JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has announced that it will seal off the Palestinian territories for the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, which begins at midnight on Saturday. The Israeli army said in a statement that based on a security assessment and the political level directives, a full closure of the West Bank will be imposed […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discussed the Palestine cause and Israeli escalation in occupied territories. During the meeting held on the sidelines of 78th UN General Assembly session in New York, the Palestinian leader “reiterated the need fo...
ALGERIA (AA) – Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune invited the UN on Tuesday to convene a special session for the purpose of conducting a vote on granting full state membership to Palestine. Tebboune addressed regional and global issues, including the Palestinian cause, during his speech at the 78th UN General Assembly in New York Ci...
DOHA (AA) – Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has called for support to the Palestinian people to find a just political solution. He made the statement while addressing the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, “It is not acceptable for the Palestinian people to remain prisoners of […]
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) – Israeli police shot dead a Palestinian who allegedly had attempted a stabbing attack near an Israeli military checkpoint south of Jerusalem. The guilt has not been established so far. A Palestinian “arrived at the (Mazmoria) checkpoint on the outskirts of Jerusalem, east of the village of Sur Baher, and took out a [&hell...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army has demolished three Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank, according to a local Palestinian official. One of the two homes demolished in the village of Furush Beit Dajan in the Jordan Valley area was under construction, Azem Haj Muhammad, head of the village’s council, said. He said [&he...
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 […]
JERICHO, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army on Monday raided the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp in eastern West Bank, triggering clashes with local Palestinians, witnesses said. According to these witnesses, the Israelis besieged a Palestinian home, and detained one person before withdrawing from the camp. At least two Palestinians were injured from ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel is holding talks with Palestinians as part of efforts to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia, the country’s national security adviser has said. “I have been conducting a dialogue with them [Palestinian authorities] in the name of the prime minister for eight months,” Tzachi Hanegbi said in statements cited by The Time...
