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7 Palestinians wounded at Gaza border

Date: 2018-11-09 17:35:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:7662253

GAZA CITY, Nov 8 (MENA) - Seven Palestinians were injured on Friday by live fire as Israeli forces continued attacking the Great March of Return protests at the eastern Gaza-Israel border, according to local sources. Palestinian protesters began ....

Turkish prosecutors order arrest of 103 soldiers in Gulen probe

Date: 2018-11-09 11:11:55 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7661767

ANKARA, Nov 9 (MENA) - Turkish prosecutors ordered the detention of 103 soldiers with suspected links to the US-based Muslim cleric accused of orchestrating a failed coup in mid-2016, RT reported on Friday. In the latest operation, in Istanbul ....

Israel bans entry of Jerusalem Governor to West Bank

Date: 2018-11-08 19:08:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:7661182

RAMALLAH, Nov 8 (MENA) – Israeli occupation authorities ordered on Thursday a ban on the entry of Governor of Jerusalem Adnan Gheith to the West Bank for six months, WAFA reported. Gheith said he was summoned by the Israeli intelligence for ....

Dozens of settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque accompanied by Knesset member

Date: 2018-11-08 11:00:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:7660225

RAMALLAH, Nov 8 (MENA) - Knesset member Shuli Moalem stormed Al Aqsa Mosque accompanied by dozens of Israeli settlers on Thursday under heavy protection provided by Israeli police. In statements on Thursday, Public relations chief at the Islamic ....

2 settlers injured in shooting near Ramallah

Date: 2018-11-08 07:14:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:7659792

RAMALLAH, Nov 7 (MENA) - Two Israeli settlers were wounded on Wednesday in gunmen's shooting attack on a bus near a settlement Beit El, north of Ramallah City. Israeli forces are combing the area in search of the gunmen, according the official ....

Turkey arrests 14 army personnel over 2016 coup attempt

Date: 2018-11-07 19:02:39 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:86 - ID:7659232

ANKARA, Nov 7 (MENA) - Turkish authorities on Wednesday announced that out of 17 persons wanted for their affiliation to the Fethullah Gülen movement, 14 persons had already been detained. The detainees, who included current as well as ex army ....

Palestinians hit out at Netanyahu's disregard for int'l law

Date: 2018-11-07 15:41:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:7659128

RAMALLAH, Nov 7 (MENA) – The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest statements that he is proud of occupation of the Palestinian territories. Netanyahu’s statements ....

Israeli forces detain 11 Palestinians from WB

Date: 2018-11-07 12:25:35 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:7658821

RAMALLAH, Nov 7 (MENA) – Israeli forces early Wednesday detained 11 Palestinians, including a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, from multiple West Bank districts, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). PPS said in a ....

20 Palestinians wounded by Israel in Nablus

Date: 2018-11-07 09:23:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7658409

RAMALLAH, Nov 7 (MENA) - Twenty Palestinians were wounded during confrontations with Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday, security sources said. Confrontations erupted after hundreds of settlers stormed Joseph’s Tomb in ....

Palestinian girl shot, detained in eastern Al Quds

Date: 2018-11-06 13:53:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:7657390

RAMALLAH, Nov 6 (MENA) - A Palestinian girl was shot and injured after she allegedly attempted to stab Israelis near the illegal Israeli settlement of Kfar Adumim, to the east of Al Quds, WAFA news agency reported Tuesday. The girl, who was not ....