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RAMALLAH, Aug. 13 (YPA) – Israeli occupation forces closed several military checkpoints surrounding Ramallah on Wednesday evening, blocking Palestinian vehicles from leaving the city. The closures caused severe traffic jam and long lines of…

QALQILIYA, Aug.13 (YPA) – Israeli occupation forces detained seven Palestinian citizens, all family members of slain Palestinians, during a raid on their homes in the city of Qalqiliya early Thursday. Palestinian sources reported that…

NABLUS, Aug. 13 (YPA) –  Israeli occupation forces raided three villages and towns in the Nablus governorate early Thursday, according to local and security sources. The sources said that several Israeli military vehicles raided the towns…

GAZA, Aug. 13 (YPA) – Israeli occupation forces continued to violate the ceasefire agreement early Thursdays, demolishing several Palestinian homes and carrying out artillery shelling across multiple areas in the Gaza Strip. According to…

GAZA, Aug. 13 (YPA) – Hamas is preparing to participate in the Palestinian legislative elections due in November as part of the broadest possible national coalition, Hamas political bureau member and head of its National Relations Office…

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (YPA) – The Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) on Wednesday dismissed repeated claims by Us officials regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, describing the claims as "baseless". In an official statement, the PGSA…

LONDON, Aug. 12 (YPA) –  A Financial Times investigation revealed how the UAE has used its $1.7 trillion sovereign wealth arsenal to build a powerful Washington influence network, securing critical advantages in the US tech and defense…

GAZA, Aug. 12 (YPA) – The Palestinian Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that Gaza hospitals received the body of one victim recovered from the rubble, along with two people wounded in the ongoing Israeli attacks, over the past 24 hours.…

NEW YORK, Aug. 12 (YPA) - Court documents in New York revealed a lawsuit filed in the state Supreme Court by five Palestinian-American academics and current and former students against Columbia University, accusing it of discriminatory…

CAIRO, Aug. 12 (YPA) – A daily laborers’ trip in Egypt turned into a deadly tragedy on Tuesday on the Al-Dawawis Road in Ismailia province, after two transport vehicles collided, killing 18 people and injuring 30 others. Egypt’s Public…