RAMALLAH, October 18, 2014 – (WAFA) – A recent UN study revealed that the Israeli onslaught on Gaza has significantly impacted women’s reproductive health. In collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF) conducted a study titled Assessment of …

RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — A Hamas official on Saturday denounced what he called attempts by the Palestinian Authority to “silence” and marginalize members of the movement after security forces “attacked” rallies the day before. Ramallah-based leader Saed Abu Bahaa urged officials in the Palestinian government of national unity to investigate the …

RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Thousands of people in the central West Bank village of Beit Laqiya on Friday attended the funeral of 13-year-old Bahaa Samir Badir, who was shot dead by Israeli soldiers a day earlier. The funeral procession started after Friday prayers at the Palestine Medical Complex in nearby Ramallah …

HEBRON (Ma’an) — Jewish settlers raided the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron late Thursday under armed guard, a local Palestinian official said. Head of Hebron’s endowment directorate, Taysir Abu Snineh, said mosque guards were held in the al-Jawliya area during the raid, which he labeled a “dangerous act” that could have …

PNN/ Bethlehem Maariv Hebrew newspaper said Wednesday that the Israeli Occupation military has recently developed a surveillance airballoon that allows them to monitor wide areas adequately. According to the newspaper website, the balloon is already being used in the Ramallah district, to ‘monitor the clashes’ between Israeli settlers and Palestinian …

On 15 October 2014, the European Union Representative, Mr John Gatt-Rutter, and the Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, Dr Rami Hamdallah, signed a new EU programming document, the Single Support Framework (SSF). This document confirms the EU’s continuing support for the Palestinian Authority through PEGASE, for East Jerusalem and …

JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces detained 17 Palestinians in Jerusalem on Wednesday evening during renewed clashes following a day of unrest. Earlier, Israeli police used stun grenades as a crowd of about 400 people gathered near the entrance to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, according to an AFP photographer. For the second …

JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Clashes broke out between Palestinian worshipers and Israeli forces at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound amid visits by right-wing Jews on Wednesday, witnesses told Ma’an. Israeli forces fired stun grenades and rubber-coated bullets towards worshipers and chased them out of the compound, the sources said. Three Palestinians were …

HEBRON (Ma’an) — Three Palestinian children were injured late Tuesday when an unexploded Israeli ordnance blew up in Beit Ummar in the Hebron district, a local official said. Muhammad Awad, coordinator of the local popular committee, said in a statement that the ordnance exploded near a house on Jerusalem-Hebron road, …

Local sources announced this Tuesday morning, the process of entering construction materials into Gaza, in coordination with the United Nations. The International Donors Conference held in Cairo yesterday, has pledged $5.4 million, half of which was allocated for the reconstruction of buildings in the strip, while the rest was dedicated …