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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 ....

Al Ahmad urges Arab support for Palestinian budget

Date: 2018-07-05 13:05:08 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:7474405

CAIRO, July 5 (MENA) - Member of the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) Executive Committee Azzam al Ahmad called on Arab states to support the Palestinian budget to be able to withstand the punitive measures imposed by Israel and the ....

Palestinian young man dies of his wounds in Gaza

Date: 2018-07-04 21:18:02 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:88 - ID:7473850

GAZA CITY, July 4 (MENA) – A Palestinian young man died of injuries he sustained from Israeli gunfire on May 14 in eastern Gaza, Al Shifa Hospital in western Gaza announced on Wednesday. Mahmoud Majid Al Gharabli, aged 16, was shot in the head ....

EU, Palestine launch EU External Investment Plan (EIP)

Date: 2018-07-04 12:48:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:7473002

RAMALLAH, July 4 (MENA) - The European Union (EU) and Palestine have launched the EU External Investment Plan (EIP) to pave the way to a better business environment and foster economic development, the UN said in a press release on ....

Palestinian foreign ministry urges world to stop Israel's racism

Date: 2018-07-04 12:22:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:7472967

RAMALLAH, July 4 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday urged all world countries and the international community to adopt a clear stance on the Israeli government which is supporting terrorism. In a released statement, the ....

Habbash slams Israel's decision allowing MKs storming into Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2018-07-04 11:49:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:7472870

RAMALLAH, July 4 (MENA) - Palestinian Chief Justice and Presidential religious adviser Mahmoud Habbash slammed the Israeli prime minister's recent decision allowing Knesset members to storm into Al Aqsa Mosque in flagrant violation of the ....