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Israel detains 8 Palestinians in West Bank, places 3 minors under house arrest

Date: 2017-10-25 13:14:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:7057766

RAMALLAH, Oct 25 (MENA) - Israeli forces on Wednesday detained eight Palestinians across the West Bank districts and placed three minors from East Jerusalem under house arrest, said the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) and sources. The Israeli ....

Israel demolishes Araqeeb village in Negev for 120th time

Date: 2017-10-25 10:01:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7057184

RAMALLAH, Oct 25 (MENA) - Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Wednesday demolished the "unrecognized" Bedouin village of al Araqeeb in the Naqab desert for 120th time. The Israel Land Authority accompanied by Israeli police and bulldozers this ....

Netanyahu: World must take care of Kurds’ future

Date: 2017-10-25 08:44:02 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7057177

GAZA CITY, Oct 25 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel had “great sympathy” for Kurdish aspirations and that the world should concern itself with their well-being, YNet reported. “The Kurds demonstrate national ....

Palestinian Cabinet condoles with Egypt over terror victims

Date: 2017-10-24 14:16:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:7056172

RAMALLAH, Oct 24 (MENA) - The Palestinian Cabinet on Tuesday extended heartfelt condolences to the Egyptian people and leadership of the martyrs of the recent terrorist attack against policemen in Wahat area. The Palestinian Cabinet extended ....

Israeli occupation forces detain 16 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2017-10-24 10:35:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:7055468

RAMALLAH, Oct 24 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested in the wee hours of Tuesday at least 16 Palestinian citizens during raids on several areas of the West Bank. In a press statement, the Palestinian Prisoner Club said that occupation ....

Israel allows Qatari official to carry $14m to extremist groups in Gaza

Date: 2017-10-24 10:25:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:7055555

GAZA CITY, Oct 24 (MENA) - Israeli authorities allowed late on Monday a Qatari official into the Gaza Strip carrying up to 14 million dollars in bags to extremist groups in the Palestinian enclave. The official in charge of the Qatari ....

Mayor of Turkey's capital resigns under Erdogan's pressure

Date: 2017-10-23 21:36:48 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:97 - ID:7055053

ANKARA, Oct 23 (MENA) - The mayor of Turkey's capital says he is resigning, apparently succumbing to weeks of pressure from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, ABC News reported. Ankara Mayor Melih Gokcek announced after a meeting with Erdogan on ....

Israel seizes land from Nabi Saleh village to expand settlement

Date: 2017-10-23 19:32:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:86 - ID:7054978

RAMALLAH, Oct 23 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation’s military government issued orders on Monday expropriating Palestinian land near the illegal settlement of Halamish, northwest of Ramallah, a local activist said on Monday. Mohammad Tamimi, from ....

Lieberman: Hezbollah fired on Israel from Syria

Date: 2017-10-23 16:52:40 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:7054595

GAZA CITY, Oct 23 (MENA) – Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Monday accused Hezbollah and its chief Hassan Nasrallah of firing from Syria at Israel on Saturday, Haaretz reported. The projectiles fired at Israel from Syria "was not ....

Daesh executes 116 civilians in Homs

Date: 2017-10-23 10:10:53 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:7053637

LONDON, Oct 23 (MENA) - Daesh militant group executed more than 116 civilians in two villages in Homs before it lost control over them to the Syrian forces, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. In 20 days, the ....