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GAZA: Hamas on Saturday launched an unprecedented attack against Israel, killing at least 100, according to BBC. At least 40 people have been killed in Israel during fighting with Palestinians on Saturday, the Magen David Adom emergency medical services said in a statement. “Since the morning hours, MDA teams provided medical care to ...
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...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Israeli forces killed two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the Palestinian health ministry said. The health ministry said two men were killed by “occupation (Israeli) bullets near Tulkarem” in the northern West Bank. They were named as Abdul Rahman Atta, 23, and Huthaifa Faris, 27...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – AFP An Israeli minister on Wednesday hailed his country’s “blossoming ties” with Saudi Arabia during a visit to Riyadh amid ongoing US-brokered negotiations to establish formal relations. Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi this week became the second Israeli cabinet member to formally visit the ...
AMMAN, Jordan (AA) – Jordan has sent a memo of protest to Israel over settler incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem. More than 1,000 Israeli settlers forced their way into the flashpoint site on Wednesday on the 5th day of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, which will end on October 6. […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A nongovernmental organization said on Wednesday some 1,300 Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails started a one-day hunger strike in solidarity with Palestinian detainee Kayed al-Fasfous. The Palestinian Prisoners Society said in a statement that 1,300 Palestinian detainees held under the notorious Israeli administr...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s far-right Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir on Tuesday called for allowing settlers into the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem around the clock. More than 500 settlers entered the flashpoint site on Tuesday on the fourth day of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, according to the Islamic Waqf Dep...
HEBRON CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israel shut the Ibrahimi Mosque in the West Bank city of Hebron on Monday and opened it for settlers to mark the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. “The Israeli occupation authorities closed the Ibrahimi Mosque on Monday and Tuesday due to Sukkot,” Ghassan Al-Rajabi, the director of the Ibrahimi Mosque, told [&hellip...
JERUSALEM (AA) – More than 1,100 Israeli settlers forced their way into the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Sukkot on Monday. Sukkot is a weeklong holiday, which started September 29 and will continue until October 6, ending the annual season of Jewish holidays that had star...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinians have resumed the launch of incendiary balloons from the Gaza Strip into Israel for the first time since 2021. Analysts believe that the move is part of Palestinian efforts to draw attention to the 16-year-long Israeli blockade of the seaside enclave. The balloon launch came amid Palestinian protests ove...
