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The Health Ministry today confirmed that Mai Afaneh, a 29-year-old mother from Abu Dis town, was killed by Israeli forces at the entrance of the town of Hizma, north of Jerusalem.Israeli forces opened fire at Afaneh, who used to teach mental health cou…
Read MoreIsraeli forces dawn Wednesday raided the main headquarters of a leading health organization in the occupied West Bank city of al-Bireh and ordered the place to be shut down.General Manager of the Health Work Committees (HWC), Shatha Odeh, said that the…
Read MoreIsrael 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 May 10, especially the Beit Hanoun (Eretz)…
Read MoreAfter a long delay caused by Israeli obstructions, the first batch of 2000 vaccines of the Russian Sputnik brand arrived in the Gaza Strip this afternoon, reported WAFA correspondent.Health Minister Mai Alkaila said earlier today that the 2000 doses w…
Read MoreThe Palestinians are to receive the first batch of 50,000 coronavirus vaccines by mid-February when they will launch inoculations in the West Bank and Gaza, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister said …
Read MoreAt least 200 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails contracted the coronavirus disease in the month of January, said on Saturday an official with the Palestinian Detainees and Ex-detainees’ Commission. Hasan …
Read MoreJOHANNESBURG – An estimated 45 million people in southern Africa are food insecure, with the number of people without access to adequate, affordable and nutritious food up 10% from last …
Read MoreThis month, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) hoped to attend the 43rd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council to once again raise our concerns about challenges to the right to health of Palestinians living under occupation in the West Bank and…
Read MoreThis last week has been extremely worrying for many of us as we try to get to terms with the pandemic, and what it means for our lives. All of you who are affected, in whatever capacity, have the best wishes and thoughts of everyone at PSC HQ. Please t…
Read MoreThe Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) accused the Israeli prison administration of using the Coronavirus as a pretext to impose even more abusive measures upon Palestinian prisoners, rather than providing the necessary tools to help stop the spread …
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