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Israel refused to hand over body of Palestinian martyr to his family

Date: 2019-12-01 08:23:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:8211145

RAMALLAH, Dec 1 (MENA) - The Israeli forces refused to hand over the body of Palestinian martyr Badawi Khaled Masalmeh, 18 years old, to his family to bury him. Masalmeh was killed last night after being shot by the Israeli forces in the south west ....

Israeli settlers storm Aqsa Mosque from Bab al Rahma

Date: 2019-12-01 07:30:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:8211091

RAMALLAH, Dec 1 (MENA) - A group of Israeli settlers stormed into Aqsa Mosque from Bab al Rahma Saturday night. This coincided with voluntary efforts by scores of Jerusalemites to clean the holy shrine. On September 26, the southern wall of ....

Israeli warplanes attack posts in northern Gaza Strip

Date: 2019-11-30 07:34:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:8210059

GAZA CITY, Nov 30 (MENA) - Israeli warplanes attacked early Saturday a post in the north of Gaza Strip, causing damage with no human casualties reported, according to WAFA news agency. The Israeli warplanes fired three missiles at the post, ....

Abul Gheit: Palestinian issue central for Arab region

Date: 2019-11-28 14:16:26 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:8207812

CAIRO, Nov 28 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit asserted that the Palestinian cause is a central issue for the Arab world, vowing that the Arab countries will persist in defending the Palestinians' inalienable rights to ....

Scores of settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque under Israeli police protection

Date: 2019-11-28 12:10:26 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:8207699

RAMALLAH, Nov 28 (MENA) - As many as 48 Jewish settlers stormed on Thursday the precincts of Bab el Maghreba gate under the protection of Israeli police. Sources at the Islamic Awqaf Department in Jerusalem said elements of the Israeli police ....

Arab Parliament urges int'l community to end Israeli occupation of Palestine

Date: 2019-11-28 10:35:22 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:8207725

CAIRO, Nov 28 (MENA) - President of the Arab Parliament (AP) Mishaal bin Fahm al Salami urged the international community to implement its resolutions to enable the Palestinians to obtain their legitimate rights and establish an independent ....

Xi: China supports just cause of Palestinian people

Date: 2019-11-28 09:50:11 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:8207593

BEIJING, Nov 28 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping has voiced his country's support to the just cause of Palestinian people based on their right to establish an independent state on the 1967's borders with East Jerusalem as its capital. Xi's ....

Israeli forces demolish houses of 4 Palestinians allegedly killed Israeli soldier

Date: 2019-11-28 07:25:50 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:8207465

RAMALLAH, Nov 28 (MENA) - Israeli forces demolished early Thursday four houses in Beit Kahil near the city of Hebron in the West Bank. Israel claimed that the houses belong to people who allegedly killed an Israeli soldier few months ....

AL to mark Int'l Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People Thursday

Date: 2019-11-27 15:24:33 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:8206626

CAIRO, Nov 27 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) general secretariat will organize an event on Thursday to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. A statement released on Wednesday by the AL department for Palestine and ....

CEC receives Hamas agreement on holding elections in Palestinian territories

Date: 2019-11-27 12:22:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:8206319

RAMALLAH, Nov 27 (MENA) - The Palestinian Central Elections Commission (CEC) has received Hamas agreement on participating in the coming general elections to be held in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank including Jerusalem. The CEC said in a ....