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4 Palestinians injured as Israeli planes drop unknown substance in south Gaza

Date: 2017-11-29 22:00:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:7116497

GAZA CITY, Nov 29 (MENA) – Four Palestinians were injured when Israeli aircraft dropped an unknown substance over the north-eastern part of Rafah province in southern the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said on Wednesday. The four Palestinians ....

Israeli forces detain 2 Palestinian youths in Tel Aviv

Date: 2017-11-29 17:53:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:7116215

RAMALLAH, Nov 29 (MENA) - Israeli troops nabbed Wednesday two Palestinian youths in Tel Aviv under the pretext of possessing a knife. Israeli security elements searched the two young men and allegedly found a knife in a bag in their possession, ....

Israeli army forces detain 25 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2017-11-29 10:54:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7115346

RAMALLAH, Nov 29 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained 25 Palestinians, including a child, from several districts across the West Bank, said the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). The PPS said Israeli forces detained six Palestinians from ....

Israeli forces arrest Aqsa mosque guard

Date: 2017-11-29 07:55:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:7114945

RAMALLAH, Nov 29 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested early Wednesday one of the guards of Al Aqsa mosque in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem. Eyewitnesses said the forces arrested Hamza Numr while heading for his work at Sabil Bab al Silsila. ....

Turkey issues warrants for 360 people amid Gulen army unit probe

Date: 2017-11-29 07:03:11 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:7114910

ANKARA, Nov 29 (MENA) - Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 360 people in an operation targeting supporters of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen within the army, broadcaster CNN Turk reported on Wednesday. The operation was ....

Syrian opposition asks for direct negotiations with government delegation

Date: 2017-11-28 17:35:25 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:7114355

GENEVA, Nov 28 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Syrian opposition negotiation committee Yahya Aridi said Tuesday the committee asked for direct negotiations with the Syrian regime, who, according to him, is making excuses so as not to reach a political ....

Israeli army declares maritime iron dome operational

Date: 2017-11-28 14:01:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:7113903

RAMALLAH, Nov 28 (MENA) - The Israeli military has announced a new capacity to protect Israel’s natural-gas drilling platforms following a successful test Monday of the Iron Dome anti-rocket system installed on a missile ship, Haaretz reported. The ....

Hariri says Iran behind Hezbollah's interference in region's affairs

Date: 2017-11-27 20:16:41 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:7112879

BEIRUT, Nov 27 (MENA) - Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said that Iran is behind Hezbollah's interference in the internal affairs of the countries of the region. In an interview aired by Al Arabiya Al Hadth TV channel on Monday, Hariri ....

Israeli court releases 3 Palestinians on conditions - PPC

Date: 2017-11-27 14:54:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:7112142

RAMALLAH, Nov 27 (MENA) - The lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoner's Club (PPC) Mofeed el Haj said that an Israeli court in Jerusalem decided Monday to release three Palestinians named Mos'ab Abbas, Essam el Khateeb and Aseel Hasona on ....

Israeli forces detain 21 Palestinians from West Bank

Date: 2017-11-27 14:14:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:7112015

RAMALLAH, Nov 27 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested on Monday 21 Palestinians, including children, from several governorates of the West Bank. In a statement, the Palestinian prisoner club said that a number of Palestinians were detained ....