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237 Israelis died of coronavirus so far

Date: 2020-05-05 08:59:39 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:8420949

GAZA CITY, May 5 (MENA) - There are now 237 Israelis who have died of the novel coronavirus,The Jerusalem Post quoted a report by the Health Ministry on Tuesday morning. Israel has now 16,246 coronavirus cases. (MENA) M H K/D A E ....

Israel detains 9 Palestinians from Quds

Date: 2020-05-05 08:12:21 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:8420904

RAMALLAH, May 5 (MENA) - Israel detained on Tuesday nine Palestinians from al Quds including Secretary General of National Popular Congress for al Quds Bilal al Natsheh. The Israeli forces stormed into a number of houses before detaining the ....

Fatah slams Israel's seizure of Palestinian land near Ibrahimi Mosque

Date: 2020-05-04 11:42:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:8419820

RAMALLAH, May 4 (MENA) - Palestinian Fatah Movement said on Monday Israel's seizure of Palestinian land near the Ibrahimi Mosque is a continuation of the 1994 Ibrahimi Mosque massacre, carried out by Baruch Goldstein. Fatah Movement Spokesman ....

Israeli forces storm Qalandiya camp, Kafr Aqab town in Al Quds

Date: 2020-05-04 10:35:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:8419796

RAMALLAH, May 4 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces stormed Monday Qalandiya camp and Kafr Aqab town, north of the occupied Al Quds city and fired rubber-coated bullets and tear gas bombs at citizens. The Palestinian news agency (WAFA) quoted ....

Palestinian president calls on NAM member states to hold int'l peace conf.

Date: 2020-05-04 10:03:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:8419712

RAMALLAH, May 4 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on member states of the Non-aligned Movement (NAM) to hold an international peace conference based on international law and legitimacy to put an end to Israeli occupation. The ....

8 Palestinians arrested by Israel in W.Bank

Date: 2020-05-04 08:53:21 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:8419626

RAMALLAH, May 4 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested eight Palestinians in the West Bank, WAFA news agency reported Monday. The Palestinians were arrested in Abu Shkhidem village, north of Ramallah, Mirka and Arraba, southwest of Jenin, ....

Palestinian PM recommends extending state of emergency due to coronavirus

Date: 2020-05-04 08:04:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:8419596

RAMALLAH, May 4, (MENA) – Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has recommended to President Mahmoud Abbas to extend by another month the state of emergency imposed two months agoA to fight coronavirus pandemic. The prime minister's office said in a ....

Arab Parliament welcomes ICC report on jurisdiction over occupied Palestinian lands

Date: 2020-05-03 18:36:56 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:8419213

CAIRO, May 3 (MENA) - Speaker of the Arab Parliament Meshaal bin Fahm Al-Salami welcomed Sunday an International Criminal Court's report about jurisdiction over the occupied Palestinian territories, including the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the ....

AL lauds ICC report on jurisdiction over occupied Palestinian territories

Date: 2020-05-03 16:12:37 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:8419095

CAIRO, May 3 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) has welcomed a report issued by International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda confirming the court’s jurisdiction over the occupied Palestinian territories. In a statement, Arab ....

Israeli forces arrest 10 Palestinians in Al Quds

Date: 2020-05-03 07:30:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:8418381

RAMALLAH, May 3 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested .ten Palestinians in East Jerusalem neighborhood of al-Issawiya and the district of Qalqilia in the West Bank, local sources said. Israeli police forces raided and searched several populated homes ....