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Israelis kill Palestinian man in West Bank

Saturday, 19 March 2016 11:06 AM [ Last Update: Saturday, 19 March 2016 11:07 AM ]

Israeli security forces hold a position during clashes with Palestinians following a demonstration against the expropriation of Palestinian land by Israel on March 18, 2016 in the village of Kfar Qaddum, near Nablus in the occupied West Bank. ©AFP

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Israeli forces have killed another Palestinian in the occupied West Bank over an alleged knife attack. The Israeli man has reportedly received slight wounds in the incident which took place in the city of al-Khalil also known as Hebron. This brings to 206 the total number of Palestinians killed by Tel Aviv since October.
A Palestinian media advocacy has reported over 400 Israeli violations against Palestinian journalists across the occupied territories in 2015. The figure shows a significant rise from a year earlier. The report found that the violations included physical assaults, targeting journalists through gas canisters, stun grenades, and rubber bullets.
A former UN official believes the world body is collapsing due to what he calls colossal mismanagement. Anthony Banbury, who used to be in charge of the UN mission to combat Ebola in West Africa, says the United Nations has failed to uphold the principles for which it was established.
US Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders says he will not attend next week’s US-Israel Public Affairs Committee or AIPAC conference over his busy schedule. AIPAC has rejected his offer to address the conference via video. The largest Israeli lobby has a tradition of inviting all the presidential candidates to the conference.
Rights activists in London have staged a rally to condemn the government’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia. The protesters marched on the residence of British Prime Minister David Cameron. The rally comes amid Riyadh’s relentless targeting and killing of civilians in its war on Yemen.
A Boeing passenger jet has crashed as it was landing in southern Russia, leaving all 62 people on board dead. The plane was travelling from Dubai to Rostov-on-Don. Air-traffic control and local emergency services say the jet crashed during a second approach in conditions of poor visibility.
Thousands of Brazilians have marched in the capital Brasilia and Sao Paulo in support of the embattled President Dilma Rousseff and her decision to appoint her predecessor as her chief of staff. Earlier, opposition groups staged a mass protest against Rousseff, demanding her impeachment over alleged corruption charges.
The Syrian army, backed by Russian airstrikes, is pushing towards the historic town of Palmyra in an offensive to retake it from Daesh terrorist group. Local media say scores of ISIL terrorists have been either killed or wounded in the Syrian army's artillery fire near the town.

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