2016 (WAFA) – The Palestinian civil defense (PCD) Thursday announced readiness to offer help to put down fires raging through several areas in Israel. Director General of PCD Yousef Nassar told WAFA that PCD is ready to help in containing the fires by providing fire engines and …

PNN/ Bethlehem/ Fires have broke out all around Israel and the occupied West Bank starting Tuesday, and continued until Thursday overnight due to “dry winds.” However, according to the Israeli minister of public security, Gilad Erdan, reasons to the fire were due to “arsons” On Wednesday night, the Israeli Prime …

AL-SHATI REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza – The toddlers’ bed stands in the middle of the ash-scorched and smoke-stained room. Next to it lie the bodies of Yousra, aged three, Rahaf, aged two, and Naser al-Hindi, six months old, who all burnt to death here. The three bodies are distorted and unrecognisable. …

Though frequently referenced and crucial to security cooperation with Israel and other countries, the Palestinian security apparatus is rarely fully comprehended. Herein, the different offices, forces and units are separated and explained, including their close relations with their Israeli counterparts. Elior Levy The Palestinian Security Forces (PASF) have undergone many …