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Israeli forces storm Ya'bad town

Date: 2020-05-31 10:23:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:8450937

RAMALLAH, May 31 (MENA) - Israeli forces barged into Ya'bad town west of Jenin on Sunday, raiding many houses. The occupation forces broke into many houses in El Selma district and were seen on the rooftop of houses in the town. S R E ....

Israel demolishes four houses in Arab town of Tira

Date: 2020-05-31 09:12:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:8450820

RAMALLAH, May 31 (MENA) - Israeli authorities demolished on Sunday four houses under construction in the Arab town of Tira in Israel, under the pretext that they were being built without a permit, according to local witnesses. Israeli police ....

Israeli settlers raid al Aqsa mosque after reopening

Date: 2020-05-31 08:25:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:8450736

RAMALLAH, May 31 (MENA) - At least 75 Jewish settlers broke into Al Aqsa mosque compound on Sunday, a few hours after its reopening for worshipers. The settlers forced their way into Islam's third holiest site through al Maghareba gate under the ....

Thousands of Muslim worshipers pray at Al Aqsa after 70 days of closure

Date: 2020-05-31 07:53:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:8450721

RAMALLAH, May 31 (MENA) - Thousands of Muslims performed dawn prayer today in Al Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem, Islam’s third holiest place, shortly after the Mosque was reopened to prayers following a 70-day shutdown due to the coronavirus ....

Israeli police kill Palestinian with special needs in al Quds

Date: 2020-05-30 08:09:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:8449651

RAMALLAH, May 30 (MENA) - Israeli police killed a Palestinian young man with special needs in Al Quds on Saturday, said Wafa news agency. Israeli police opened fire at the Palestinian young man after they suspected he had a gun, added the agency. ....

Israeli troops fatally shoot Palestinian near Ramallah

Date: 2020-05-29 19:04:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:8449386

RAMALLAH, May 29 (MENA) – Israeli occupation forces on Friday fatally shot a Palestinian young man near Nabi Saleh village, to the west of Ramallah, WAFA reported. The forces opened their fire at a vehicle in mysterious circumstances, seriously ....

Russian envoy, Palestinian amb. mull latest ME developments

Date: 2020-05-29 17:53:58 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:8449343

MOSCOW, May 29 (MENA) - Russian Special Presidential Envoy for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov on Friday met with Palestinian Ambassador in Moscow Abdel Hafiz Nofal. The two sides mulled the latest Middle East developments, ways to ....

2,819 infections, 50 deaths in past 24 hours in Iran

Date: 2020-05-29 11:49:23 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:8448854

TEHRAN, May 29 (MENA) – The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has infected 2,819 people and claimed 50 lives in Iran in the past 24 hours, a senior health Iranian official said. Iran’s Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour made the ....

Israeli forces prevent call for prayer at Ibrahimi Mosque

Date: 2020-05-29 08:16:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:8448628

RAMALLAH, May 29 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces prevented on Friday the call for dawn prayer at the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron and denied access of worshipers to the mosque, local sources said. Hefzi Abu Sneneh, head of the Waqf Department in ....

Palestinian PM, EU official discuss latest political developments

Date: 2020-05-29 08:14:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:8448627

RAMALLAH, May 29 (MENA) - Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh discussed with European Union Special Representative for the Middle East peace process Susanna Terstal the latest political developments, mainly with regard to the Israeli ....