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  • Israel detains 15 Palestinians from West Bank

    Date: 2017-07-30 10:34:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:6921884

    RAMALLAH, July 30 (MENA) – The Israeli forces detained at dawn on Sunday 15 Palestinians during incursions in different parts of the West Bank. In Bethlehem, the Israeli troops detained a Palestinian youth after storming into his ....

  • Israeli occupation forces storm central Ramallah under pretext of arresting wanted elements

    Date: 2017-07-30 09:16:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:6921883

    RAMALLAH, July 30 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces at dawn Sunday stormed central Ramallah city and imposed a curfew on a number of buildings under pretexts of searching for wanted elements. Eyewitnesses told MENA that the Israeli forces ....

  • Jewish settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque guarded by occupation forces

    Date: 2017-07-30 08:37:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:6921801

    RAMALLAH, July 30 (MENA) - At least 140 Jewish extremist settlers guarded by occupation forces stormed Sunday Al Aqsa Mosque through Al Magarba gate and carried out provocative acts inside the mosque. Head of Islamic Endowment's (Waqf) public ....

  • Israel opens al-Mathara gate in Aqsa at dawn

    Date: 2017-07-30 07:47:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:6921743

    RAMALLAH, July 30 (MENA) – Israeli forces opened at dawn on Sunday al-Mathara gate in Al Aqsa Mosque. Hundreds of al Quds residents staged a sit-in on Saturday in front of the gate in a protest over closing it by the Israelis. Islamic Awqaf ....

  • Islamophobia Observatory lauds EU confirmation on Palestinian identity of Al Quds

    Date: 2017-07-29 14:45:50 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:6920852

    CAIRO, July 29 (MENA) - Egypt's Dar Al Iftaa's Observatory of Islamophobia praised Saturday European Union stance towards the Palestinian identity of al Quds city. The Observatory stressed in a statement that EU recognition served the ....

  • Israeli forces raid offices of news channels in Ramallah

    Date: 2017-07-29 09:15:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:6920501

    RAMALLAH, July 29 (MENA) - Israeli forces stormed on Saturday the headquarters of Palmedia media production company in Ramallah. The company houses the offices of a set of news channels including RT, Al Mayadeen, Al Manar and Al Quds. The size of ....

  • Coalition airstrikes kill 15 civilians in Raqqah: Sky News

    Date: 2017-07-29 08:01:37 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:6920426

    DAMASCUS, July 29 (MENA) - At least 15 civilians, from the same family, were killed in airstrikes conducted by the US-led coalition on the northern Syrian city of Raqqah, local sources were quoted by Sky News channel as saying on Saturday. Raqqah ....

  • Palestinian young man shot dead in south of Bethlehem

    Date: 2017-07-28 14:15:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:6919767

    BETHLEHEM, July 28 (MENA) – A Palestinian young man was killed when Israeli occupation forces opened fire at him in Gush Etzion settlement, south of Bethlehem city, alleging he attempted to carry out a stabbing attack, the Palestinian Health ....

  • Israel steps up security measures outside Al Aqsa Mosque

    Date: 2017-07-28 10:53:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:6919464

    RAMALLAH, July 28 (MENA) - The Israeli authorities beefed up security measures outside Al Aqsa Mosque, as military reinforcements were deployed and barriers were installed to ban Palestinian worshipers from reaching the mosque. Local sources told ....

  • Israel bans under-50 Palestinians from entering Al Aqsa

    Date: 2017-07-28 08:43:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:6919313

    RAMALLAH, July 28 (MENA) - The Israeli police banned under-50 Palestinian worshipers from entering Al Aqsa Mosque to perform Friday prayers, amid intensive security measures at the mosque's entrances. Entering Al Aqsa Mosque was allowed for ....

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