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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. ....

Israeli forces raid Jenin refugee camp

Date: 2023-04-18 12:41:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:10118202

RAMALLAH, April 18 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces and a special forces unit raided Jenin refugee camp in the northern part of the West Bank which led to the eruption of fierce confrontations with some residents. Israeli media said the Israeli ....

Two Israelis wounded in shooting in East Jerusalem

Date: 2023-04-18 05:47:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:1 - ID:10117461

RAMALLAH, April 18 (MENA) - The two Israeli men were shot and wounded as they were leaving the Tomb of Simeon the Just in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. The wounded Israelis were taken to hospitals in the city for treatment, ....

EU, France and Spain provide 26 mn euros for the payment of social allowances to poor Palestinian families

Date: 2023-04-17 12:02:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:10116747

RAMALLAH/BRUSSELS, April 17 (MENA) - The European Union, France and Spain today provided 26.3 million euros for the payment of social allowances through the National Cash Transfer Program benefitting 70,108 vulnerable Palestinian families out of a ....

Belarus to continue to provide necessary assistance to Syria: Belarusian president

Date: 2023-04-17 08:46:40 GMT - Belarus - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:10116411

MINSK, April 17 (MENA) - Belarus will continue to provide the necessary assistance to Syria in order to quickly overcome the hardships besetting it, said Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko. This came in a message sent by Lukashenko to ....