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PNC warns against repercussions of raising Israeli flag at Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2023-04-23 21:35:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:10125041

RAMALLAH, April 23 (MENA) - The Palestinian National Council (PNC) warned Sunday against repercussions of raising the Israeli flag at Al Aqsa Mosque by Israeli settlers. In a press release, the PNC said that the repeated aggressions against Al ....

Israeli authorities hold Jordanian MP in custody; Jordan government follows up

Date: 2023-04-23 20:48:40 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:10124991

AMMAN, April 23 (MENA) – The official spokesman for Jordan's Foreign Ministry Sinan Majali Sunday said the ministry is following up on the holding of MP Imad Adwan by Israeli authorities who claim he had smuggled arms and gold into the occupied ....

Palestinian ministry decries raising Israeli flag on Al-Ibrahimi Mosque

Date: 2023-04-23 17:08:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:10124848

RAMALLAH, April 23 (MENA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned Sunday raising the Israeli flag by Israeli settlers on the walls and over the rooftop of Al-Ibrahimi Mosque, also known as Cave of the Patriarchs, in Hebron. In ....

Israel detains 2 Palestinians from Quds

Date: 2023-04-23 12:18:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:10124561

RAMALLAH, April 23 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained on Sunday two Palestinians from al Quds. The forces detained one from Shu'afat camp in the north of al Quds and another from Ras al Amud neighborhood, according to sources in Quds. (MENA) M H ....

Israeli forces continue sealing off Jericho for 2nd day

Date: 2023-04-23 08:29:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:10124181

RAMALLAH, April 23 (MENA) - Israeli forces continued on Sunday sealing off the West Bank city of Jericho for the second consecutive day as part of measures aiming at tightening restrictions on Palestinians during Eidul Fitr. The army set up ....

Israeli forces storm into Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2023-04-22 15:01:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:10123631

RAMALLAH, April 22 (MENA) - Israeli forces stormed on Saturday the Al Aqsa Mosque from Bab al-Rahma gate. Bab al-Rahma, also known as the Golden Gate or the Gate of Mercy, is located on the eastern wall of the mosque, the third holiest site in ....

Israeli settlers storm village near Ramallah in 1st day of Eid

Date: 2023-04-21 14:24:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:10122583

RAMALLAH, April 21 (MENA) - Israeli settlers stormed on Friday Al Mogheir village east-north of Ramallah in the West Bank, in the first day of Eidul Fitr. Sources in the village said scores of Jewish settlers, guarded by occupation troops, sealed ....

Palestinian issue to remain at forefront for int'l community - Shtayyeh

Date: 2023-04-19 17:34:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:81 - ID:10120197

RAMALLAH, April 19 (MENA) - Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh stressed on Wednesday that the Palestinian issue will remain at the forefront for the international community despite Israeli attempts to draw attention away from ....

Israeli forces remove Palestinian flags from Dome of the Rock

Date: 2023-04-19 12:05:50 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:10119439

RAMALLAH, April 19 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday stormed the Dome of the Rock in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound and removed the Palestinian flags from the main prayer hall, according to sources. Some 70,000 people performed prayers ....

US offers reward for information on Hezbollah leader

Date: 2023-04-19 09:51:33 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:10119340

WASHINGTON, April 19 (MENA) - The US State Department has said that Washington is offering a reward of up to seven million dollars for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Hezbollah leader Ibrahim Aqil, Al Arabiya News reported. ....