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Palestine warns of world's silence on settlers' crimes

Date: 2018-12-18 11:10:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:7719957

RAMALLAH, Dec 18 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry warned of the international community's silence on settlers' crimes against the Palestinians. In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry lashed out at non-stop attacks by Israeli occupation ....

Israel demolishes unlicensed house in Jerusalem

Date: 2018-12-18 11:08:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:7720009

RAMALLAH, Dec 18 (MENA) - Israeli forces demolished a house in East Jerusalem's Jabal al Mukaber area under the pretext that it was unlicensed. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry vehemently condemned the Israeli barbaric strategy to destroy ....

AL discusses Israeli escalations against Palestinians

Date: 2018-12-18 10:14:54 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:7719919

CAIRO, Dec 18 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) Council on Tuesday convened an emergency session at the level of permanent delegates under the chairmanship of Sudan to discuss the recent Israeli escalations against Palestinian people and ....

Settlers' storming of Mar Saba Monastery 'unprecedented incident', says Palestinian commission

Date: 2018-12-18 09:48:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7719843

RAMALLAH, Dec 18 (MENA) - The Islamic Christian Commission for the Support of Jerusalem and Holy Sites considered as "unprecedented incident" the attempt by hundreds of Israeli settlers to storm the vicinity of Mar Saba Monastery, near Al-Obeydiyya ....

Israeli settlers raid Mar Saba tourist site east of Bethlehem, perform rituals

Date: 2018-12-18 06:26:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:7719611

RAMALLAH, Dec 18 (MENA) - Hundreds of armed Israeli settlers raided Deir Mar Saba area, near the village of Ubeidiya to the east of the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem and performed Talmudic rituals there. Security sources told WAFA ....

183 Palestinians detained over past 5 days, says commission

Date: 2018-12-17 17:08:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:7718903

RAMALLAH, Dec 17 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces have arrested 183 Palestinians over the past five days, according to the Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission. In a press statement on Monday, the commission said that 330 Palestinians ....

Israeli forces arrest 16 Palestinians in WB, Jerusalem

Date: 2018-12-17 13:25:50 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:7718656

RAMALLAH, Dec 17 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested 16 Palestinians from the West Bank from Sunday night until dawn Monday, a statement released by the Prisoner Club said. Nine people were detained from various parts of Ramallah and Al ....

Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2018-12-17 13:11:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:7718517

RAMALLAH, Dec 17 (MENA) - About 62 Israeli settlers broke into Al Aqsa Mosque from Al Magharba gate on Monday, guarded by Israeli occupation forces. Eyewitnesses said the settlers, who were escorted by 18 personnel of the Israeli intelligence ....

UN appeals for $350 mln to address humanitarian needs of Palestinians

Date: 2018-12-17 13:09:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:7718603

GAZA CITY, Dec 17 (MENA) - Palestinian Social Development Minister Ibrahim Al-Shaer and UN Humanitarian Coordinator Jamie McGoldrick launched the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for 2019 in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), the United ....

Israeli forces demolish house in northern Tulkarm, Palestinian gov't denounces

Date: 2018-12-17 10:09:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:7718262

RAMALLAH, Dec 17 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation forces demolished early Monday the first floor of martyr Ashraf Naalweh's home in Shweikeh. They accused Ashraf of killing two Israeli settlers two months ago. Ashraf was shot and killed by the ....