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Israeli army conducts military drills in southern Nablus

Date: 2018-01-02 11:03:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:7170306

RAMALLAH, Jan 2 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces conducted on Tuesday morning military drills by live ammunition in Khirbet al-Tawil area in the town of Aqraba, southern Nablus city. Yousef Derieh, member of the anti-settlements committee in ....

11 Palestinians arrested in ِAl Quds, WB

Date: 2018-01-02 09:27:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7170222

RAMALLAH, Jan 2 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested 11 Palestinians in Al Quds and the West Bank at the break of dawn on Tuesday. Palestinian sources said that the Israeli forces arrested Nassar Azam al Rafaie and Mohammed Ziab al Sheikh ....

'Unified Jerusalem' bill passes in Knesset plenum

Date: 2018-01-02 09:26:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:7170168

RAMALLAH, Jan 2 (MENA) - The Israeli Knesset plenum has approved the "Unified Jerusalem Law", which is an amendment to "Basic Law: Jerusalem", Ynet reported Tuesday. Bayit Yehudi chairman Naftali Bennett pushed the bill, which was submitted by MK ....

IDF attacks Hamas positions in Gaza Strip to retaliate a rocket launched at Eshkol- Yedioth Ahronoth

Date: 2018-01-02 09:24:09 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7170169

GAZA CITY, Jan 2 (MENA) - Israel Air Force jets attacked a Hamas military compound in the southern Gaza Strip in retaliation to a rocket that was launched from the Gaza Strip at Eshkol Regional Council, the Israeli Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper ....

Israeli jets attack Hamas positions in Khan Younis

Date: 2018-01-02 09:22:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:7170214

GAZA CITY, Jan 2 (MENA) - Israeli Air Forces attacked in the wee hours of the morning on Tuesday a site belonging to Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas movement, in Khan Younis city, in southern the Gaza Strip. Israeli ....

US won't repeat Obama mistake on Iran protests - VP

Date: 2018-01-01 21:49:11 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:7169963

WASHINGTON, Jan 1 (MENA) - US Vice President Mike Pence vowed in a tweet Monday that the United States would not repeat the mistake of the previous administration when Iranian protesters resisted the regime in Tehran. "As long as Donald Trump is ....

Rocket from Gaza hits open field in southern Israel

Date: 2018-01-01 20:55:35 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:7169945

RAMALLAH, Jan 1 (MENA) - A rocket was launched from the Gaza Strip at Israel late Monday night and it hit an open field in the Eshkol region, Times of Israel reported. There were no reports of injuries or damage caused by the rocket, it ....

1 killed, 3 injured as protester opens fire on police in Iran

Date: 2018-01-01 20:31:36 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:7169943

MOSCOW, Jan 1 (MENA) - One of the protesters participating in anti-government unrest in Iran has opened fire against police officers in the country's Najafabad city, leaving one person killed and wounding three others, Sputnik news agency of Russia ....

15 anti-regime protesters killed in Iran

Date: 2018-01-01 20:21:22 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:7169864

TEHRAN, Jan 1 (MENA) - At least 10 people were killed during street protests in Iran on Sunday, bringing the death toll to 15 since Thursday, in a wave of protests on a scale not seen in almost a decade. The Iranian state television claimed that ....

Iran's president downplays anti-government protests

Date: 2018-01-01 20:17:29 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:7169941

TEHRAN, Jan 1 (MENA) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani tried to downplay the significance of sometimes violent protests across his country. "Our great nation has witnessed a number of similar incidents in the past and has comfortably dealt with ....