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Pope Francis condemns Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Jerusalem: Pope Francis has urged Israeli and Palestinian authorities to negotiate and resolve issues among them after recent deadly bomb attacks in Jerusalem and clashes in the occupied West Bank. According to…
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Israeli hospital fires doctor for offering sweets to Palestinian boy
The well-known Hadassah Medical Centre, an Israeli hospital have fired a Palestinian doctor for giving sweets to a Palestinian teenager wounded during an Israeli raid in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, Quds Press reported on Sunday.…
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European Union calls on Israel to release Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Manasra
The European Union on Thursday called on the Israeli occupation authorities to immediately release Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Manasra, who is sentenced to 9 years in prison. The European Union office in Jerusalem…
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1 killed, 18 injured in twin blasts in Jerusalem
Tel Aviv: At least one person was killed and 18 others got injured due to twin blasts in Jerusalem on Wednesday morning. “A horrific morning in Jerusalem. 1 killed and 18 hurt…
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UK has ‘no plans’ to relocate its embassy to Jerusalem
London: The United Kingdom has “no plans” to relocate its Israel embassy to Jerusalem, Al Jazeera reported citing a spokeswoman for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Responding to a question about the consideration…
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Israel elections: Former PM Netanyahu-led bloc on course for a historic victory
Jerusalem: With over 84 percent of the votes counted, Israel’s former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-religious bloc on Wednesday seems all set to make a dramatic comeback to power. The exit polls…
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Israel elections: Early vote counting trend shows former PM Netanyahu in lead
Jerusalem: With almost 62 percent of the votes tallied, former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led right-wing bloc on Wednesday looks comfortably close to winning a majority in the 120-member Parliament. Israelis…
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Israeli critically wounded in stabbing attack in Jerusalem
Jerusalem: An Israeli civilian was critically injured in a stabbing attack in East Jerusalem, the Israeli police said in a statement. The Israeli was taken to hospital after he was stabbed in…
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Saudi, Qatar welcome Australian rejection of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and Qatar welcomed Australia’s announcement to cancel the previous government’s recognition of West Jerusalem as the capital of the Israeli occupation state. On Monday, October 17,…
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Australia reverse decision to recognise West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Canberra: The Australian government on Tuesday announced that it has reversed a 2018 decision to recognise West Jerusalem as the Israeli capital. A statement citing Foreign Minister Penny Wong said: “The government…
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UAE supports Al Makassed hospital in Jerusalem with $25 million
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday signed a cooperation agreement with the World Health Organization (WHO) to support Al Makassed Hospital in East Jerusalem, worth $25 million, the Emirates…
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Gaza: Thousands rally against wave of Israeli violence on Palestinians
Jerusalem: Thousands of Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip, on Friday, participated in a mass rally organized by the Islamic Resistance Movement— Hamas, denouncing the attacks carried out by the Israeli occupation…
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Palestinians stage commercial strike in solidarity with Jerusalem refugee camp
Ramallah: Palestinians staged a commercial strike in several West Bank towns and cities in solidarity with the Shufat refugee camp in East Jerusalem. Most shops, universities, and schools in Ramallah, Nablus, Hebron,…
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Palestine condemn Israel’s ‘execution’ of youth in Jerusalem
Ramallah: Palestine has condemned what it termed “the cold-blooded” Israeli killing of a Palestinian youth in the town of al-Eizariya, east of Jerusalem. In a statement on Saturday, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry…
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Israelis attacked 15 mosques in West Bank since Jan 2022
Jerusalem: The Palestinian minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, Hatem Al-Bakri, said that 15 mosques have been attacked by the Israeli occupation forces and settlers, since the beginning of 2022, in the…