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  No change in position on supporting Palestinian cause: Government

  India | August 07, 2015 5:07 IST

  New Delhi:  India on Thursday insisted that there was no change in its long-standing position on supporting the Palestinian cause and that the abstention from voting on a resolution adopted at the UN rights body

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  Israel troops shoot dead Palestinian in West Bank raid

  World | July 24, 2015 2:43 IST

  Hebron:  Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian during an arrest raid in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, a hospital official said, with heavy clashes breaking out after the funeral. It was the second killing

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  Belgium favours idea to recognize Palestinian as state

  World | December 04, 2014 6:38 IST

  Brussels: Belgium's foreign minister has said his country is willing to support the idea of an independent Palestine as part of "a two-sate solution" to the Middle Eastern problems.Didier Reynders was speaking at a meeting

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  Palestinian unity government's mandate expires this week: Hamas

  World | December 01, 2014 8:15 IST

  Gaza: Islamic Hamas movement warned on Sunday that the mandate of the Palestinian unity government which was formed in June 2 will expire this week."According to the articles of the agreement, the mandate for the

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  India expresses concern over extremism in Iraq, Syria

  World | October 22, 2014 21:48 IST

  United Nations: Expressing deep concern over activities of extremist groups in Iraq and Syria, India has said consolidation of political processes and building durable state institutions will be an effective way to address such radicalism

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  7 killed in Israeli air strikes as Gaza war enters 47th day

  World | August 23, 2014 22:53 IST

  Gaza/Jerusalem: Seven Palestinians, including three children, were killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza today as the war entered its 47th day even as Egypt invited both sides to accept a fresh ceasefire to continue

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  Gaza ceasefire extended for 24 hours: Egypt

  World | August 19, 2014 8:28 IST

  Cairo: Egypt announced that Israeli and Palestinian negotiators agreed to extend ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for 24 hours, state media reported on Monday."Both sides have agreed to extend the ceasefire to 24 hours, to

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  Protest staged in Turkey against Israeli Gaza offensive

  World | July 20, 2014 7:05 IST

  Istanbul: Almost 5,000 pro-Palestine protesters staged a demonstration against Israeli attacks in Gaza late Saturday night.Responding to a protest call by Turkish humanitarian aid foundation IHH, people started to gather in front of the Israeli

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  Israeli Army kills Palestinian in Gaza: Report

  World | October 01, 2013 9:57 IST

  Gaza : A Palestinian was killed Monday night by the Israeli artillery shells fired near the border between the Gaza Strip and the Jewish country, Xinhua reported.A Palestinian was killed and another was arrested after

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  Rami Hamdallah appointed new Palestinian PM

  World | June 03, 2013 17:46 IST

  Gaza, June 3: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed Rami Hamdallah, a politically independent academic, as his new prime minister.According to official Palestinian news agency WAFA, Abbas announced his choice of Hamdallah, a British-educated professor

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  Gaza toll rises as UN chief seeks truce

  World | November 20, 2012 9:14 IST

  Moscow, Nov 20 : The toll in Gaza climbed to at least 90 Monday as Israel continued to strike targets within the Palestinian enclave. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon headed to Egypt to attempt to secure

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