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Israeli army admits killing Palestinian who posed no danger

Date: 2023-01-23 10:25:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:9981796

RAMALLAH, Jan 23 (MENA) - The Israeli army admitted its forces have recently killed a Palestinian who posed no imminent danger, WAFA news agency reported. The army confirmed that 45-year-old father of four Ahmad Hassan Kahleh "was unnecessarily ....

16 Palestinians detained from West Bank

Date: 2023-01-23 09:13:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:9981613

RAMALLAH, Jan 23 (MENA) - Israeli forces predawn Monday detained 16 Palestinians from various parts of the occupied West Bank, WAFA reported quoting local and security sources. They said that Israeli forces rounded up a Palestinian and ransacked ....

Israeli settlers attempt reestablishing outpost near Nablus

Date: 2023-01-22 19:53:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:9981236

RAMALLAH, Jan 22 (MENA) – Israeli settlers Sunday evening attempted reestablishing an outpost on Palestinian lands in the village of Jorish, WAFA quoted local sources as saying. The sources added that the fanatic settlers attempted setting up ....

Israeli forces arrest Palestinian in Hebron

Date: 2023-01-22 16:31:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:9980725

RAMALLAH, Jan 22 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Sunday arrested a Palestinian young man and briefly detained three others in Hebron, south of the occupied West Bank, according to local sources. Witnesses told WAFA that Israeli soldiers ....

Palestinian foreign ministry calls for halting Israel's unilateral measures

Date: 2023-01-22 12:50:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:9980212

RAMALLAH, Jan 22 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has called on the international community and the US administration to translate their stances into actions and apply pressure on Israel 's government to end its escalation before it is too ....

Settlers storm Aqsa Mosque anew

Date: 2023-01-22 10:41:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:9980213

RAMALLAH, Jan 22 (MENA) - Settlers, backed by Israeli police, broke into Aqsa Mosque yards on Sunday, carrying out provocative tours. The settlers barged into the courtyards of the mosque from the side of Bab al-Maghariba gate and performed ....

Palestine condemns burning of copy of Holy Quran in Stockholm

Date: 2023-01-22 10:36:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:9980036

RAMALLAH, Jan 22 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has condemned the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran by extremists in front of the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden Saturday. In a statement Sunday, the foreign ministry described ....

PNC Speaker warns of far-right Israeli government's plan to ethnically cleanse Palestinian village

Date: 2023-01-22 09:45:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:9980100

RAMALLAH, Jan 22 (MENA) - Rawhi Fattouh, the Speaker of the Palestinian National Council, warned Sunday of a plan recently announced by the far-right Israeli government to expel the Palestinian residents of Khan Al-Ahmar, a small Palestinian Bedouin ....

Israeli lawmaker expects anti-Netanyahu protests to be 'among biggest in history'

Date: 2023-01-21 20:29:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:9979637

RAMALLAH, Jan 21 (MENA) - Knesset Member Gilad Kariv said Saturday mass anti-government protests would be among the biggest gatherings in Israel's history. The coming protests will be bigger, he told the TV7 Israel News. Protests in Tel Aviv are ....

Israeli police, demonstrators prepare for bigger anti-government protests in Tel Aviv

Date: 2023-01-21 15:45:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:9979142

RAMALLAH, Jan 21 (MENA) - Israeli police and anti-government demonstrators were preparing for mass protests Saturday evening in Tel Aviv that are expected to draw around 100,000 people according to estimates cited in a TV report. Other rallies ....