ISTANBUL (AA) – Qatar on Wednesday condemned an Israeli decision to confiscate Palestinian land in Silwan neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem to build an air train. This decision is “a flagrant violation of the principles and provisions of international law, and the relevant USESCO resolutions,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Do...
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...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A general strike condemning the Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip paralyzed life in the West Bank and East Jerusalem on Sunday. “The comprehensive strike includes all governorates of the West Bank, and it represents a Palestinian message of anger over the crimes of the occupation,” Wasel Abu Youssef, a member [&he...
ANKARA (AA) – Egypt has condemned the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem by Israeli settlers to celebrate the Jewish New Year. On Sunday, over 300 Israeli settlers forced their way into the flashpoint site under police protection to mark the Rosh Hashanah (New Year) holiday. In a statement, the Egyptian [&h...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Hundreds of Israeli settlers on Sunday forced their way into the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in East Jerusalem to celebrate the Jewish New Year. Israeli settlers observed the Rosh Hashanah (New Year) holiday from Sept. 15 to Sept. 17 this year. They will also mark the Sukkot holiday at the end of September […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army raided several areas in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, detaining 13 Palestinians and triggering clashes. Local sources said that the Israeli forces injured a Palestinian in the Dheisha refugees camp in southern Bethlehem, and dozens of others suffered asphyxiation from tear gas. The Palest...
JERUSALEM (AA) – A Palestinian teen was severely wounded Friday by gunfire from Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem. Israeli police said in a statement that the victim had thrown a Molotov cocktail at them in the Silwan neighborhood before forces opened fire. The victim was identified as a Palestinian child, 15, who sustained serio...
