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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-UNRWA

(240529) -- JERUSALEM, May 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man walks past the entrance of the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in east Jerusalem, on May 29, 2024. The Israel Land Authority on Wednesday ordered the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to vacate state-owned buildings and lands in Jerusalem and pay it millions of shekels for improper use and breach of contract, the Israeli news website Ynet reported. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-UNRWA

MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-UNRWA

(240529) -- JERUSALEM, May 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Photo taken on May 29, 2024 shows the entrance of the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in east Jerusalem. The Israel Land Authority on Wednesday ordered the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to vacate state-owned buildings and lands in Jerusalem and pay it millions of shekels for improper use and breach of contract, the Israeli news website Ynet reported. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-UNRWA

MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-UNRWA

(240529) -- JERUSALEM, May 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man walks past the entrance of the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in east Jerusalem, on May 29, 2024. The Israel Land Authority on Wednesday ordered the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to vacate state-owned buildings and lands in Jerusalem and pay it millions of shekels for improper use and breach of contract, the Israeli news website Ynet reported. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)

MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-UNRWA

MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-UNRWA

(240529) -- JERUSALEM, May 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 29, 2024 shows the entrance of the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in east Jerusalem. The Israel Land Authority on Wednesday ordered the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to vacate state-owned buildings and lands in Jerusalem and pay it millions of shekels for improper use and breach of contract, the Israeli news website Ynet reported. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)

Palestinians fly to Cyprus from Israel's Ramon Airport for 1st time

STORY: Palestinians fly to Cyprus from Israel's Ramon Airport for 1st time DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ramon airport 2. various of separation wall 3. various of the checkpoint between Israel and West Bank 4. various of Ben Gurion airport STORYLINE: Dozens of Palestinians departed for Cyprus from southern Israel's Ramon Airport on Monday after Israel launched a pilot program to enable Palestinians from the occupied West Bank to fly overseas. "Palestinians were aboard an international flight from Ramon Airport to Larnaca for the first time," the office of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), Israel's military liaison to the Palestinians, confirmed in a statement. "Staff work is still underway" to allow more flights by Palestinians via Ramon Airport, COGAT said. The Hebrew-language Ynet news site reported that buses organized by Israeli authorities brought about 40 Palestinian passengers from the West

Israel deploys drones over Gaza amid tensions

STORY: Israel deploys drones over Gaza amid tensions DATELINE: Aug. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Israeli soldiers and police blocking the main road to Israeli city of Sderot near Gaza border 2. various of Palestinian citizens from Gaza city waiting at block road near Israeli city of Sderot near Gaza border 3. various of Israeli soldiers and police blocking the main road to Israeli city of Sderot near Gaza border STORYLINE: Israel on Thursday deployed attack drones over the Gaza Strip and continued to close major roads in the south amid the rising tensions with the Palestinians. The Israeli Air Force deployed "dozens" of attack drones over Gaza as part of its preparations for locating and intercepting possible rockets or anti-tank fire launched by Palestinian militants in Gaza, the Hebrew-language Ynet news website reported. Chief-of-Staff of the Israeli army Aviv Kochavi toured the area near Gaza in the morning and approved "offensive plans