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Israeli troops close Aqsa mosque to worshipers

Date: 2017-06-29 09:01:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:6872805

NABLUS, June 29 (MENA) - Israeli police on Thursday closed Al Aqsa mosque to worshipers after dozens of Israeli settlers stormed the mosque to commemorate the first death anniversary of an Israeli girl. Last year, a Palestinian youth entered an ....

Israeli troops fire at Palestinian fishermen, farmers in Gaza

Date: 2017-06-29 08:16:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:6872759

GAZA CITY, June 29 (MENA) - Israeli gunboats opened fire on Thursday at Palestinian fishing boats in the sea off the coast of the Gaza Strip. Israeli troops also opened random fire at Palestinian peasants east of Khan Yunis. No casualties were ....

Convicted ex-PM Olmert granted early release from prison

Date: 2017-06-29 08:08:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:6872774

RAMALLAH, June 29 (MENA) - Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was granted early release from prison on Thursday morning and is set to be released on July 2, Ha'aretz newspaper reported. The prosecution opposed the decision to commute his sentence by ....

Israel attacks Syria after mortar attack

Date: 2017-06-29 05:16:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:3 - ID:6872644

RAMALLAH, June 29 (MENA) - Israeli army said it attacked a Syrian position Wednesday evening after a mortar shell landed inside the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Ha'aretz newspaper reported. The Israeli military said the Syrian shell hit an ....

Israeli troops kill Palestinian who shot at them, army says

Date: 2017-06-28 22:51:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:6872531

GAZA CITY, June 28 (MENA) - Israeli military said its forces have shot and killed a Palestinian who opened fire on them in the West Bank, ABC News reported. It said forces were on a mission to find weapons in Hebron Wednesday when the incident ....

Israel strikes Syria army positions

Date: 2017-06-28 21:56:36 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:6872518

GAZA CITY, June 28 (MENA) - The Israeli army on Wednesday said that it targeted Syrian military positions. The spokesman for the Israeli army said that the strike was in response to an errant mortar shell that fell in an open area in the ....

Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa mosque

Date: 2017-06-28 13:28:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:6872005

RAMALLAH, June 28, (MENA) - Groups of Israeli settlers broke through Al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of Israeli policemen. More than 70 settlers broke into the mosque through Al-Maghareba Gate which was closed by the Israeli authorities to ....

New Turkish military operation in Syria possible - Erdogan

Date: 2017-06-28 09:53:08 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:6871676

ANKARA, June 28 (MENA) - Ankara is ready to launch a new military campaign similar to the Operation Euphrates Shield in northern Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday. “Presently, negative processes are underway in Syria. ....

Ransomware attack hits computers in Israel; security chief says agency strikes back

Date: 2017-06-27 21:13:16 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:6871311

GAZA CITY, June 27 (MENA) - Israel's security chief said Tuesday that the Shin Bet has gone on the offensive against hackers trying to carry out cyber attacks against Israel on the internet, Ynetnews reported. Nadav Argaman comments were made at ....

Israeli raids target site west of Gaza

Date: 2017-06-27 05:44:08 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:6870560

GAZA CITY, June 27 (MENA) - Israeli airstrikes targeted on Monday evening a site west of the Gaza Strip, Sky News Arabia reported. On Monday, Israeli occupation forces claimed that a rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip and landed in an open ....