JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli extremists have repeatedly targeted churches in East Jerusalem’s Old City during religious ceremonies, according to local reports. In a statement, Old City Police Commander Dvir Tamim said: “We are witnessing a phenomenon of hatred directed toward Christians in the Old City, particularly extremist (Jewish) indivi...
JERUSALEM (AA) – For the second consecutive day, hundreds of illegal Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem on Monday to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Settlers entered the flashpoint site in groups through the Mughrabi Gate in the western wall of the mosque under Israeli police protection...
LONDON (AA) – The EU foreign policy chief has called on the international community to address concerns on repeated violations of the status quo of holy sites in Jerusalem. Josep Borrell wrote on X that he shares Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi’s concerns about the repeated violations of the status quo of the Holy Sites [&h...
ANKARA (AA) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has denounced the call by far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to build a synagogue inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem. Ben-Gvir claimed on Monday that Jews had the right to pray at the sacred Al-Aqsa Mosque, saying he would build a [&...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The heads of churches in Jerusalem have expressed deep concern over Israel’s war on Gaza, calling on the parties to quickly reach an agreement for a cease-fire. In a statement, the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem said that despite repeated calls for a cease-fire and de-escalation, “the situation in ou...
ANKARA (AA) – Condemnations have poured in from across the Arab world following the storming by Israeli ministers and illegal settlers of the sacred Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem. Over 2,200 illegal settlers forced their way into the flashpoint site in order to commemorate Tisha B’Av, an annual Jewish fast day that ma...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The UN said that it was disturbed by reports of illegal Israeli settlers storming the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem and raising an Israeli flag in the courtyards. “We’re aware of these reports, which are very disturbing as you know, we always have called for and continue to call for [&hel...
Jerusalem, Occupied Palestinian Territories — AFP The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has temporarily shuttered its east Jerusalem headquarters after Zionist extremists set fire to the perimeter following weeks of repeated attacks. “This evening, Israeli residents set fire twice to the perimeter of the UNRWA headquarters in occu...
Israeli police raided the office of Al Jazeera television in Jerusalem and confiscated its equipment. Al Jazeera has an office in Israel and a team of correspondents working year-round. The move came shortly after a government decision to shut down the broadcaster. Israel does not give international journalists free access to Gaza and so far...
Muslim Network TV news: The Palestinian Health Ministry has reported that Israeli airstrikes killed 78 Palestinians and wounded 104 others in the past 24 hours. At least 20 people have died from malnutrition and dehydration at Kamal Adwan and al-Shifa hospitals. Most of the dead are children. At the Emirati Hospital in Rafah, 16 premature [&...
