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Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa mosque under protection of occupation forces

Date: 2023-08-20 07:41:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:10307358

RAMALLAH, Aug 20 (MENA) - Dozens of Israeli settlers broke into Al Aqsa mosque compound, under protection of Israeli occupation forces, WAFA reported Sunday quoting a statement by ‪the Directorate of the Al-Quds' Islamic Waqf. The settlers ....

Four Palestinians injured by Israeli gunfire in Tulkarm

Date: 2023-08-20 07:38:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:10307357

RAMALLAH, Aug 20 (MENA) - Four Palestinian citizens sustained injuries by Israeli gunfire during confrontations with the Israeli occupation forces that raided the city and refugee camp of Tulkarm, in the north of the occupied West Bank, WAFA ....

Two Israelis killed in shooting attack in Huwara

Date: 2023-08-19 14:07:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:10306798

RAMALLAH, Aug 19 (MENA) - Israeli Spokesperson’s Unit reported Saturday that two Israelis were critically injured in the Palestinian town of Huwara located in the West Bank in a shooting attack, and succumbed to their injuries a short time ....

Palestinian youth succumbs to his wounds after being shot by Israeli forces in Nablus

Date: 2023-08-19 10:38:25 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:10306455

RAMALLAH, Aug 19 (MENA) - A Palestinian youth who was critically injured three days ago by Israeli army gunfire in the northern West Bank city of Nablus has died of his wounds, according to medical sources Saturday. Mohammad Abu Asab, 19, was ....

Palestine’s UN Ambassador sends identical letters regarding Israeli human rights abuses

Date: 2023-08-18 14:22:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:10305052

RAMALLAH, Aug 18 (MENA) - Permanent Representative of the State of Palestine to the United Nations Ambassador Riyad Mansour has sent three identical letters to the secretary-general of the United Nations, the president of the Security Council for ....

Maliki urges int'l community to press Israel to allow Palestinian elections in Jerusalem

Date: 2023-08-18 13:21:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:10305421

RAMALLAH, Aug 18 (MENA) - In a phone call with Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Riyad al-Maliki called today for international intervention to press the Israeli occupation authorities ....

Israeli aggression on prisoners risks grave consequences, senior Fatah official warns

Date: 2023-08-18 11:53:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:10305068

RAMALLAH, Aug 18 (MENA) - Deputy Head of the Fatah movement Mahmoud Al-Aloul warned on Friday that any Israeli aggression on Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli occupation prisons risks grave consequences, demanding urgent international action to ....

US secretary of state meets Israeli min. for strategic affairs

Date: 2023-08-18 10:56:05 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:10305031

WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has met with Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer in Washington. During the meeting, Blinken reaffirmed the United States' enduring friendship and steadfast ....

Israeli occupation forces detain 6 Palestinians

Date: 2023-08-18 09:56:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:10305010

RAMALLAH, Aug 18 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces detained six Palestinian citizens on Friday, including four from Al Quds. Meanwhile, nine Palestinian prisoners are continuing their hunger strike in Israeli occupation prisons to protest their ....

Palestinian youth succumbs to wounds two years after being injured by Israeli gunfire

Date: 2023-08-18 09:34:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:10305013

RAMALLAH, Aug 18 (MENA) – A Palestinian young man died last night of wounds he had sustained more than two years ago when he was shot by Israeli gunfire inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem, WAFA reported. Hamza Abu Sneneh, a ....