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West Bank tensions are escalating, following a deadly Israeli settler attack.

By Kouthar Sambo In retaliatory attacks, settlers supported by the Israeli army destroy scores of homes and cars in the occupied West Bank, killing one Palestinian in the process. Palestinian officials claim that Israeli settlers have carried out at least 300 attacks in Palestinian communities in the Nablus area of the occupied West Bank in what has been dubbed a "pogrom," which included shootings and arson. Samih al-Aqtash, a 37-year-old […]

today28 February 2023

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 […]

today28 July 2017

International News

Tens of Palestinians injured as Israeli forces raid Al-Aqsa hour after reopening

Just one hour after thousands of Palestinian worshipers entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem for the first time in nearly two weeks, clashes erupted inside the holy site, as Israeli forces fired tar gas and rubber-coated steel bullets at worshipers. The Palestinian Red Crescent released a statement saying that its crews had provided at least 37 worshipers with medical care. According to the group, some worshipers were […]

today27 July 2017

International News

Israeli police open fire on Palestinians protesting Al Aqsa security

At least two Palestinians have been killed, according to local media, and hundreds more injured amid mass protests over new Israeli security measures at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound. In the first incident, an Israeli settler killed an 18-year-old Palestinian man in the Ras al-Amud neighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The death was confirmed by Israeli security and the Red Crescent. A second Palestinian […]

today21 July 2017

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