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MWL deplores Israeli measures to evict Palestinians from their homes

Date: 2021-05-08 16:55:06 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:8948208

RIYADH, May 8 (MENA) - The Muslim World League (MWL) condemned measures taken by Israel to evict Palestinian families from their homes in East Jerusalem by force. In a statement on Saturday, MWL Secretary General Mohamed bin Abdel Karim stressed ....

ALU strongly condemns storming of Al Aqsa Mosque by Israeli police

Date: 2021-05-08 13:49:22 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:8947870

CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) - The Arab Lawyers Union (ALU) has strongly condemned the storming of Al Aqsa Mosque and attacks on Palestinian worshippers by Israeli police. In a statement, ALU Secretary-General Mekkaoui Benaissa described the storming of ....

OHCHR urges Israel to immediately stop evictions in Jerusalem

Date: 2021-05-08 13:41:37 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:8947905

GENEVA, May 8 (MENA) - The UN's human rights office (OHCHR) called on Israel to immediately halt all forced evictions, including those in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem, as well as to exercise maximum restraint in the use of force ....

Arab Parliament urge immediate halt of Israeli escalations after storming of Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2021-05-08 13:19:38 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:8947967

CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) - The Arab Parliament on Saturday strongly condemned the storming of Al Aqsa Mosque and attack on Palestinian worshippers by Israeli police and Israel’s threatened eviction of dozens of Palestinian families from Sheikh Jarrah ....

Mass arrests of Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem

Date: 2021-05-08 10:56:45 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:8947560

RAMALLAH, May 8 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces rounded up Saturday at least one dozen Palestinian youths from various neighborhoods of occupied East Jerusalem following three weeks of tense nights and confrontations between police and youths ....

COVID-19 kills 13 people in Palestine in 24 hours

Date: 2021-05-08 10:54:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:8947555

RAMALLAH, May 8 (MENA) - COVID-19 has claimed the lives of 13 people in Palestine in the last 24 hours and 491 new cases were recorded, most of them in the Gaza Strip, according to the health minister’s daily report on coronavirus. Health ....

Palestinians suffer tear gas inhalation problems in clashes with occupation forces in Qalqilya

Date: 2021-05-08 09:09:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:8947342

RAMALLAH, May 8 (MENA) - Scores of Palestinians suffered tear gas inhalation problems during confrontations with the Israeli occupation forces in Qalqilya city, WAFA reported Saturday. A Palestinian young man was also shot by rubber-coated rounds ....

Guterres: Palestinian issue remains priority for UN

Date: 2021-05-07 18:49:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:83 - ID:8946894

RAMALLAH, May 7 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres asserted that the Palestinian issue remains a priority for the organization. In statements to WAFA news agency on Friday, Guterres said the Palestinian cause is strongly ....

OIC condemns Israeli violations against Palestinians in al-Quds

Date: 2021-05-07 18:36:20 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:8946864

RIYADH, May 7 (MENA) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned on Friday attempts by Israeli forces and settlers to forcibly displace and evict dozens of Palestinian families from their homes in al-Quds city. In a press release, ....

Palestine registers 559 new COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths

Date: 2021-05-07 14:35:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:8946680

RAMALLAH, May 7 (MENA) - Minister of Health Mai Alkaila said 559 new COVID-19 infections, 12 deaths and 2,148 recoveries were registered in Palestine during the past 24 hours. Five deaths were registered in the West Bank and seven in Gaza Strip, ....