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Dozens of Israeli settlers, extremists storm Al Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2017-05-23 11:31:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:6823938
RAMALLAH, May 23 (MENA) - Dozens of Israeli settlers and members of the so-called "Students for the Temple" group stormed the holy mosque of Al Aqsa Tuesday amid tight security measures. Worshippers inside the mosque stood up to them and shouted ....
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Israel demolishes 13 Palestinian structures in Quds, Area C
Date: 2017-05-23 10:50:04 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:6823590
CAIRO, May 23 (MENA) - Israeli authorities demolished 13 Palestinian-owned structures in al Quds and Area C on the grounds of lack of building permits, displacing 22 people, and affecting the livelihoods of 40 others, according to an OCHA report. ....
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Abbas hopes Trump would clinch Mideast peace deal 2 last Bethlehem
Date: 2017-05-23 10:30:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:6823694
US President Donald Trump labelled Bethlehem, where the meeting took place, “a precious city” and said he intended “to do everything he could” to achieve a peace agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians. Trump went on to say: “Peace is a ....
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Abbas hopes Trump would clinch Mideast peace deal
Date: 2017-05-23 10:15:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:6823648
BETHLEHEM, May 23 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated to US President Donald Trump his commitment to a historic peace deal with Israel. At a joint press conference in Bethlehem, he stressed preparedness to work with Trump in ....
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Israeli police officer stabbed in potential terror attack in Netanya
Date: 2017-05-23 09:13:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:6823568
RAMALLAH, May 23 (MENA) - A suspected assailant was shot and wounded after reportedly stabbing a police officer in the central Israeli city of Netanya, Israeli media said on Tuesday. No information was revealed until now about the cause of the ....
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Palestinian prisoners hunger strike enters 37th day
Date: 2017-05-23 07:47:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:6823428
RAMALLAH, May 23 (MENA) – The hunger strike of 1,600 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails entered the 37th running day. Led by the high-profile Fatah prisoner and leader Marwan Barghouti, prisoners are protesting against their captivity ....
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Palestinian president welcomes Trump in Bethlehem
Date: 2017-05-23 07:38:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:6823448
BETHLEHEM, May 23 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday welcomed visiting US President Donald Trump at the presidential residence in Bethlehem city. The two leaders inspected the honor guards and the military bands played the ....
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Trump says Mideast peace to be got 'eventually'
Date: 2017-05-22 20:32:51 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:102 - ID:6823212
RAMALLAH, May 22 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said on Monday that peace between Israel and the Palestinians is "one of the toughest deals of all". "But I have a feeling we're going to get there eventually ... I hope," Trump was quoted by ....
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Trump’s Old City walk prompts unprecedented security
Date: 2017-05-22 20:09:39 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:101 - ID:6823196
GAZA CITY, May 22 (MENA) - Stores were closed, thousands of police were deployed and some residents were to be temporarily evicted from their homes, amid unprecedented security arrangements for US President Donald Trump’s walk through the Old City ....
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Israeli Skylark drone crashes in Lebanon
Date: 2017-05-22 17:59:25 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:93 - ID:6823057
BEIRUT, May 22 (MENA) - An Israeli Skylark spy drone has crashed Monday in border Aita Shaab near the Blue Line in Lebanon. The enemy troops immediately mobilized at the borders, as warplanes flew over the region, the Lebanese National News ....