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35 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli forces at Gaza border

Date: 2018-07-06 16:53:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:7476547

GAZA CITY, July 6 (MENA) - At least 35 Palestinian protesters were injured by live bullets or suffocated from teargas bombs as Israeli forces continued to crack down on the Great March of Return protests at Gaza-Israel border, according to the ....

Inhumane to close border to refugees – Malaysian PM

Date: 2018-07-06 16:37:33 GMT - Malaysia - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:7476549

KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 (MENA) – Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Friday it was inhumane for some countries to close their borders to refugees, Bernama news agency reported. Referring to the issue of Syrian refugees, he said Malaysia ....

Turkey seeks to detain 271 military for alleged coup ties

Date: 2018-07-06 09:56:49 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7475845

ANKARA, July 6 (MENA) - Turkish authorities have issued detention warrants for 271 soldiers over their suspected links to a failed coup attempt in 2016, ABC News reported on Friday. Police Friday launched operations in Istanbul and in 47 ....

Israel's top court freezes demolition of Khan al-Ahmar

Date: 2018-07-05 21:50:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:116 - ID:7475560

RAMALLAH, July 5 (MENA) - Israeli supreme court ordered late on Thursday a pause on the demolition of the Palestinian Bedouin town of Khan al-Ahmar in the occupied West Bank, Israeli media outlets reported. Israel has faced mounting international ....

UN calls for truce in southern Syria

Date: 2018-07-05 19:01:45 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:103 - ID:7475411

NEW YORK, July 5 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed for an immediate suspension of hostilities in southern Syria to allow the UN to deliver humanitarian aid from Jordan to conflict-hit areas, where an estimated 750,000 lives are ....

EU condemns Israeli demolition of Palestinian community structures

Date: 2018-07-05 18:44:38 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:99 - ID:7475388

BRUSSELS, July 5 (MENA) - The European Union has condemned the demolition of structures in the Palestinian community of Abu Nuwar, the start of preparations for demolishing the Palestinian community of Khan Al-Ahmar, while resettling the residents ....

Trial begins for former minister who spied on Israel for Iran

Date: 2018-07-05 17:49:24 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:85 - ID:7475166

GAZA CITY, July 5 (MENA) - The trial of the former Israeli minister, Gonen Segev, who was charged last month for spying on Israel for Iran began on Thursday morning, with Segev seen in public for the first time since he was arrested in May. ....

Trial of former Israeli minister accused of spying for Iran begins in Jerusalem

Date: 2018-07-05 15:14:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:7474968

RAMALLAH, July 5 (MENA) - The trial of Gonen Segev, a former Israeli minister accused of spying for Iran, opened in Jerusalem on Thursday. Segev is accused of aiding Iran during a time of war, spying and transferring secret information to the ....

Settlers uproot hundreds of grape trees in al Khedr town

Date: 2018-07-05 13:57:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:7474206

RAMALLAH, July 5 (MENA) - Israeli settlers uprooted hundreds of grape trees in al Khedr town, south of Bethlehem. In statements on Thursday, the Coordinator of the Committee for Wall Resistance and Colonization in al Khedr town, Ahmed Salah, said ....

Israeli missile destroys motorcycle in Gaza without causing injuries

Date: 2018-07-05 13:41:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:7474579

GAZA CITY, July 5 (MENA) - A military-activated Israeli drone fired on Thursday a missile at a motorcycle east of Deir al Balah, the central Gaza Strip, without causing any injuries, according to WAFA. The missile destroyed the motorcycle but did ....