Israeli flag march incites tensions in Jerusalem Large number of Israeli Jews holding a walk through Muslim regions in Jerusalem’s Old City in the midst of Palestinian alerts it could set off savagery. The yearly occasion comes all at once of especially high pressures following a long time of dangerous episodes. The Flag March happens … Read more
According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, Israeli troops shot and killed a teenager during an operation in a community near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank on Friday. Zaid Ghunaim, 15, was named as the killed kid by the ministry. According to the report, he was shot in the neck and back by Israeli soldiers, … Read more
A senior Israeli lawmaker said on Monday the country risked “religious war” after a court ruled in favor of Jews who had tried to pray at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and as nationalists planned a march near the flashpoint site. Palestinian factions have denounced Israeli moves in Jerusalem’s Old City, the heart of their decades-old … Read more
Israeli soldier shot and killed a Palestinian teenager during an army operation in Jenin, West Bank, on Saturday, the Palestinian health ministry said. “A 17-year-old boy was killed and an 18-year-old was critically wounded by the Israeli occupation’s bullets during its aggression on Jenin,” the ministry stated in a statement. The adolescent was named Amjad … Read more
More than 70 Palestinians were injured late Monday as Israeli soldiers raided a funeral in East Jerusalem. The rioting erupted as Palestinians buried Walid Al-Sharif, 23, who died on Saturday from injuries sustained during fighting last month at Jerusalem’s sensitive Al-Aqsa Mosque complex. The violence expanded to the West Bank, with Israeli troops detaining 16 … Read more
According to Palestinian Justice Minister Mohammed Al-Shalaldeh, Israel bears full responsibility for the death of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, calling it a planned act and a war crime. Abu Akleh was shot in the head during an Israeli military operation in the West Bank town of Jenin on Wednesday morning. Six days after … Read more
Around 15,000 pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in London on Saturday to protest the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh earlier this week in the West Bank. “In response to Shireen Abu Akleh’s murder by an Israeli sniper, protesters today held 55 paper press jackets outside the BBC headquarters in London to represent the 55 journalists killed … Read more
Al Jazeera’s condemn statement over attack on Reporter Shireen Abu Akleh’s funeral Al Jazeera has censured the assault by Israeli powers on the memorial service parade of the organization’s killed writer Shireen Abu Akleh. The veteran Al Jazeera columnist was killed by Israeli powers on Wednesday while on task covering an Israeli attack in the … Read more
US President Joe Biden and Jordan’s King Abdullah II met on Friday to explore measures to “urgently address” the surge in violence between Israel and the West Bank. Since late March, the region has been gripped by a wave of violent violence, with Israeli security forces and Palestinians often battling. “The leaders consulted on recent … Read more
13 Palestinians were injured on Friday after an exchange of fire between Palestinian terrorists and Israeli forces in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, according to Palestinian doctors and eyewitnesses. According to Jani Joukha, director of Jenin’s Ibn Sina Hospital, 13 Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces, one of them is in … Read more
On Wednesday, Israel’s defense minister pledged a thorough inquiry into the death of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh and ordered Palestinian officials to hand over the bullet that killed her. Benny Gantz told reporters that Israel has spoken with the US and Palestinian authorities and that all aspects of the inquiry would be made … Read more
Shock, indignation, and despair swept over the Palestinian territories when the Israeli army killed veteran Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, early Wednesday. Israeli Defense Forces shot her in the head on the fringes of the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank. Israeli forces first said that Abu Akleh was killed by stray … Read more
The Palestinian health ministry reported that an Al-Jazeera journalist was shot and killed while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank town of Jenin early Wednesday. Shireen Abu Akleh, a well-known Palestinian reporter for the broadcaster’s Arabic language station, was shot and killed shortly after, according to the statement. Another Palestinian journalist from … Read more
The Arab League Secretary-General, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, has categorically rejected any Israeli attempt to alter Jerusalem’s historical and legal status. Abdoul Gheit’s position was in response to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s statements on Sunday, in which he stated that his country is “the sovereign over Jerusalem, regardless of any external considerations, and will make … Read more
