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February 10, 2014

Israel opens dam, flooding Gaza Strip with rainwater

Israel has opened the Wadi Sofa Dam east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, flooding dozens of houses and leaving hundreds of people homeless. The head of the...

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February 10, 2014

Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jail plead for winter protection

The Palestinian prisoners in Israel’s Negev Prison have appealed to international human rights organisations, including the International Red Cross, to improve their conditions as the winter storms add to...

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February 10, 2014

Syrian Security Forces torture a Palestinian to death in prison

The Working Group for the Palestinians in Syria reported on Saturday that a Palestinian employee of the Palestine Embassy in Damascus has been tortured to death in prison. The...

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February 10, 2014

Gaza suffers $ 64 million in losses after winter storm

The Hamas-led Government in the Gaza Strip has confirmed the Strip has sustained nearly $ 64 million in losses following the winter storm that had hit the Strip and...

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February 10, 2014

Israel faces international ramifications if peace negotiations fail

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has incurred harsh waves of criticism against his government’s policy over the past few months, not only from Europe and the United States, who...

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February 10, 2014

Three Israeli army vehicles stolen in occupied West Bank

Unknown thieves stole three Israeli army vehicles on Tuesday night from the military base at Al-Tofah roundabout on the road to Nablus in the occupied West Bank, Israeli Radio...

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February 10, 2014

Combating the climate of impunity in Syria

The NGO Human Rights Watch has revealed the desperate need for a new approach by policymakers and international donors to support credible criminal prosecutions for severe rights violations in...

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February 10, 2014

African migrants in Israel protest against harsh conditions at detention centres

Hundreds of African migrants in Israel escaped from a detention camp and marched towards Jerusalem on Tuesday to protest against the Israeli authorities’ harsh measures against them, including forcing...

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February 10, 2014

Haaretz critical of "McCarthyite" law to prosecute boycott supporters

Haaretz newspaper has described the proposed law to prosecute organisations which support boycotts of Israel as “McCarthyite”. Approved by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation on Sunday, the “nonprofit organisations...

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February 10, 2014

UN launches record humanitarian appeal for Syria

The United Nations (UN) announced on Monday its humanitarian plans for 2014, which include an ambitious campaign to raise $6.5 billion for Syria and its neighbours to provide relief...

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