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Al-Aqsa re-opening marred by Zionist settlers

Dozens of Zionist settlers on Sunday forced their way into Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque complex, shortly after the site was reopened, according to the mosque director. "Around 105 Jewish settlers have entered the compound since early morning under protection of Israeli police," Omar Kiswani, director of Al-Aqsa Mosque, told Anadolu Agency. He said the move "came to upset the worshippers" after the mosque was reopened for prayers. The flashpoint site […]

31 May 2020

International News

Israeli police name Netanyahu associates in corruption inquiry

Israeli police have named the two close associates of Benjamin Netanyahu who have been arrested for their suspected role in a wide-ranging corruption investigation that has added to the suspicions around the long-time Israeli leader, already accused of bribery in two separate cases. With an initial gag order lifted, police identified the pair as Nir Hefetz, a former Netanyahu spokesman, and Shlomo Filber, the former director of the communications ministry. […]

20 February 2018

International News

Israeli forces detain 21 Palestinians over the course of Rosh Hashanah

Israeli forces detained at least 14 Palestinians in predawn military raids across the occupied West Bank on Sunday, in addition to 21 other Palestinians who were detained over the course of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, and the weekend, an Israeli army spokesperson said. The spokesperson did not provide additional details on the locations of the detention raids. Severe restrictions on movement for Palestinians are typically implemented by Israeli […]

25 September 2017

International News

Al-Aqsa: Israel bars young Muslim men before protests

Israeli police said on Friday that Muslim men under the age of 50 will not be allowed at al-Aqsa compound, in an announcement made hours ahead of expected mass protests. Palestinians planned fresh demonstrations over new security measures at the holy site in occupied East Jerusalem, a week after a deadly shoot-out at the compound that triggered tensions. "Entry to the Old City and Temple Mount will be limited to […]

21 July 2017

International News

Video of Al-Aqsa attack made public as Adalah calls for release of Palestinians’ bodies

Israeli police released security camera footage on Thursday purportedly showing how three Palestinian citizens of Israel managed to enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound with weapons, which they then used to carry out a deadly shooting attack on Friday , in which the three assailants and two Israeli police officers were killed. The footage was made public as the Israeli Supreme Court agreed to hold a hearing over whether to return […]

21 July 2017

International News

Israeli police assault, detain Al-Aqsa guards as hundreds of Israelis take to holy site

Three Palestinian security guards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem were assaulted and detained by Israeli police on Wednesday, as hundreds of right-wing Israelis and settlers took to the holy site in celebration of “Jerusalem Day.” Jerusalem Day is celebrated by the ultra-right religious Zionist community to commemorate the 1967 Israeli annexation of occupied East Jerusalem, the same day Palestinians remember the “Naksa,” […]

25 May 2017

International News

Israeli police show children how to ‘take over a terrorist’ during event in Israel

During a police and rescue services community relations event held on Monday for hundreds of Israeli fifth-graders in the coastal Israeli city of Ramat HaSharon, Israeli police attempted to recreate what rights groups have termed “extrajudicial executions” of Palestinians allegedly or actually attempting to carry out attacks on Israelis, in order to teach the children how to “take over a terrorist.” A video released of the incident shows four Israeli […]

10 May 2017

International News

Palestinian killed by Israeli police in East Jerusalem

A Palestinian was killed by Israeli police on Monday morning in Occupied East Jerusalem after wounding two border guards with a knife, police said. The attacker, who was a resident of Occupied East Jerusalem, entered a border guard post and wounded the two before being shot dead, according to the police. One of the guards was seriously injured, the other sustained light injuries, police added. Israel annexed Arab East Jerusalem […]

13 March 2017

Israeli police

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