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Al-Aqsa Mosque reopens: 3000 Palestinians perform prayers after 40 days of Israeli closure
7+ hour, 12+ min ago (162+ words) WAFA Agency - Weather: Partially cloudy to clear conditions, slight rise in temperature - Israeli forces raid Tubas-area village, storm homes, and detain young men - Israeli forces detain woman and assault man during raid in Nablus - Al-Aqsa Mosque reopens: 3000 Palestinians perform prayers…...
Death toll in Gaza surges to 72, 315 since October 2023
23+ hour, 58+ min ago (185+ words) WAFA Agency - Mass casualties reported in Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon - Colonists kidnap 14-year-old in Qabalan, kidnap and assault two youths in Einabus south of Nablus - Colonists pepper-spray Palestinian woman, fire live bullets to terrorize residents south of Nablus - President Abbas…...
Vice President and Jordanian Foreign Minister discuss humanitarian situation in Gaza
19+ hour, 41+ min ago (206+ words) AMMAN, April 8, 2026 (WAFA) - Vice President, Hussein al-Sheikh, met today with the Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, in the Jordanian capital, Amman. The Vice President and Jordanian Foreign Minister discussed the situation in…...
President Abbas expresses solidarity with Lebanon during phone call with President Aoun
20+ hour, 41+ min ago (143+ words) WAFA Agency - Weather: Partially cloudy conditions, scattered rain showers expected - Israeli forces detain young man after assaulting him near Jerusalem - European gas prices drop by 20% after Middle East truce announcement - Israel continues to close Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Church…...
Prime Minister chairs economic meeting to monitor markets and protect local industry
22+ hour, 58+ min ago (169+ words) WAFA Agency RAMALLAH, April 8, 2026 (WAFA) "Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa chaired a meeting on Wednesday at his office in Ramallah with the permanent Ministerial Economic Development Committee to review market conditions, the availability of essential goods, supply chains, and food security…...
Palestinian Education Ministry announces resumption of in-person classes
1+ day, 53+ min ago (132+ words) WAFA Agency - Weather: Partially cloudy conditions, scattered rain showers expected - Israeli forces detain young man after assaulting him near Jerusalem - European gas prices drop by 20% after Middle East truce announcement - Israel continues to close Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Church…...
PCBS issues report on World Heath Day, status of health system in Palestine
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (270+ words) Total Paralysis of Gaza's Health System: 94% of Hospitals are Destroyed, and 51% of Essential Medicines are at "Zero Stock" 37, 000 Pregnant and Breastfeeding Mothers and 31, 000 Children are Facing "Slow Death" and Severe Malnutrition Diseases are Overwhelming Displacement Centers amid a Severe Collapse…...
Police handle suspicious object, rocket shrapnel in Birzeit
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (154+ words) WAFA Agency - Accompanied by Israeli forces, colonists storm village near Jenin - Hebron: Dozens suffocate from tear gas fired by Israeli forces during raid - Israeli forces raid Jenin-area town and detain young man - Colonists attack Ramallah-area town, steal 15 Palestinian-owned sheep - Occupation…...
Severe shortage of toilets and bathrooms threatens public health in Gaza
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (614+ words) Citizen Ibrahim Ayesh said the Gaza Strip is experiencing "an unprecedented situation in modern times," referring to the ban on toilet seats, which has forced residents to rely on alternatives that lack the minimum standards of comfort and dignity. He…...
Death toll in Gaza surges to 72, 292 since October 2023
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (168+ words) WAFA Agency - Weather: Partially cloudy to clear conditions, rise in temperature - Israeli forces raid various areas in Bethlehem, storm homes - 13, mostly children and women, killed in ongoing Israeli aggression against Lebanon - Colonists attack Palestinians, burn house, two tents, and three…...