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HEBRON – Dozens of Israeli settlers raided a Palestinian house near the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron city of the southern occupied West Bank on Tuesday evening in an attempt to take control of the building, residents told Ma’an. Residents of the Abu Rajab house have been embroiled in a legal …

As Israeli forces continued to impose a violent crackdown on Palestinians praying outside of Al-Aqsa Mosque as an act civil disobedience against new security measures at the holy site, Israeli NGO B’Tselem accused Israel of displaying “sweeping disregard” for Palestinian lives in occupied East Jerusalem. Israeli police detained and injured …

The Israeli government and its international supporters continued to crack down on the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, as five members of an American interfaith delegation to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory were prevented from boarding their flight from Washington D.C. to Tel Aviv on Monday. US-based organization …

Jerusalem – Palestinians have vowed to continue protests and confrontations with Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank, in rejection of new surveillance cameras installed at the gates to al-Aqsa Mosque compound, according to Al-Jazeera news agency. “Above all else, this is an issue of control and …

Beersheba – Israeli forces on Sunday demolished two Palestinian houses in the Bedouin villages of Wadi Na’am and Hura, in the Negev region. The head of Wadi Al-Na’am local committee, Lebad Abu Afash, told Quds Press that large number of the Israeli forces, along with a number of personnel from …

RAMALLAH – President Mahmoud Abbas said at the start of a leadership meeting on Tuesday held in Ramallah that unless things are back to where they were on before July 14, there will be no change in relations with Israel. The president added that “all the Israeli measures on the …

ANKARA – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Tuesday urged all Muslims to visit and protect al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem in light of Israel’s new measures. Agence France-Presse (AFP) quoted the Turkish president as saying, “from here I make a call to all Muslims. Anyone who has the opportunity should visit …

GAZA – Israeli fishermen early Tuesday morning opened machine gunfire at Palestinian fishermen while sailing offshore Gaza city, causing damage to one of their boats. WAFA correspondent said Israeli naval boats attacked the fishermen with gunfire while the latter were sailing at less than four miles from the shore, causing …

NABLUS – Two Palestinians Tuesday were shot and injured during clashes that broke out in various locations in the Nablus area, said security sources. Sources told WAFA Israeli military forces stormed the Nablus area, provoking residents and leading to clashes in various locations. Most of the clashes reportedly were concentrated …

JERUSALEM – Israeli authorities early morning removed the metal detectors installed on al-Aqsa Mosque entrances but plan to keep the smart cameras, said WAFA correspondent in Jerusalem. He said Israeli authorities removed the metal detectors that were installed on the entrances of Bab al-Asbat and Bab al-Nather in al-Aqsa Mosque …