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Israel detains child from Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2018-07-22 10:44:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:7499626

RAMALLAH, July 22 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained on Sunday a child from the Aqsa Mosque over hoisting the Palestinian flag in the face of Israeli settlers who stormed into the holy shrine earlier in the day. The identity of the child is still ....

Syrian sources: Clashes renew between gov't forces, Daesh in Yarmouk

Date: 2018-07-22 07:07:52 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:7499417

DAMASCUS, July 22 (MENA) - Violent clashes renewed between government forces and Daesh militants in Yarmouk basin in the western sector of the countryside of Deraa, Al Hurra TV Channel reported quoting Syrian local sources. The sources said the ....

FM:Iran expects Europe to take practical steps to save JCPOA

Date: 2018-07-22 06:44:10 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:7499412

TEHRAN, July 22 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says it is necessary for Europeans to fulfill the promises they have made beyond their obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action though they have not taken any ....

UN chief concerned over escalation in Gaza

Date: 2018-07-21 19:30:48 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:7499236

NEW YORK, July 21 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressed on Saturday his deep concern over the latest escalation in the Gaza Strip. "I am gravely concerned over the dangerous escalation of violence in Gaza and ....

Jewish settlers storm Bab ur Rahmah cemetery, al Aqsa compound

Date: 2018-07-21 08:55:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7498219

RAMALLAH, July 21 (MENA) - A group of extremist Jewish settlers stormed on Saturday morning Bab ur Rahmah cemetery, adjacent to the fence of Al Aqsa holy mosque eastern side. They broke into the compound of the third holiest site in Islam to ....

Israeli occupation targets Palestinian resistance sites eastern Gaza

Date: 2018-07-21 08:55:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7498165

GAZA CITY, July 21 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces targeted a monitoring site for the Palestinian resistance in eastern Gaza Strip, Hebrew media sources reported on Saturday. No casualties among Palestinians have been reported. The Israeli ....

Israeli says officer killed by Palestinian snipers

Date: 2018-07-20 21:34:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:7497974

GAZA CITY, July 20 (MENA) - An Israeli soldier died after being shot by Palestinian snipers at the Gaza border on Friday. "The soldier was severely injured. He later succumbed to his wounds. His family have been notified," the Israeli army was ....

Abbas urges immediate int'l action to stop escalation in Gaza

Date: 2018-07-20 21:04:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:76 - ID:7497934

RAMALLAH, July 20 (MENA) - The Palestinian presidency has called upon the international community to immediately intervene to stop Israel’s military escalation against the Gaza Strip. In a statement on Friday, the presidency said President ....

4 killed, others injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza

Date: 2018-07-20 18:58:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:7497915

GAZA, July 20 (MENA) - At least, four Palestinians were killed and others injured when in Israeli air and artillery attacks that hit multiple locations near the Gaza-Israel border. Israeli warplanes targeted a site in Zeitoun district in ....

2 Palestinians killed in Israeli bombing of Gaza

Date: 2018-07-20 17:34:04 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:7497764

GAZA CITY, July 20 (MENA) - Two Palestinians were killed Friday when the Israeli artillery bombed Khan Yunis in southern Gaza Strip. Also, the Israeli artillery struck multiple locations of the Palestinian resistance factions near the Gaza-Israel ....