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Two Palestinians killed in Israeli shelling on southern Gaza Strip

Date: 2018-02-18 05:55:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:1 - ID:7251363

GAZA CITY, Feb 18 (MENA) - Two Palestinians were killed early Sunday in the Israeli shelling on eastern Rafah city in southern Gaza Strip, Spokesman for the Palestinian Health Ministry in the enclave Ashraf al Qedra said. The bodies of the two ....

Explosive device blast hits Israeli troops near Gaza border

Date: 2018-02-17 16:43:20 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:7250884

GAZA CITY, Feb 17 (MENA) - An improvised explosive device was detonated against Israeli troops operating near the Gaza Strip border fence Saturday afternoon, the Israeli army said. In response, Israeli tanks targeted an Islamic Jihad observation ....

Monitoring group urges probe into Turkish crimes in Syria's Afrin

Date: 2018-02-17 13:54:07 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:7250626

LONDON, Feb 17 (MENA) - A monitoring group on Saturday called for forming an international investigations committee to probe crimes committed by Turkish troops in Syria's Afrin. Speaking to Al Arabiya TV channel, Chairman of the Syrian ....

Jewish settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2018-02-17 10:17:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:7249923

RAMALLAH, Feb 17 (MENA) - Jewish settlers stormed on Saturday Al Aqsa Mosque under the protection of the Israeli police. They entered from Al Magharba Gate and provocatively toured Islam's third holiest site. The Israeli occupation forces ....

Palestinians observe general strike in northern Hebron over killing of teenager

Date: 2018-02-17 10:07:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:7250043

RAMALLAH, Feb 17 (MENA) - A general strike was observed on Saturday in Halhul town in the north of Hebron, southern the West Bank, in tribute to the Palestinian 19-year-old Hamza Youssef Zamara who had been shot dead by Israeli occupation troops, 10 ....

4.1-magnitude quake jolts western Iran

Date: 2018-02-17 08:50:35 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:7249880

TEHRAN, Feb 17 (MENA) - An earthquake measuring 4.1 on Richter scale shook border areas of Sumar in Qasr-e Shirin, Kermanshah province on Friday night. The Seismological Center affiliated to the Institute of Geophysics of Tehran University said ....

Large protests call on Netanyahu to stand down

Date: 2018-02-16 21:20:15 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:7249648

GAZA CITY, Feb 16 (MENA) – Thousands of Israelis congregated midday Friday to call on Prime Minister Netanyahu’s resignation, days after the police recommended he be indicted for bribery and breach of trust, The Jerusalem Post reported. Meeting ....

EU urges Turkey to show restraint in Syria military offensive

Date: 2018-02-16 19:02:56 GMT - Bulgaria - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:7249542

SOFIA, Feb 16 (MENA) - The EU on Friday urged Turkey to show restraint in its military operation against Kurdish militia in northern Syria, telling Ankara its efforts should focus on terrorist Daesh group, Russia Today reported. The EU’s ....

11 Palestinians wounded in clashes with Israeli forces in West Bank

Date: 2018-02-16 18:08:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:7249400

RAMALLAH, Feb 16 (MENA) - Eleven Palestinians were injured Friday in clashes with Israeli occupation forces during peaceful protests in different parts of the occupied West Bank. The Israeli troops fired live and rubber-coated metal rounds, as ....

Two children injured in suspicious object blast in Gaza

Date: 2018-02-16 17:53:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:7249343

GAZA CITY, Feb 16 (MENA) - Two Palestinian children were wounded when a suspicious object went off at Jabalia camp in northern Gaza Strip, medical sources said on Friday. The object was believed to be a remnant of the Israeli occupation in the ....