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Palestinian foreign ministry decries Israeli occupation, says it undermines political solutions to conflict

Date: 2019-04-01 11:23:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:7876056

RAMALLAH CITY, April 1 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned Israeli occupation crimes and settlement expansion in the Palestinian territories. In a statement on Monday, the ministry warned of the repercussions of the US ....

Israeli forces detain 9 Palestinians across West Bank

Date: 2019-04-01 09:28:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7875873

RAMALLAH, April 1 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained at least nine Palestinians across the occupied West Bank on Monday, Maan news agency reported. Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said that Israeli forces detained five Palestinians in the ....

Israeli forces arrest Aqsa Mosque guard over opening Bab al Rahma

Date: 2019-04-01 09:09:04 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7875764

RAMALLAH, April 1 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained Sunday an Aqsa Mosque guard under the pretext that he opened Bab al Rahma, Palestinian sources said. Another guard was arrested on Sunday and Israel decided to keep him away from the holy shrine ....

Jewish settlers storm Aqsa Mosque compund

Date: 2019-03-31 11:16:02 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:7874247

RAMALLAH, March 31 (MENA) - Settlers on Sunday stormed Al Aqsa Mosque compound from the Maghareba gate amid tight security measures. They conducted quick tours at the site, according to witnesses, who deplored as provocative the settlers' ....

Israel denounced for new settlement decision

Date: 2019-03-31 10:19:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:7874091

RAMALLAH, March 31 (MENA) - A recent Israeli decision to build 4,900 new settlement units in separate sites in the occupied West Bank has been decried by the Palestinian foreign ministry. In a statement, the ministry deplored the decision as "a ....

Journalism authority deputy chief condemns Trump decision on occupied Golan

Date: 2019-03-31 09:23:23 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:7873975

CAIRO, March 31 (MENA) - First Undersecretary of the National Journalism Authority Abdullah Hassan criticized US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights. He stressed that the US decision ....

Rockets fired from Gaza towards Israel -- Israeli media

Date: 2019-03-31 08:33:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:7873866

GAZA CITY, March 31 (MENA) - Five rockets were launched towards Israel from Gaza late Saturday night after largely peaceful protests along the Gaza border, said The Jerusalem Post. In response to the rockets, the Israeli army attacked several ....

Israeli forces shell Palestinian monitoring post in central Gaza Strip

Date: 2019-03-31 07:52:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:7873831

GAZA CITY, March 31 (MENA) - Israeli forces shelled early Sunday a Palestinian monitoring post in the central Gaza Strip. Palestinian sources said Israeli forces shelled a checkpoint east of Deir al Balah in the central Gaza Strip. A Hebraic ....

Israeli troops clamp down on Palestinian WB marches

Date: 2019-03-30 18:25:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:7873450

RAMALLAH, March 30 (MENA) - Several Palestinian citizens suffered tear-gas suffocation on Saturday after Israeli occupation forces lobbed tear-gas grenades at Palestinian protesters in West Bank city of Hebron. Earlier, a group of young ....

Azhar urges to back Palestinian people’s struggle

Date: 2019-03-30 16:53:36 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:7873411

CAIRO, March 30 (MENA) – Al Azhar on Saturday said the struggle of Palestinian people needs to be supported by all fair and wise parties all over the world. Al Azhar issued a statement on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of the eternal Earth ....