According to security analysts, Israel has dramatically increased its security crackdown on the West Bank and East Jerusalem in an effort to prevent Palestinian assaults. They claim that it is doing so by increasing arrests, employing excessive force, destroying suspects’ houses, and bolstering its military presence across the West Bank and along the 1,200-kilometer separation … Read more
JERUSALEM: Two Palestinians were killed and another was wounded in separate incidents on Sunday in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and annexed east Jerusalem, officials said, the latest in a string of bloodshed. The turmoil occurred only hours after two Palestinians were arrested on suspicion of assassinating three Israelis, and as a succession of anti-Israeli attacks … Read more
Egypt slammed Israeli authorities’ plans to demolish a number of Palestinian communities in the occupied area of Masafer Yatta in the West Bank on Saturday, saying “such actions hinder the possibility of obtaining a two-state solution and creating a comprehensive and just peace in the region.” The Egyptian Foreign Ministry voiced “deep worry” about “Israeli … Read more
Israeli aggressiveness and apartheid policies particularly act at Al-Aqsa Mosque, have been blamed by Palestinians for Thursday night’s attack in Elad, which killed three Israelis. According to witnesses, two perpetrators left their automobile and hit passers-by with axes, killing three and injuring four before escaping in the same vehicle. On Friday, Israeli officials started a … Read more
Israel launched a large-scale manhunt on Friday for two Palestinians suspected of killing three Israelis in an axe assault that occurred on the anniversary of the Jewish state’s birth. The attack on Thursday night in Elad, a central city mostly populated by ultra-Orthodox Jews, was the sixth such incident since March 22. Witnesses claimed two … Read more
Palestine on Tuesday called on the United Nations Security Council to prevent Israel from escalating tensions against Palestinians after Jewish activists apparently intended to breach a holy mosque in East Jerusalem. Activists from various Jewish organisations have called for an “incursion into Al-Aqsa Mosque’s compound,” which would begin on Thursday morning and last until the … Read more
The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas warned Saturday of attacks on synagogues if Israeli forces carry out some other raid at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque in annexed east Jerusalem. “Whoever takes the decision to repeat this scene (of a deployment inside the mosque) will be taking the decision to destroy thousands of synagogues across the world,” … Read more
JERUSALEM: After a day of fighting between Palestinians and Israeli police at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque, one of the focal points for weeks of bloodshed, a security guard at an Israeli settlement in the West Bank was shot and killed late Friday. The army stated that the guard was attacked at the Ariel settlement’s entrances and … Read more
Jerusalem: Fresh battles between Palestinians and Israeli police at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque complex injured 42 people on Friday, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent, following weeks of bloodshed at the sensitive site. The violence occurred on the last Friday of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month. According to the Red Crescent, none of the injuries were … Read more
Following a string of incidents in Israel since late March, Israeli troops killed a Palestinian man in the West Bank flashpoint city of Jenin on Wednesday, in what the army dubbed its latest “counterterrorism” raid. The army said that during the operation at Jenin’s refugee camp, troops used “live ammunition” after being targeted with gunfire … Read more
Saudi Arabia restated its position on Palestine before the United Nations on Wednesday, calling for the end of Israeli occupation, the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital city, and the guaranteed right of return for refugees. Counselor Mohammed Al-Ateeq, charge d’affaires of Saudi Arabia’s permanent representation to the UN, delivered the … Read more
According to the Palestinian health ministry, a Palestinian died Tuesday after being shot in the head by Israeli soldiers operating at a refugee camp in Jericho, a city in the occupied West Bank. Ahmed Ibrahim Oweidat, 20, “succumbed to critical wounds sustained by live bullets to the head, at dawn today in Aqabat Jaber camp,” according … Read more
In separate calls with the Israeli prime minister and the Palestinian president on Saturday, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres reviewed the continuous escalation of tensions around Jerusalem’s sacred sites. In statements released after both calls, the UN said Guterres discussed “efforts to lower tensions, end provocations and unilateral steps, and restore calm”. More than 200 … Read more
The United Nations expressed grave worry over the escalating violence between Israel and Palestinians on Friday, as riots erupted once again at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. “We are gravely worried by the recent escalation of violence in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel,” said Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human … Read more
