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Israel passes state budget after marathon Knesset debate

Date: 2021-11-04 08:22:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:9252515

RAMALLAH, Nov 4 (MENA) - Israel's 2021 budget was passed in the Knesset on Thursday morning in the third reading by a vote of 61-59, Ha'aretz newspaper reported. Voting in this year’s budget, which had to pass by November 14 to prevent elections ....

Israel prepares to launch giant missile-detecting balloon over north

Date: 2021-11-03 17:15:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:86 - ID:9251981

RAMALLAH, Nov 3 (MENA) - Israel is preparing to launch a massive new balloon equipped with an advanced missile and aircraft detection system into the northern sky, the Times of Israel quoted the Defense Ministry as saying Wednesday. The ....

Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa mosque under protection of occupation police

Date: 2021-11-03 13:53:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:9251487

RAMALLAH, Nov 3 (MENA) - Israeli settlers stormed Al Aqsa Mosque compound on Wednesday, under tight protection of occupation police forces. Some 126 Israeli settlers broke into the holy mosque's compound in separate groups via Al-Magharba Gate ....

Israeli forces detain seven Palestinians, injure another across West Bank

Date: 2021-11-03 13:33:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:9251481

RAMALLAH, Nov 3 (MENA) - Israeli forces on Wednesday detained at least seven Palestinians and injured another across the West Bank, according to local and security sources. They said Israeli forces rounded up two Palestinians after storming their ....

UK announces funding for climate, environment in MENA region

Date: 2021-11-03 10:17:43 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:9250858

GLASGOW, Nov 3 (MENA) - UK Minister for the Middle East and North Africa James Cleverly has announced £50m UK funding for the High Impact Partnership on Climate Action (HIPCA). The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) launched ....

Israeli occupation evacuates Sheikh Jarrah district

Date: 2021-11-03 07:12:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:9250567

RAMALLAH, Nov 3 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday overnight evacuated Sheikh Jarrah district in Al Quds city from protesters. The Israeli troops forced the residents, who are supporting other residents threatened with forced ....

Blinken: US supports Lebanese people in security restoration, economic recovery

Date: 2021-11-02 13:02:23 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:9249543

GLASGOW, Nov 2 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Tuesday in Glasgow on the margin of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). Blinken underscored the continued U.S. support ....

Gantz cancels plan to allow Jews to privately buy land in West Bank

Date: 2021-11-01 20:43:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:127 - ID:9248493

RAMALLAH, Nov 1 (MENA) - Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz declared last week to the Supreme Court that he is cancelling an initiative by the defense establishment that would allow Jews to buy land in the West Bank privately, Haaretz newspaper ....

Israeli military vehicles storm into Khan Yunis

Date: 2021-11-01 15:49:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:93 - ID:9247795

RAMALLAH, Nov 1 (MENA) - Military vehicles of the Israeli occupation army stormed into eastern Khan Yunis, in southern the Gaza Strip, on Monday. The Israeli incursion aimed at razing Palestinian farmlands and included intermittent shooting, ....

Settlers storm Aqsa under Israeli police protection

Date: 2021-11-01 11:10:25 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:9247278

RAMALLAH, Nov 1 (MENA) - Israeli settlers on Monday broke into Al Aqsa Mosque under the protection of the Israeli police. About 93 settlers entered the mosque from Al Maghareba gate in groups and went on provocative tours inside the mosque, ....