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Palestine: Country in West Asia
Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Recognized by a majority of UN member states, it encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, collectively known as the occupied Palestinian territories, within the broader geographic and historical Palestine region. Palestine shares most of its borders with Israel, and it borders Jordan to the east and Egypt to the southwest. It has a total land area of 6,020 square kilometres (2,320 sq mi) while its population exceeds five million people. Its proclaimed capital is Jerusalem, while Ramallah serves as its administrative center. Gaza City was its largest city prior to evacuations in 2023.

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Trump’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ Plan Sparks Massive Arab Summit; Egypt, Gulf Nations To Counter Gaza's Plan [Video]

Trump’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ Plan Sparks Massive Arab Summit; Egypt, Gulf Nations To Counter Gaza's Plan

Trump’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ Plan has sparked massive outrage in the Muslim World. U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial plan to turn Gaza into a Middle Eastern ‘Riviera’ has triggered a..

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Watch | Hamas Ready To Release All Israeli Hostages At Once Amid Ongoing Gaza Ceasefire Negotiations [Video]

Watch | Hamas Ready To Release All Israeli Hostages At Once Amid Ongoing Gaza Ceasefire Negotiations

Hamas ready to release all Israeli hostages at once in Gaza ceasefire negotiations. Hamas has announced its readiness to release all remaining Israeli hostages at once during the second phase of Gaza..

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Hezbollah’s Explosive Warning Shocks Israel| Qassem Gives Deadline for IDF Withdrawal, Blasts Trump [Video]

Hezbollah’s Explosive Warning Shocks Israel| Qassem Gives Deadline for IDF Withdrawal, Blasts Trump

Hezbollah’s explosive warning has sent shockwaves through Israel, as the group’s Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem issued a final ultimatum demanding the full withdrawal of Israeli forces..

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Yemenis Rally For Palestine, Reject Gaza Displacement Plan Amid Rising Tensions With U.S And Israel [Video]

Yemenis Rally For Palestine, Reject Gaza Displacement Plan Amid Rising Tensions With U.S And Israel

Tens of thousands of Yemenis rallied across Sa’ada province in a powerful show of solidarity with Palestine and the Axis of Resistance. Protesters condemned the US-backed Gaza displacement plan and..

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Houthis Threaten Big Attack Over Trump's Gaza Cleanout Plan | 'Worried About Jews? Move Them To U.S'

Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi has issued a stark warning against U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to relocate Palestinians from Gaza, calling it a "criminal" scheme to empty Palestine. In a..

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Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit has strongly condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to resettle Gazans, warning that it aims to "empty Palestine" of its people. Speaking at the..

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has issued a sharp warning, accusing the U.S. and Israel of undermining the fragile Gaza ceasefire. As tensions escalate, Lavrov emphasized that Russia is working..

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Israel’s West Bank Offensive Forces Tens of Thousands to Flee Amid Bombings, Raids & Destruction [Video]

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An international human rights organization has sounded the alarm over Israel’s escalating military offensive in the West Bank, calling it a “reproduction of the crime of genocide.” The..

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Jordan accepting refugees from war-torn Gaza would be viewed as a 'betrayal of the Palestinian cause' [Video]

Jordan accepting refugees from war-torn Gaza would be viewed as a 'betrayal of the Palestinian cause'

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Erdogan Blasts Trump’s ‘Gaza Takeover’ Plan: ‘No One Can Remove Palestinians from Their Homeland!’ [Video]

Erdogan Blasts Trump’s ‘Gaza Takeover’ Plan: ‘No One Can Remove Palestinians from Their Homeland!’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has fiercely condemned former U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to seize control of Gaza and remove its Palestinian population. Speaking in Istanbul,..

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Palestinians on Trump's Gaza plan: 'We’ll reconstruct Gaza with our own will' [Video]

Palestinians on Trump's Gaza plan: 'We’ll reconstruct Gaza with our own will'

Residents in the strip talked to Euronews during a protest against the US president's intentions in the central town of Deir al-Balah.

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Trump's Gaza Resettlement Plan Faces Global Backlash: Iran, Russia, Saudi Stand United Against USA [Video]

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U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to take control of Gaza and resettle its population has been met with strong opposition from Iran, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas..

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Trump-Netanyahu Meet: US President 'Opposes' Gazans’ return to rebuilt Palestine -'Why Would They..' [Video]

Trump-Netanyahu Meet: US President 'Opposes' Gazans’ return to rebuilt Palestine -'Why Would They..'

US President Donald Trump suggested that Palestinians might not want to return to Gaza after its rebuilding, saying, "Why would they want to return?" His remarks came in response to a question about..

