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Israeli reconnaissance drone crashes in southern Syria

Date: 2018-06-19 19:54:23 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:7450865

GAZA CITY, June 19 (MENA) - The Israeli army said on Tuesday evening that one of its drones crashed in Syrian territory, The Times of Israel reported. It was not immediately clear why the Skylark reconnaissance drone landed near Hader in southern ....

Quds Mufti urges action to protect Aqsa against Israeli practices

Date: 2018-06-19 12:46:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:7449957

RAMALLAH, June 19 (MENA) - Mufti of Al Quds Sheikh Mohammed Hussein on Tuesday called for adopting a prompt action to protect Al Aqsa Mosque against the Israeli occupation practices. In a released statement, he described the Israeli practices as ....

Egypt's envoy to Jordan chairs UNRWA advisory commission meeting

Date: 2018-06-19 09:36:03 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:7449710

CAIRO, June 19 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador to Jordan Tarek Adel chaired the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) advisory commission meeting, currently held at the Jordanian Dead Sea resort. Addressing the meeting, Ambassador Adel asserted the ....

Israel targets shepherds, Palestinian youths in Gaza Strip

Date: 2018-06-19 08:06:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:7449640

GAZA CITY, June 19 (MENA) - Israeli forces opened fire on Tuesday at a group of shepherds east of Deir al Balah in the Central Gaza Strip. Eyewitnesses said the shooting took place near Kissufim military post. Israeli forces also opened fire ....

Erekat: US wants to turn Palestine cause into humanitarian issue rather than political

Date: 2018-06-19 08:04:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7449660

RAMALLAH, June 19 (MENA) - Saeb Erekat, secretary general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), said on Tuesday that the United States is trying to turn the Palestinian cause from a political issue into a ....

Islamic Institutions say Israel is trying to control al-Aqsa

Date: 2018-06-19 07:58:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:7449647

RAMALLAH, June 19 (MENA) - Israeli occupation police is trying to slowly take control of al-Aqsa Mosque, Islamic Institutions in Jerusalem said on Tuesday in a statement. The Waqf Council, the Supreme Islamic Committee and the Islamic Endowments ....

Knesset passes law amendment says security cabinet can declare war

Date: 2018-06-18 22:35:13 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:7449402

GAZA CITY, June 18 (MENA) - The Knesset of Israel passed in the first reading the amendment to the proposed "Basic Law: The Government", which will cancel a recently passed clause which allowed the prime minister and defense minister to declare war, ....

Israel bombs site belonging to Palestinian resistance southern Gaza

Date: 2018-06-18 18:23:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:7449206

GAZA CITY, June 18 (MENA) - An unmanned Israeli aircraft bombed Monday a monitoring site belonging to the Palestinian resistance in southern Gaza Strip. Palestinian sources said an unmanned Israeli aircraft fired three missiles at a monitoring ....

Palestinian child succumbs to injuries in Gaza Strip

Date: 2018-06-18 17:37:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:7449116

GAZA CITY, June 18 (MENA) - A Palestinian child, who was shot by the Israeli occupation, succumbed Monday to his injuries sustained several days ago in east of Al Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip. Spokesman for the Health Ministry Ashraf ....

Israeli occupation forces kill Palestinian at Gaza border

Date: 2018-06-18 11:07:50 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:7448579

GAZA CITY, June 18 (MENA) - Israeli soldiers on Monday shot and killed a Palestinian young man identified as Sabri Ahmad Abu Khader, 24, at the Gaza-Israel border to the east of Gaza City, according to WAFA news agency. The soldiers reportedly ....