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Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak reported that Ankara has taken the first step to re-implement the Libyan model with the Palestinians regarding a security cooperation agreement signed by Turkey and the Palestinian Authority (PA) that recently entered into force. In a report translated by Arabi21, the newspaper pointed out that Turkey, which expressed strong opinions regarding the recent Israeli aggression on …

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani on Friday denied Israeli claims that his country supported “terrorist” groups in the Gaza Strip, Sama News Agency reported. During a financial conference held in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Al-Thani disclosed that Qatar spent $1.4 billion on rebuilding the Gaza Strip since 2012. Al-Thani has rejected frequent Israeli claims that Qatari money goes …

Israeli police said yesterday that they had arrested 2,142 Palestinian citizens of Israel filing indictments against 285 of them following protests against Israeli attacks in Jerusalem and the aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip, Anadolu reported. In a statement the police said 614 people were “still behind bars”, while the rest had been released. Illegal weapons were seized during search …

“Have you ever seen a six-month old baby with exaggerated startle response?” One of my colleagues who works on our telephone counselling service was calling me for advice on how to respond to several distraught mothers asking her how to help their babies who had started showing such distressing symptoms of trauma during the recent bombing. Our telephone service was …

Eleven days of another asymmetrical Palestine/Israel confrontation. America’s most sophisticated technology left behind a trail of devastation, including the life of more than 60 children, and a generation born under years of Israeli blockade with little hope for a future. In Gaza, mothers perished under rubbles with their children, are called the lucky ones. They don’t live to grieve the …

The Palestinian people have the right to live in the kind of democracy that the West and the East are talking about repeatedly. With over 60 per cent of the population being made up of young people, they also have the right to be led by younger people, with the elders who have been shown to be incapable in terms …

Qatar is ready to mediate between regional powers to achieve peace and stability, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lolwah Al-Khater has said. This includes mediation between Hamas and the US. She made her comments in an interview with Russian news agency Sputnik. Al Khater was responding to a question about the possibility of Doha mediating between the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement and …

Hamas yesterday accepted Russia’s invitation to visit Moscow to hold discussions with rival Palestinian movement Fatah, spokesman Hazem Qasem said. This comes as Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced its readiness to host a meeting between the Palestinian factions, Russian news agencies reported. In a press conference held on the sidelines of Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail …

Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Turkish capital, Ankara, and the city of Istanbul to mark the 11th anniversary of the Israeli navy’s attack on the Mavi Marmara aid ship en route to the besieged Gaza strip, Anadolu news agency reported. Demonstrators gathered in front of the Israeli consulate in Istanbul and embassy in Ankara carrying banners denouncing the attack …

Israel has prevented cancer patients who urgently need to leave the Gaza Strip for treatment since the start of the latest military offensive on the besieged enclave. Crossings with Gaza have been closed since 10 May, especially Eretz Crossing, which is used by pedestrians rather than goods. The Washington Post has reported that doctors, families and human rights advocates are …