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International Court Orders 'Evacuation' - Israel Burns Mosque, Attack Bedouin Community in West Bank [Video]

International Court Orders 'Evacuation' - Israel Burns Mosque, Attack Bedouin Community in West Bank

Tensions escalate in the occupied West Bank as illegal Israeli settlers burn down a mosque northwest of Jericho. This act of violence comes amid a surge in attacks on Palestinians and their property in..

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Watch: Palestinian PM Mohammad Mustafa Delivers Powerful Message to Syria’s New Leader Al-Jolani [Video]

Watch: Palestinian PM Mohammad Mustafa Delivers Powerful Message to Syria’s New Leader Al-Jolani

In a pivotal visit to Damascus, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa met with Syria's new de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, extending unwavering support for Syria’s recovery and territorial..

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Putin Meets Iranian President Pezeshkian Before Trump’s Inauguration: What’s on The Agenda? [Video]

Putin Meets Iranian President Pezeshkian Before Trump’s Inauguration: What’s on The Agenda?

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian ahead of the highly anticipated inauguration of Donald Trump. The two leaders will discuss a range of critical..

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Putin-Pezeshkian Full Meeting| Russia & Iran’s Bid To Counter Trump? | Nuclear Agreement in Line? [Video]

Putin-Pezeshkian Full Meeting| Russia & Iran’s Bid To Counter Trump? | Nuclear Agreement in Line?

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian convened a crucial meeting in Moscow to discuss Middle East developments, including the Israel-Palestine conflict and the..

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Israeli Strikes Kill 62 Palestinians in Gaza Amid Ongoing Cease-Fire Negotiations | Watch [Video]

Israeli Strikes Kill 62 Palestinians in Gaza Amid Ongoing Cease-Fire Negotiations | Watch

As cease-fire negotiations continue in Qatar, Israeli airstrikes across Gaza have killed at least 62 Palestinians, including children and journalists. Strikes targeted a family home in Deir al-Balah, a..

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Houthis Pull U.S Into BIG War: Disastrous 9-Hour Direct Yemeni Hypersonics Vs U.S Warships & Jets [Video]

Houthis Pull U.S Into BIG War: Disastrous 9-Hour Direct Yemeni Hypersonics Vs U.S Warships & Jets

In a dramatic escalation of hostilities, Yemeni forces launched a daring and devastating 9-hour operation targeting the USS Harry J. Truman and its accompanying fleet in the Red Sea. Employing..

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Conflicts surged across the world in 2024, data suggests [Video]

Conflicts surged across the world in 2024, data suggests

There was a steep rise in political violence over the past year, with Ukraine and Palestine considered the two major global hotspots of conflict.

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40 Israeli Soldiers Killed in Gaza | Local Palestinian Radio Makes shocking Announcements [Video]

40 Israeli Soldiers Killed in Gaza | Local Palestinian Radio Makes shocking Announcements

The ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian resistance groups has intensified, with reports confirming that 40 Israeli soldiers have been killed in northern Gaza since the beginning of the..

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IRGC chief lauds Yemen support for Palestine, Asserts Yemeni Victory against Israel amid Gaza crisis [Video]

IRGC chief lauds Yemen support for Palestine, Asserts Yemeni Victory against Israel amid Gaza crisis

The IRGC chief praised Yemen's steadfast support for Palestine, highlighting their resistance efforts, including missile strikes on Israel, as a response to the ongoing Gaza crisis. Yemen vows to..

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Israeli army detains dozens of workers at hospital in northern Gaza [Video]

Israeli army detains dozens of workers at hospital in northern Gaza

Israel's army also detained the director of what is one of northern Gaza's last functioning hospitals, Palestinian medical officials said on Saturday.

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Houthis' Fourth Massive Strike on Tel Aviv | IDF Struggles to Respond as Yemen Offensive Intensifies [Video]

Houthis' Fourth Massive Strike on Tel Aviv | IDF Struggles to Respond as Yemen Offensive Intensifies

A missile from Yemen targeted Tel Aviv, triggering air raid sirens and lockdowns in Israel. The Iron Dome failed to intercept the missile, causing injuries and airport shutdowns. This escalation..

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Houthis' Fourth Biggest Attack On Tel-Aviv | Panic As IDF Fails To Barge -Non-Stop Yemen Blitz [Video]

Houthis' Fourth Biggest Attack On Tel-Aviv | Panic As IDF Fails To Barge -Non-Stop Yemen Blitz

A missile from Yemen targeted Tel Aviv, triggering air raid sirens and lockdowns in Israel. The Iron Dome failed to intercept the missile, causing injuries and airport shutdowns. This escalation..

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