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QUDS, Aug. 17 (YPA) - Israeli occupation’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called for intensified airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and for killing 30 to 40 Palestinians every night without exception. In a statement, he also…

GAZA, Aug. 17 (YPA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday that its warehouses in the Jordanian city of Aqaba still contain essential relief supplies ready for dispatch to the besieged Gaza Strip. The…

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (YPA) - US President Donald Trump has warned that the United States could strike targets in Oman if Muscat interferes with US operations in the Strait of Hormuz, amid heightened tensions with Iran. In an interview with…

JENIN, Aug.17 (YPA) – Israeli occupation forces today continued their raid on the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, amid a military deployment in several parts of the town. Palestinian sources reported that Israeli forces raided the town…

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (YPA) – The 60-day deadline for the US-Iran memorandum of understanding (MoU), known as the Islamabad Memorandum, expired on Monday, August 17, 2026, without a final agreement. The deadline expired amid uncertainty over the…

QUDS, Aug. 17 (YPA) – Israeli occupation forces this morning demolished a two-story home in Qalandia village, northwest of occupied Quds (Jerusalem). Palestinian sources reported that Israeli forces raided the al-Bariyat area of the village…

BETHLEHEM, Aug. 17 (YPA) – Israeli occupation forces raided the towns of Al-Shawawra and Za'tara, east of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, on Monday morning, according to local Palestinian sources. Military vehicles entered both towns…

RAMALLAH, Aug. 17 (YPA) – Israeli occupation forces early today set up two military checkpoints at the entrances to the villages of Aboud and Nabi Saleh, north of Ramallah. Palestinian sources reported that occupation forces stopped several…

MEECA, Aug. 17 (YPA) –The Muslim World League condemned Israel’s announced rejection of the roadmap for completing the implementation of US President Donald Trump’s comprehensive plan to end the war in Gaza, which was endorsed by UN…

GAZA, Aug. 17 (YPA) – Several Palestinians were injured overnight and early Monday as Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of strikes across the Gaza Strip, violating the ceasefire agreement in place since last October,…