JERUSALEM (AA) – An illegal Israeli settler hung a “donkey’s head” on a grave in a Muslim cemetery in the occupied East Jerusalem. “A settler stormed the Bab al-Rahma cemetery and hung a ‘donkey’s head’ on a grave there,” the Jerusalem governor’s office said in a statement. Palestinian activists shared images and footage showing the [&he...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli police fired sound bombs and tear gas at Palestinians in East Jerusalem to prevent them from reaching Al-Aqsa Mosque to perform Friday prayers. In a statement, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that its crews “dealt with two injuries due to beating by the Israeli police in Bab al-Amoud and […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli forces have arrested another seven Palestinians from the Wadi al-Joz neighborhood in the occupied East Jerusalem. A joint force of Israeli police and the border police arrested seven Palestinians from Wadi al-Joz for “throwing rocks at Israeli forces”. Eyewitnesses, however, reported that the Israeli police...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli forces on Sunday raided the Sawaneh neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem, claiming that a residential building where the Imam or prayer leader of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, lives is an “unauthorized construction.” “A large force of Israeli police and intelligence raided the building, incl...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The head of the Hamas Political Bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, said on Friday that the movement is committed to implementing the humanitarian pause agreement as long as Israel adheres to it. In a recorded speech broadcast on the Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa satellite channel, Haniyeh said that “the movement affirms its commitm...
JERUSALEM (AA) – For the sixth consecutive week, Israeli authorities imposed tight restrictions on Palestinians, banning them from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem for Friday prayers, leaving the mosque all but empty. An official with the Waqf Department in Jerusalem said that only around 4,000 Palestinians, most of them elde...
GAZA, Palestine, (AA) – The head of the government media office in Gaza, Salama Marouf, said on Saturday evening that Gaza stands alone today in defense of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Islamic and Christian holy sites. Addressing a press conference in front of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, Marouf stated: “Today, Gaza stands alone in the […]
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye has called on Israelis and Palestinians to ‘act with restraint’ in the light of the events that took place in Israel, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. “We call on the parties to act with restraint in the light of the events in Israel this morning and to stay away from […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh on Saturday described the operation against Israel a “heroic epic” in response to aggression against Al-Aqsa Mosque. “In these historical moments, we are engaged in a heroic epic for the sake of Al-Aqsa Mosque, our sanctities, and our prisoners,” Haniyeh ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel late on Thursday announced a complete closure of the Palestinian territories during the two-day Jewish Simchat Torah (Joy of the Torah) holiday. The coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, Ghassan Alyan, said in a statement that based on a security assessment and the political level directives, a comple...
