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(MENAFN) More than 200 cultural figures have called on the British Museum to show solidarity with Palestinians amid concerns that references to Palestine may be removed from some of its galleries, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Over 200 prominent figures from the cultural sector urged the British Museum on Tuesday to demonstrate solidarity with Palestinians, following reports that references to Palestine might be removed from several museum galleries.

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(MENAFN) A demonstration took place on Tuesday in a historic square in Paris in support of two activists from the Gaza-bound humanitarian Global Sumud Flotilla who were detained by Israeli authorities.

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(MENAFN) Crowds descended on one of Paris's most iconic public squares Tuesday to demand the release of two activists seized by Israel from the Gaza-bound humanitarian Global Sumud Flotilla — Thiago Avila and Saif Abu Keshek.

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(MENAFN) The United Nations on Tuesday called for the release of two activists linked to the Global Sumud Flotilla after their detention was extended by an Israeli court, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) The United Nations stepped into the Global Sumud Flotilla detention crisis on Tuesday, calling for the immediate release of Brazilian activist Thiago de Avila and Spanish-Palestinian national Saif Abukeshek following an Israeli court's...

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(MENAFN) Spain's Prime Minister called on the European Commission Wednesday to deploy a key trade defense mechanism to safeguard the independence of the International Criminal Court and the United Nations against external pressure over their...

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(MENAFN) The United Nations Human Rights Office has urged the immediate and unconditional release of two activists detained after participating in a humanitarian maritime mission linked to Gaza. According to a statement from the UN human rights...

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(MENAFN) Brazil’s president has called for the immediate release of activists detained by Israeli authorities following an intercepted humanitarian mission bound for Gaza. In remarks shared publicly, he described the continued detention of a...

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(MENAFN) Two activists involved in a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla have allegedly received death threats while being held in Israeli prisons, according to statements cited by an Israeli advocacy organization for Palestinians.

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(MENAFN) Nickolay Mladenov, the lead envoy for US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza, is scheduled to meet senior Israeli officials on Monday in a bid to ease the deepening humanitarian crisis gripping the besieged Palestinian...

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(MENAFN) A surge in rats, lice, fleas, and mites is driving a rapidly worsening skin infection crisis across the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) warned Tuesday — as essential medicines remain locked out...

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(MENAFN) The Global Sumud Flotilla coalition claims that an activist was subjected to what it describes as “systematic torture” after Israeli forces intercepted multiple aid boats bound for Gaza, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) The Global Sumud Flotilla stated on Sunday that Israeli forces allegedly subjected a Spanish activist of Palestinian origin to “systematic torture” after intercepting vessels carrying humanitarian activists in international waters as they...

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(MENAFN) Two activists from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, Brazilian Thiago De Avila and Spanish national Saif Abu Keshek, have reportedly received death threats while being held in Israeli custody, according to an Israeli advocacy organization for...

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(MENAFN) On Wednesday, the United Nations issued a report strongly criticizing Israel for breaching international law through the enforcement of apartheid-style measures in the West Bank. The document highlights how Israeli settlers and...

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(MENAFN) An Israeli court has extended the detention of two foreign activists by two days after they were brought in for questioning following their participation in a Gaza-bound flotilla, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Israeli municipal authorities compel several Palestinian residents in occupied East Jerusalem to carry out the demolition of their own properties, according to local officials and reports.

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(MENAFN) The United Nations sounded an urgent alarm Monday over the deepening medical catastrophe unfolding in the Gaza Strip, revealing that children account for one in five of all amputees as a severe lack of specialists and blocked supply...

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(MENAFN) The United Nations has warned of a growing humanitarian and medical crisis in the Gaza Strip, noting that children make up a significant share of amputees, according to remarks delivered on Monday.