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100 Israeli settlers storm Djabal al Alam neighborhood to establish new settlement

Date: 2021-06-20 10:41:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:9019664

RAMALLAH, June 20 (MENA) - Backed by Israeli forces, a hundred Israeli settlers have stormed the Djabal al Alam neighborhood in western Ramallah, WAFA news agency reported Sunday. Israel is seeking to establish a new settlement in the area in ....

Israeli police detain 11 Palestinians in Deir al-Asad

Date: 2021-06-20 07:52:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:9019440

RAMALLAH, June 20 (MENA) - Israeli police last night detained 11 Palestinians during a raid of Deir al-Asad town in the Galilee region as part of an ongoing crackdown targeting the native Palestinian population in the Palestinian territories ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry urges holding int'l peace conf. swiftly

Date: 2021-06-19 15:47:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:9018683

RAMALLAH, June 19 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry urged the international community to take measures to put an end to this long-lasting injustice of which the Palestinian people are suffering. The ministry said this can be achieved by ....

Iran: Raisi wins presidential election with 17.8m votes

Date: 2021-06-19 11:16:40 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:9018216

TEHRAN, June 19 (MENA) - Iran's Deputy Interior Minister and Head of Election Office Jamal Araf announced on Saturday that 28.6 million ballots have been counted until 11:00 am local time. The initial results, Araf said, show that Judiciary Chief ....

Iranian ships once believed to be headed toward Venezuela change course - US official

Date: 2021-06-18 21:24:57 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:84 - ID:9017621

WASHINGTON, June 18 (MENA) - The Iranian navy ships believed to be originally headed toward Venezuela changed course early this week and are now steaming north up the west coast of Africa, Politico quoted US officials as saying. The ships, which ....

Six Palestinians arrested in east of Nablus city

Date: 2021-06-18 09:22:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:9016542

RAMALLAH, June 18 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested on Friday six Palestinians in Salem village, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. The Palestinian TV said that Israeli forces rounded up six members of two Palestinian ....

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake was felt in the Dimona area

Date: 2021-06-17 22:12:58 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:94 - ID:9016241

GAZA, June 17 (MENA) - A magnitude 3.2 earthquake was felt in the Dimona area in southern Israel on Thursday, the Jerusalem Post reported. On Wednesday, a 4.2 magnitude earthquake was felt in southern Israel. No injuries were reported in that ....

Palestinian killed, 4 others injured in Nablus

Date: 2021-06-17 11:29:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:9015187

RAMALLAH, June 17 (MENA) - A 16-year-old Palestinian was killed and and four others were injured on Thursday by the Israeli forces in southern Nablus. Also, Israeli forces detained two Palestinians after storming Kafr Dan and Jenin ....

Palestine records 170 new Covid-19 cases, one death

Date: 2021-06-17 09:25:35 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:9014911

RAMALLAH, June 17 (MENA) – Palestine today recorded 170 new Covid-19 cases and a death, according to Health Minister Mai al-Kaileh. She announced that 170 Palestinians tested positive for the highly contagious virus and another died of it in the ....

Israel detains 7 Palestinians from West Bank

Date: 2021-06-17 08:55:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:9014799

RAMALLAH, June 17 (MENA) - The Israeli forces detained on Thursday seven Palestinians from the West Bank. The detained are from Ramallah, Hebron and Jenin. Also, four young Palestinians from Jenin were injured in confrontations with the ....