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Israel deploys electronic eye system on Gaza border

Date: 2018-06-22 20:56:51 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:7455105

GAZA CITY, June 22 (MENA) - Facing a wave of airborne incendiary attacks from the Gaza Strip, Israel has deployed a system that can spot fire-starting balloons and kites in the sky, track their progress, and then direct firefighters to their landing ....

206 Palestinians injured in Gaza clashes

Date: 2018-06-22 20:30:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:7455107

GAZA CITY, June 22 (MENA) - About 206 Palestinians were injured when Israeli troops suppressed a fresh protest on Friday against the Israeli occupation at the border with the Gaza Strip, according to witnesses. The Israeli forces opened fire and ....

UN Mideast envoy urging lifting besiege imposed on Gaza Strip

Date: 2018-06-22 19:53:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:7455056

RAMALLAH, June 22 (MENA) - Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov has called for lifting the besiege imposed on the Gaza Strip. Addressing a press conference on Friday, Mladenov also urged solving the issues of ....

Palestinian health min.: 35 Palestinians injured by Israeli troops along Gaza border

Date: 2018-06-22 17:11:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:7454955

GAZA CITY, June 22 (MENA) - At least 35 Palestinians were wounded after Israeli troops fired live bullets at them and tear gas canisters in camps along the eastern border of the Gaza Strip during the Great March of Return protests, which started on ....

Netanyahu, Kushner discuss situation in Gaza

Date: 2018-06-22 17:09:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:7454954

RAMALLAH, June 22 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had talks with US President Donald Trump's main Middle East adviser Jared Kushner and Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt on the situation in ....

Tehran may quit nuke deal in coming weeks - deputy FM

Date: 2018-06-22 13:22:27 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:7454609

TEHRAN, June 22 (MENA) – Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Friday said he does not rule out Tehran's withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Action Plan (JCPOA) in the coming weeks, Sputnik news agency reported. "I cannot say that ....

Palestinian youth wounded as Israeli forces raid Dheisheh refugee camp

Date: 2018-06-22 08:52:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:7454246

RAMALLAH, June 22 (MENA) - A Palestinian youth was wounded by Israeli army's rubber bullets during clashes in south of the West Bank, a Palestinian security source said on Friday. According to the source, the clashes erupted earlier in the day ....

Sara Netanyahu charged with fraud for ordering $96k worth of meals

Date: 2018-06-21 20:14:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:94 - ID:7453742

RAMALLAH, June 21 (MENA) - Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was indicted on Thursday for alleged systematic fraud involving hundreds of thousands of shekels in connection with meal expenses incurred at the prime ....

Israeli forces detain 20 Palestinians from West Bank, Jerusalem

Date: 2018-06-21 14:30:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:7453410

RAMALLAH, June 21 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained a total of 20 Palestinians, including a minor, as they conducted multiple overnight raids across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, said the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS). Israeli forces ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry slams inauguration of Israeli police station in Hebron

Date: 2018-06-21 14:26:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:7453312

RAMALLAH, June 21 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned the inauguration of an Israeli police station in the Old City located in Hebron. In a statement on Thursday, the ministry underlined that the move is ....