Palestina

Hamas rejects deadline on Israel recognition plan

GAZA (Reuters) — Hamas on Saturday rejected a deadline set by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to accept a plan that indirectly calls for recognition of Israel, which he has threatened to put to a referendum. Abbas had stunned the Islamist group by giving it 10 days to accept the plan, …

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Egypt says Palestinians aided Sinai attackers

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt on Tuesday accused Palestinians of helping finance and train members of an Egyptian militant group that carried out a string of bombings at Sinai tourist resorts, the first direct link it has made between the terror attacks and the stormy Gaza Strip.

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Washington presses Olmert to talk to Abbas

US House overwhelmingly backs bill to brand PA ‘terrorist sanctuary,’ further restrict aid WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met President George W. Bush on Tuesday facing US pressure to hold “serious talks” with moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and bypass the Hamas-led government.

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Israeli air strike kills 4 in Gaza

Palestinian intelligence chief seriously wounded in blast as Abbas announces dialogue with Hamas  Agencies   AN ISRAELI AIR strike in Gaza killed four Palestinians, including a top Islamic Jihad fighter, on Saturday, prompting calls of revenge by the armed group to continue targeting Israel in rocket attacks.

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EU states split over Palestinian aid plan

BRUSSELS (Reuters) — Donors and financial institutions will meet in Brussels next week to try to flesh out a temporary aid mechanism for Palestinians, still split over its scope and how it should work, diplomats said on Thursday. Donors suspended direct aid to the Palestinian Authority after Islamist group Hamas, …

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Israeli troops kill 6 Palestinians

Abbas in Moscow to meet with Putin, tries to build up diplomatic pressure against any unilateral moves by Tel Aviv   JENIN (AFP) — Two leaders of the movement Islamic Jihad were among six Palestinians killed by Israeli troops Sunday during an eruption of violence in the northern West Bank.

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قوات الاحتلال تعتقل 23 فلسطينيًا في الضفة الغربية

اعتقلت قوات الاحتلال الإسرائيلي فجر اليوم 23 مواطنًا فلسطينيا في مختلف المحافظات الفلسطينية. ونقلت مصادر إسرائيلية عن جيش الاحتلال انه اعتقل 23 مواطنا في عدة مدن بالضفة الغربية بدعوى أنهم مطلوبين حيث اعتقلت قوات الاحتلال ثمانية مواطنين في نابلس بدعوى انتمائهم لفتح والجهاد الإسلامي والجبهة الشعبية, وأشارت المصادر الإسرائيلية أن …

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