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  India pledges to contribute $5 million in 2020 to UN Palestine refugee agency

  World | November 13, 2019 15:32 IST

  India has pledged to contribute USD 5 million in 2020 to the UN Palestine refugee agency, even as it voiced concern over the agency's "dire" financial situation due to the funding gaps that risk its core services to the refugees in the fields of education and health.

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  Israel will defend itself by any means, says Netanyahu

  World | August 27, 2019 7:04 IST

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hit back at the critics following a series of recent air strikes across the Middle East.  

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  Israel approves Palestinian construction in West Bank

  World | July 31, 2019 15:17 IST

  An Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity to describe the closed-door meeting, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government advanced the proposal late Tuesday. It appeared timed to coincide with a visit by President Donald Trump's son-in-law and chief Mideast envoy Jared Kushner, who is expected in the region this week.

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  Yoga fest in Palestine draws huge response from Palestinian youth

  World | June 23, 2019 11:15 IST

  Hundreds of Palestinian youth turned out at a massive yoga fest held in Jericho to mark the fifth International Yoga Day celebrations.

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  Sick Gaza child caught in Israeli permit system dies alone

  World | June 12, 2019 20:00 IST

  A photo of Aisha smiling softly in her hospital bed, brown curls swaddled in bandages, drew an outpouring on social media. The wrenching details of her last days have shined a light on Israel’s vastly complex and stringent system for issuing Gaza exit permits.

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  India votes in favour of Israel against Palestinian NGO in UN

  World | June 11, 2019 21:50 IST

  The decision was adopted by a recorded vote of 28 in favour to 15 against, with five abstentions. Countries voting in favour of the decision were Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and the United States.

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  Netanyahu, Israel’s longest serving prime minister, could be in for his shortest term

  World | April 10, 2019 17:11 IST

  After a hard-fought campaign and a day of fluctuating political fates, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be all set for his record breaking fifth term in office.

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  Tensions rise on Israel-Gaza border

  World | February 11, 2019 6:49 IST

  The eyewitnesses said that dozens of Palestinian activists gathered close to the border fence between northeastern Gaza Strip and Israel and exploded sound bombs on Sunday night, Xinhua news agency reported.

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  India gave USD 72.1 million to Palestine as project assistance: MEA tells Lok Sabha

  India | January 02, 2019 20:37 IST

  India has extended project assistance to Palestine to the the tune of nearly USD 72.1 million, which includes the USD 42.1 million announced during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's stand-alone visit in February last year.

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  Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi, imprisoned for slapping Israeli soldier, freed after eight months

  World | July 30, 2018 19:50 IST

  The 17-year-old said that “resistance continues until the occupation is removed,” but refrained from saying she would slap soldiers again. The teen, who is on probation, said her eight months in prison were tough and helped her appreciate life.

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  WIll intensify attacks on Gaza if fire continues: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu

  World | February 21, 2018 8:17 IST

  The remark was made during an opening ceremony of a fortified emergency room in the Barzilai Medical Center in the southern city of Ashkelon. It followed an explosive device attached to the fence that injured four Israeli soldiers on Saturday.

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  Israel thwarts Palestinian militants' plot to assassinate Defence Minister

  World | February 19, 2018 10:40 IST

  Six members of a Palestinian cell associated with the Islamic Jihad militant group were arrested "in recent weeks," Shin Bet said.

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  Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das congratulates PM Modi for being conferred with 'Grand Collar of the State of Palestine'

  India | February 10, 2018 23:09 IST

  In his congratulatory message, Das said the honour is an indicator to Modis identification of being a world leader, according to an official release here.

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  India to invest $50 mn to boost capacity building in Palestine

  World | February 10, 2018 20:44 IST

  Three agreements in the education sector worth USD 5 million, one MoU for procurement of equipment and machinery for the National Printing Press and one for construction of a centre for empowering women were signed.

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  India, Palestine sign six agreements

  World | February 10, 2018 20:44 IST

  An MoU was signed for setting up of an India-Palestine super-specialty hospital at Beit Sahour in Bethelhem governorate at a cost of $30 million.

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  PM Modi pays homage to iconic Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat

  World | February 10, 2018 19:59 IST

  Modi, the first Indian Prime Minister to make an official visit to Palestine, flew in a Jordanian army helicopter straight from Amman to Ramallah, where he was received by his Palestinian counterpart Rami Hamdallah.

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  Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas asks PM Modi to facilitate peace process with Israel

  World | February 10, 2018 20:02 IST

  Prime Minister Modi said he has assured President Abbas that India is committed to the Palestinian people's interests.

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  PM Modi arrives in UAE as part of 3-nation Gulf, West Asia tour: As it happened on Saturday

  World | February 10, 2018 23:32 IST

  Modi, the first Indian Prime Minister to make an official visit to Palestine, flew in a Jordanian army helicopter straight from Amman to Ramallah, where he was received by his Palestinian counterpart Rami Hamdallah.

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  Modi in Palestine: PM conferred 'Grand Collar of the State of Palestine'

  World | February 10, 2018 16:33 IST

  President Abbas conferred the Grand Collar of the State of Palestine on Modi after the conclusion of the bilateral meeting between the two leaders.

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  'Historic visit', tweets PM Modi as he becomes first Indian PM to visit Palestine

  World | February 10, 2018 15:07 IST

  Modi and President Abbas will discuss ways to enhance bilateral relations as well as discuss the regional and international situations of common concern.