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Israeli forces storm Al Aqsa Mosque and attack worshipers anew

Date: 2021-05-11 23:06:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:122 - ID:8953683

RAMALLAH, May 11 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces raided the holy Al Aqsa Mosque compound once again and showered worshipers inside with rubber bullets and incendiary grenades. Eyewitnesses said the military troops stormed the third holiest ....

Israeli warplanes destroy high rise in Gaza City, people evacuated before attack

Date: 2021-05-11 20:58:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:116 - ID:8953541

RAMALLAH, May 11 (MENA) - Israeli warplanes destroyed a high rise in Gaza City after warning its occupants to leave it, reported WAFA correspondent. He said the warplanes first fired warning missiles at the 14-story high rise before firing ....

Abbas receives message from Biden on restoring calm to Jerusalem

Date: 2021-05-11 20:58:07 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:114 - ID:8953532

WASHINGTON, May 11 (MENA) - President Mahmoud Abbas received on Tuesday a message from US President Joe Biden on efforts exerted to restore calm to Palestine. A White House official said that the message also underlined the necessity of easing ....

US supports Palestinians' right to live in peace

Date: 2021-05-11 20:28:34 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:113 - ID:8953530

WASHINGTON, May 11 (MENA) - The US State Department has reiterated its support for the Palestinians' right to live in peace. The department voiced regret over human losses among Palestinians. In statements on Tuesday, US State Department ....

Russia urges restraint as Palestinian-Israeli tensions flare up

Date: 2021-05-11 20:26:34 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:112 - ID:8953569

MOSCOW, May 11 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday called on Palestinians and Israelis to exercise restraint and refrain from steps that could further escalate the conflict in East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, Xinhua news agency ....

Israel's Ben Gurion airport halts flights over Gaza rockets

Date: 2021-05-11 20:09:41 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:110 - ID:8953523

GAZA CITY, May 11 (MENA) - Israeli authorities temporarily suspended air traffic at Ben Gurion Airport due to ongoing rocket attacks on central Israel from the Gaza Strip. Air traffic is being rerouted to Cyprus, The Times of Israel reported. ....

Death toll from Israeli strikes on Gaza rises to 28

Date: 2021-05-11 18:52:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:94 - ID:8953323

RAMALLAH, May 11 (MENA) - The death toll from ongoing Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip jumped to 28 after four Palestinians were killed. As many as 152 Palestinians were injured in the two-day Israeli raids on the enclave, WAFA news agency ....

10 more Palestinians wounded in Israeli raids on Gaza Strip

Date: 2021-05-11 14:33:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:8952904

RAMALLAH, May 11 (MENA) - Ten more Palestinians were injured in ongoing Israeli airstrikes on multiple parts of the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian news agency, WAFA, the total number of those killed in two days of Israeli attacks stands ....

MWL condemns Israel aggression on Aqsa

Date: 2021-05-11 08:55:24 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:8952080

RIYADH, May 11 (MENA) - The Muslim World League (MWL) strongly denounced the Israeli aggression against Aqsa Mosque. Secretary General of the MWL Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Issa said that these practices are violent and provoke Muslims around the ....

Arabia, Jordan discuss coordinating stances towards Arab issues especially Palestinian cause

Date: 2021-05-11 08:29:05 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:8952051

RIYADH, May 11 (MENA) - Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud conferred, during a phone call on Tuesday, with Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister Ayman Safadi on coordinating stances towards the Arab issues topped by the Palestinian ....