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Israel closes West Bank, Gaza borders for Jewish New Year

Israeli authorities will implement a closure on the occupied West Bank and besieged Gaza Strip beginning Tuesday night for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year on Wednesday. Israeli police spokeswoman Luba al-Samri said that a general closure would be imposed on the occupied West Bank and Gaza’s crossings starting midnight Tuesday night, to reopen midnight Saturday night. She said that only “humanitarian, medical, and exceptionally urgent cases” would only be […]

20 September 2017

International News

Jerusalem for sale: Christians fight transfer of church land to settlers

Palestinian Christians have pledged to fight against the sale of church land in East Jerusalem to Israeli settlers amid a dispute that has roiled the Greek Orthodox church. Church members told MEE that protest action and, if necessary, occupation of the sites were the last options available to prevent the transfer of three properties in East Jerusalem’s Old City from going ahead, after a court ruled the sale was legal. […]

10 August 2017

International News

Israeli forces ban Palestinian citizens of Israel from entering Old City of Jerusalem

Israeli forces prevented dozens of Palestinian citizens of Israel from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday afternoon, claiming that they had been subjected to bans from “higher orders.” Sources told Ma’an that Israeli forces were deployed at the entrances to the Old City and Al-Aqsa ahead of the asr afternoon prayers, examining the IDs of people entering the Old City, and preventing Palestinians whose ID […]

9 August 2017

International News

Israel steals important Jerusalem property deeds from Al-Aqsa

During the closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque last month, Israeli occupation authorities stole important documents from Al-Aqsa Mosque relating to Jerusalem’s properties and endowments, Felesteen.ps revealed yesterday. Chairman of the Jerusalem International Centre Hassan Khater said that the Israeli occupation stole the documents from the “rooms, libraries, documentary archives” of Al-Aqsa Mosque when its forces were alone during the closure. “Through these documents, the Israeli occupation is putting its hand on […]

8 August 2017

International News

Israel bans Palestinian men after storming Al Aqsa

Israeli police braced for fresh violence Friday ahead of main weekly Muslim prayers at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque, barring men under 50 after clashes erupted as Palestinians ended a boycott of the mosque's Noble Sanctuary compound. Tensions at the compound, were high even after thousands of worshippers returned to the site, following a two-week boycott over new security measures that Israel eventually removed. Friday prayers typically draw thousands to al-Aqsa, and […]

28 July 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

Foreign visitors stand by Palestinians as tensions remain high over status of Al-Aqsa

Dozens of Muslim tourists joined prayers held at the entrance of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Thursday, in solidarity with Palestinian worshipers who have denounced newly installed Israeli security measures at the holy site following a deadly attack last week -- as Israeli police was reportedly considering further restrictions in the Old City ahead of Friday prayers. Three Palestinian citizens of Israel were shot dead while […]

20 July 2017

International News

Al-Aqsa closure ‘collective punishment’, says former Mufti

A senior Palestinian cleric has denounced Israel's closure of the Al-Aqsa Mosque following a rare gun attack, calling the measures "collective punishment" that affects thousands of worshippers. Sheikh Ikrima Sabri, the former grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestinian territories, said on Saturday that Israeli authorities have barred clerics from entering the mosque and banned prayers there for a second day after a shootout near the compound left five people dead. […]

15 July 2017

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