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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s halt in renewing visas for international aid workers in the Gaza Strip and the Israeli occupied West Bank is kneecapping aid work just when it’s needed the most, a coalition of humanitarian and nongovernmental groups says. Israel’s welfare ministry has paused its work on providing documentation for the visa renewal process since early February, saying it …
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Israel’s West Bank settler population grew nearly 3%. Supporters say Gaza war could give new push
JERUSALEM (AP) — The population of Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank grew nearly 3% in 2023, according to a new report based on population statistics from the Israeli government. The report, released Sunday by the pro-settler group WestBankJewishPopulationStats.com, found the settler population jumped to 517,407 as of Dec. 31, from 502,991 a year earlier. The settler population has …
Read More »Israel arrests Palestinian-American woman in the West Bank. Her relatives don’t know where she is
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces have arrested a 46-year-old Palestinian-American woman after breaking into her home and pulling her from her bed in the occupied West Bank, her family said Tuesday, saying they had no idea where she was nearly two days after she was detained. News of the arrest came just ahead of Secretary of State Antony …
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