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Israeli cabinet ministers reject US criticism on West bank settlements
Jerusalem: Israel’s finance minister on Tuesday dismissed Washington’s criticism of new settlement construction in the West Bank, promising to double down and legalise dozens of wildcat outposts in the occupied territory. Bezalel…
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8 Israelis killed in East Jerusalem synagogue attack
Jerusalem: At least eight people were killed and 10 others injured in a shooting attack in a settlement in East Jerusalem on Friday night, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a tweet.…
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Israeli bus under shooting attack in West Bank
Tel Aviv: An Israeli bus driving between Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank came under a shooting attack, the army said in a statement. No injuries were reported in the attack,…
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Arab countries condemn Jewish settlers storming Al-Aqsa Mosque
Several Arab countries, in the strongest terms, condemned Israeli settlers’ storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque on Sunday and warned against continuing the serious violations of Al-Aqsa Mosque. On Sunday, May 29, thousands of Jewish…
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Jordan warns Israel against storming Al-Aqsa Mosque, provoking Muslims
Amman: The Jordanian Minister of Awqaf, Islamic Affairs and Holy Places, Muhammad Al-Khalayleh, warned against the continual threat of disrupting the sanctity of Al Aqsa Mosque by Jewish extremists or allowing them…
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Israel high court suspends Palestinians’ evictions for now
Tel Aviv: Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a group of families slated for eviction from a flashpoint east Jerusalem neighbourhood could remain in their homes for the time being. The…
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Clashes erupt between Palestinians, Jewish settlers in Jerusalem
Jerusalem: Clashes between Palestinian residents and Israeli settlers broke out in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood after an Israeli lawmaker reopened his office. Israeli police said in a statement that six Palestinians…
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Israeli, Palestinian figures propose two-state confederation
Jerusalem: Israeli and Palestinian public figures have drawn up a new proposal for a two-state confederation that they hope will offer a way forward after a decade-long stalemate in Mideast peace efforts.…
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Israel plans to build over 17,000 settlement units in Jerusalem
Jerusalem: A Palestinian official said on Thursday that the Israeli authorities are planning to build more than 17,000 settlement units in different parts of Jerusalem for Jewish settlers, Anadolu News Agency reported.…
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Palestine slams Israeli PM for supporting settlement expansion
Ramallah: Palestine has slammed Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett for saying that he supports the expansion of Jewish settlements in the Palestinian territories. In an official statement sent to Xinhua news agency…
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Muslims restricted from accessing Ibrahimi mosque on Jewish new year
Jerusalem: The Israeli authorities have banned Muslims from praying at Ibrahimi mosque on September 7 and September 8 in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron as people of the Jewish faith…
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Jewish settlers agree to leave West Bank outpost
Jerusalem: Jewish settlers have agreed to leave a recently-built unauthorised outpost in the West Bank by the end of the week, Israeli officials said. A statement issued on Wednesday by Israeli Defence…
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Palestine: Day after clashes, thousands gather at Al-Aqsa for Laylat al-Qadr
Hyderabad: A day after Israeli security personnel clashed with Palestinian Muslims and injured close to 200 people at the Al-Aqsa mosque, tens of thousands of Palestine citizens made their way to the…
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200 worshippers injured after Israeli forces attack Masjid Al Aqsa on Friday eve
Hyderabad: Israeli forces on May 7 (Friday) launched an attack and injured Muslim worshippers in the Al-Aqsa mosque on the eve of the Al-Quds day (Jerusalem day). According to the Palestinian Red…
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Jewish settlers, Israeli minister storm Al-Aqsa Mosque compound
Jerusalem: Scores of settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday morning. Unfortunately, Israel’s Minister of Agriculture Uri Ariel also joined them in the raids. The settlers were allowed into the Muslim holy site…
