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Iran launches 100 missiles in retaliatory strike on Israel; 41 injuries reported
Tel Aviv: Nearly 100 missiles were launched from Iran toward central and northern Israel in two massive barrages, causing significant damage and injuring 41 people, according to the Israeli military and the…
- Middle East
Israel battles historic wildfire as PM warns of threat to Jerusalem
Jerusalem: A massive wildfire raging through Israel has triggered a national emergency in the nation, forcing the evacuation of thousands and casting dense plumes of smoke over Jerusalem. Authorities have described the…
- Middle East
Massive wildfire near Jerusalem prompts national emergency in Israel
Jerusalem: Israel has raised its emergency alert to the highest level and appealed for international assistance as fast-spreading wildfires erupted in the hills west of Jerusalem on Wednesday. Footage shared on social…
- Middle East
AI video of Al-Aqsa Mosque demolition sparks Arab outrage
An AI-generated video showing the demolition of Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem has been circulating among Israeli settler groups since earlier this week, drawing widespread condemnation from Arab countries. The video, titled…
- Middle East
Israel orders closure of six UNRWA schools in Jerusalem
Ramallah: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said Israeli officials from the Jerusalem Municipality and Israeli security forces forcibly entered six UNRWA-operated schools…
- Middle East
Air raid sirens sound in Jerusalem after missile launch from Yemen, Israeli army says
Jerusalem: Air raid sirens have sounded in central Jerusalem and other parts of Israel after a missile launch from Yemen, the Israeli army announced. The launch came hours after Israel said it…
- Middle East
Al-Aqsa Mosque: 80,000 Palestinians attend second Friday of Ramzan
More than 80,000 Palestinian worshippers performed prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied city of Jerusalem on the second Friday of the holy month of Ramzan. This comes despite intensified Israeli…
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90,000 Palestinians attend the first Friday prayers of Ramzan in Jerusalem
In the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, about 90,000 Palestinians prayed at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City under tight security by Israeli forces. Thousands made…
- Middle East
Over 53,000 Israeli settlers stormed Al Aqsa Mosque in 2024
At least 53,605 Israeli settlers stormed the Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem during the year 2024, according to the Islamic Endowments Department. This is the largest number of settlers to storm Al Aqsa Mosque…
- Middle East
Israeli minister Ben-Gvir storms Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israel’s far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem on Thursday, December 26, under heavy police guard, causing concerns about potential escalation. In a post on X, Ben-Gvir…
- Middle East
Israel sentences renowned Jerusalem mosque imam to 3 years in jail
Sheikh Jamal Mustafa, a renowned imam of a mosque in Jerusalem’s Issawiya neighbourhood, has been sentenced to three years in prison by an Israeli court for alleged incitement in one of his…
- Middle East
Netanyahu, Blinken hold ‘private meeting’ in Jerusalem
Jerusalem: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are holding a “private meeting” at the latter’s office in Jerusalem, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said on Monday…
- Middle East
Israel approves largest land seizure in West Bank in decades
Jerusalem: Israeli authorities have approved the appropriation of 12.7 square km of land in the occupied West Bank, marking the largest single appropriation in about three decades, an Israeli settlement monitor group…
- Middle East
Jerusalem population doubles Tel Aviv, report finds
More than one million people live in Jerusalem, more than double the number living in Tel Aviv, according to an annual report released on Sunday, ahead of Jerusalem Day. The report, compiled…
- World
New Netherlands coalition plans to move embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
Amsterdam: The future right-wing coalition in the Netherlands on Thursday announced a radical change of course, including a crackdown on immigration as well as controversial plans to move the country’s embassy in…
