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Israeli military ID’s gun that may have slain Al Jazeera journalist
Jerusalem: The Israeli military has identified a soldier’s rifle that may have killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, but said it cannot be certain unless the Palestinians turn over the bullet…
- Middle East
Palestinians mark 74th anniversary of Nakba amid growing tensions with Israel
Palestinians held demonstrations on Sunday to mark the 74th anniversary of the Nakba, which coincides with tensions and escalation with the Israelis. The Palestinians on May 15 of each year commemorate the…
- Middle East
2 weeks after closure, Israel reopens Erez crossing with Gaza Strip
Israel on Sunday reopened Erez Crossing with the Gaza Strip to Palestinian workers, after nearly two weeks of closing it due to tensions between Palestinians and Israelis over the past weeks, according…
- Middle East
Israeli SC rejects 4 petitions against Jerusalem cable car
Jerusalem: Israel’s Supreme Court has rejected four petitions that seek to block a controversial plan to build a cable car network to East Jerusalem’s Old City, the court said in a statement.…
- Middle East
Palestine warns against allowing Israeli settlers to visit Al-Aqsa
Ramallah: Palestine has warned of consequences against allowing Israeli settlers to visit the compound of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the old city of Jerusalem during the “Second Jewish Passover” on Sunday. “These…
- Middle East
Hamas leader Sinwar downplays Israeli threats
Gaza: Yahya Sinwar, leader of the Palestinian Hamas militant group, said that he did not “take recent Israeli assassination threats into account”. While offering condolences to the slain Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu…
- Middle East
Hamas warns of Israeli plan to storm Al Aqsa Mosque
Gaza: Hamas, the militant organisation ruling the Gaza Strip, has warned against what it calls Israeli settlers’ plan to “storm” the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem. Earlier in the day, the Jewish…
- Middle East
13 Palestinians injured by Israeli forces in West Bank
Ramallah: At least 13 Palestinians were injured during clashes in the West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp. Jani Joukha, director of Ibn Sina Hospital in the city of Jenin, told Xinhua news agency…
- Middle East
Israeli police attack mourners during journalist’s funeral
Jerusalem: Israeli police on Friday moved in on a crowd of mourners at the funeral of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, beating demonstrators with batons and causing pallbearers to briefly drop…
- Middle East
Ilhan Omar denounces assassination of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
US lawmaker Ilhan Omar denounced the assassination of veteran Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, shot dead by the Israeli occupation forces in the city of Jenin on Wednesday, and called for Israel…
- Middle East
Israel approves 4,320 new settler homes in West Bank
Jerusalem: Israel has pushed forward new plans for building 4,320 settlement homes in the occupied West Bank. The High Planning Subcommittee of Israel’s Civil Administration, the body in charge of approving construction…
- Middle East
Palestinians mourn slain Al Jazeera journalist, blame Israel
Ramallah: Thousands gathered to mourn a slain Al Jazeera journalist in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday, as the head of the Palestinian Authority blamed Israel for her death and rejected…
- Middle East
Jordan disallows Israeli tourists for having Tefillin in luggage
Israeli tourists were denied entry into Jordan on Tuesday after Jordanian guards at the border crossing found tefillin in their bags, local media reported. About 40 Israeli insurance agents on their way…
- Middle East
75 Indian villages to be shaped with Israeli cooperation: Agri minister
Jerusalem: Taking to the “next level” the Indo-Israel cooperation in the field of agriculture, 75 Indian villages will be shaped with Israeli cooperation to mark the country’s 75th Independence anniversary, Union Agriculture…
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White House strongly condemns killing of Al Jazeera reporter in Israel
Washington: The United States strongly condemns the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during an Israeli raid on the West Bank and calls for a thorough investigation into the circumstances…
