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WEBوكالة الأنباء الفلسطينية وتعرف اختصارا ب- وفا. وقد أنشأت في نيسان / ابريل عام 1972 تطبيقاً للقرار الصادر عن المجلس الوطني الفلسطيني في دورته الاستثنائية المنعقدة في القاهرة. ثم صدر قرار اللجنة التنفيذية لمنظمة التحرير ...
Aid organizations warn of escalating humanitarian crisis after mass ...
WEB13 hours ago · NEW YORK, October 9, 2024 (WAFA) - International aid organizations warned that Israel’s new mass displacement orders targeting the remaining Palestinians of the northern Gaza Strip will worsen the already dire humanitarian situation in the north. Nineteen international aid organizations, including ...
UNRWA Commissioner: 400,000 Palestinians are besieged in the …
WEB1 day ago · RAMALLAH, October, 12, 2024 (WAFA) – The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, said that at least 400,000 people are trapped in the northern Gaza Strip, and Israeli evacuation orders are forcing people to flee repeatedly, especially from Jabalia camp. Lazzarini said that a large number of Palestinians refuse to ...
Prime Minister Mustafa announces formation of the national team …
WEB2 days ago · RAMALLAH, October, 11, 2024 (WAFA) – Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa announced today the formation of the National Team for the Reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, led by the Ministry of Planning. The Prime Minister affirmed, at the beginning of the government session, held today in the city of Ramallah, which the national team will prepare to restore basic services to civilians in Gaza, and ...
Ministry of Foreign calls on international community to implement ...
WEB2 days ago · RAMALLAH, October, 11, 2024 (WAFA) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates called on the international community to implement President Mahmoud Abbas's vision to stop the Israeli aggression and achieve peace. The Ministry called in a statement to implement the full contents of the president's last speech before the United Nations General Assembly, as it is the Palestinian vision ...
PLO’s Hussein al-Sheikh briefs Fatah Advisory Council on political ...
WEB1 day ago · RAMALLAH, October, 11, 2024 (WAFA) – Hussein al-Sheikh, the Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), briefed the Fatah Advisory Council, in the presence of its Secretary General, Lieutenant General Nasr Yousef, on the political developments in the Palestinian, regional and international arenas. Al-Sheikh referred to the political and ...
President Abbas approves lineup of new government chaired by …
WEBRAMALLAH, Thursday, March 28, 2024 (WAFA) – Prime Minister-designate Mohammad Mustafa has presented his government's action plan and proposed formation list to President Mahmoud Abbas for confidence under the Basic Law for its approval. Consequently, President Abbas issued a decree granting confidence to the nineteenth Palestinian government ...
Receiving US State Secretary, President Abbas demands …
WEBRAMALLAH, Sunday, November 5, 2023 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Ramallah. During the meeting, the President called for an immediate halt to the devastating Israeli war on Gaza and urged the swift provision of humanitarian aid, including medical supplies, food, water, electricity, and …
President Abbas receives US Secretary of State in Ramallah
WEBJan 10, 2024 · RAMALLAH, Wednesday, January 10, 2024 (WAFA) – The President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas received US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken at the presidential headquarters in the city of Ramallah. The President discussed with the US Secretary of State the latest developments in the Palestinian territories, the efforts made to …
President Abbas reiterates call to hold international peace conference ...
WEBTUNISIA, Wednesday, December 8, 2021 (WAFA) - President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated today the call for holding an international peace conference in accordance with the United Nations resolutions, aimed at ending the occupation of the land of the State of Palestine, with Jerusalem as its capital.