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Israel, US successfully test Arrow-3 missile

Date: 2018-02-19 12:06:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:7253502

RAMALLAH, Feb 19 (MENA) - Israel and the US have conducted a successful test of the Hetz 3 ("Arrow-3") long-range missile system, capable of intercepting ballistic missiles in space, the Israeli Defense Ministry said Monday. "Last night at 02.30 ....

Israeli warplanes fire 10 rockets at agricultural land near Gaza int'l airport

Date: 2018-02-19 09:40:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:7253305

GAZA CITY, Feb 19 (MENA) - Israeli fighter jets fired on Monday 10 rockets at agricultural lands in Al Nahda district, east of Rafah, southeast the Gaza Strip. Palestinian sources said that the Israeli aircraft shelled an area near Gaza ....

Lavrov says Egypt, Tunisia play important role to solve Libyan crisis

Date: 2018-02-19 09:10:53 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:7253328

MOSCOW, Feb 9 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov underlined on Monday the important role Egypt and Tunisia play to settle the Libyan crisis. Addressing a forum on the Russian role in the Middle East, Lavrov said Russia appreciates the ....

Israeli forces arrest 23 Palestinians in West Bank, Al Quds

Date: 2018-02-19 09:03:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7253299

RAMALLAH, Feb 19 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested on Monday 23 Palestinians during house-to-house raids in the West Bank and Al Quds at dawn of Monday, Palestinian sources said. The arrests took place in the West Bank governorates of Nablus, ....

Rocket from Gaza lands in Israel's Sha’ar Hanegev settlement

Date: 2018-02-18 21:46:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:108 - ID:7253006

RAMALLAH, Feb 18 (MENA) - A rocket fired from Gaza Strip landed in an open area in the southern Sha’ar Hanegev region, amid escalating tension between Israel and the coastal territory. The army confirmed in a tweet that a rocket was launched from ....

Palestine’s Foreign Ministry deplores unprecedented Israeli settlement expansion

Date: 2018-02-18 13:51:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:7252205

RAMALLAH, Feb 18 (MENA) – The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Sunday condemned the unprecedented Israeli expansion of settlements in Palestinian territories. Also, it denounced the remarks of Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon, who blamed ....

Turkish forces continue shelling of Afrin residential neighborhoods

Date: 2018-02-18 13:34:34 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:7252280

DAMASCUS, Feb 18 (MENA) - A civilian was injured and a railway station was destroyed as a result of the continued Turkish assault on Afrin area in Aleppo’s northern countryside. Heavy bombardment was launched by the forces of the Turkish regime ....

Netanyahu threatens to act against Iran, 'Not just against its proxies' - Haaretz

Date: 2018-02-18 13:07:47 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:7251939

MUNICH, Feb 18 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday warned Israel would act against Iran, and not only against its proxies, if needed, Haaretz reported. "We will act if necessary not just against Iran's proxies but against ....

Settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2018-02-18 11:52:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:7252011

RAMALLAH, Feb 18 (MENA) - Up to 100 Israeli settlers stormed Sunday Al Aqsa Mosque from Maghrabi Gate under the tight protection by occupation police, said eyewitnesses. The settlers roamed the mosque, while the police seized the IDs of ....

Israel arrests 6 Palestinians in Al Quds, WB

Date: 2018-02-18 10:51:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:7251666

RAMALLAH, Feb 18 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested six Palestinian youths early Sunday in Al Quds and the West Bank, Palestinian sources said. The sources added that four youths were detained in Hazma and Issawiya villages in East Jerusalem during ....