Important News
- Israeli forces take over tract of Palestinian-owned land near Bethlehem
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- Foreign Minister receives new European Representative for Middle East Peace Process
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- Colonists storm village north of Jericho
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- UNRWA: Lives of Gaza's children are marked by death and destruction
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- Four civilians killed, others wounded in Israeli strike west of Gaza City
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- Prime Minister reaffirms Palestinian position on statehood under unified political and security systems
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- Israeli colonists steal donkey, cause significant damage to crops in Masafer Yatta
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- Israeli forces issue mass evacuation orders in Khan Younis as forced displacement in Gaza continues
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- Gaza death toll reaches 57,575 since start of Israeli aggression in October 2023 - Medical sources
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- Israeli strikes kill over 35 Palestinians, including children and women, in Gaza
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- Israeli colonists escalate violence against Palestinian shepherds in southern Bethlehem
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- At least 24 killed in Gaza as Israeli strikes target displaced civilians, including former detainees
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- Israeli forces raid Al-Jalazone refugee camp amid heavy gunfire and tear gas
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President Receives Alvaro de Soto in Ramallah
RAMALLAH, May 3, 2007, (WAFA)- President Mahmoud Abbas received Thursday the UN Secretary-General Representative for Peace Process in the middle east, Mr. Alvaro de Soto.
President briefed de Soto about the latest developments in the region and the Palestinian territories, as well as the critical circumstances the Palestinian people live as a result of the international siege.
Abbas and de Soto discussed the exerted efforts to revive the peace process.
Following meeting with President Abbas, in the Presidential Office in Ramallah, de Soto said that situation in the middle east is very difficult, asserting on ending the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
The Representative of UN Secretary General praised the efforts of President Abbas for reviving the peace process. He described Abbass's efforts as a good chance to end violence.
De Soto, who prepares to return home, expressed support to the national unity government and called on the international community to play a bigger role to achieve peace in the middle east.
S.A.S. (P 13:35) (GMT 10:35)
