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Israeli jets shell Qassam Brigades sites in Gaza

Date: 2017-12-13 08:31:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:7137944

GAZA CITY, Dec 13 (MENA) - Israeli jets launched air raids on Qassam Brigades sites in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday evening. Several Palestinians were injured in the raids. The shelling came in response to launching missiles on Israeli ....

Israeli Arabs protest Trump's Jerusalem declaration outside US embassy in Tel Aviv

Date: 2017-12-12 18:57:22 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:91 - ID:7137621

GAZA, Dec 12 (MENA) - Some 100 Israeli Arabs on Tuesday protested outside the US embassy in Tel Aviv against US President Donald Trump's declaration that Jerusalem is Israel's capital, Ynet News reported. The protesters waved Palestinian flags ....

Barghouthi moved to solitary confiement

Date: 2017-12-12 13:25:30 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:7136860

RAMALLAH, Dec 12 (MENA) - Israel's occupation forces have moved Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouthi to solitary confinement. The decision was adopted by Israeli authorities for preventing him from communicating with other Palestinian inmates ....

FM heads for Istanbul to attend Islamic summit

Date: 2017-12-12 13:07:49 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:7136946

CAIRO, Dec 12 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday left here for Istanbul leading the Egyptian delegation to an extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. The summit, set for Wednesday, will take up the ....

Israeli forces detain Palestinians from WB

Date: 2017-12-12 11:53:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:7136713

RAMALLAH, Dec 12 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces detained overnight 22 Palestinians from different parts of the West Bank. The Palestinian Prisoner Club, in a released statement, indicated that the figure takes the number of detained ....

Israel detains 15 Palestinians from Quds, West Bank

Date: 2017-12-12 10:38:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:7136354

RAMALLAH, Dec 12 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained on Monday and at dawn Tuesday 15 Palestinians from Quds and the governorates of the West Bank. The forces detained five Palestinians from different parts of the city. They also cordoned Mesrara ....

Four Palestinians killed, 1778 injured by Israeli forces after Trump's Jerusalem decision

Date: 2017-12-12 10:21:02 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7136320

RAMALLAH, Dec 12 (MENA) - Four Palestinians were killed and 1778 injured in the clashes that erupted with Israeli forces in various Palestinian governorates from Thursday to Monday evening. The clashes broke out following US President Donald ....

146 Palestinians wounded in clashes over Jerusalem

Date: 2017-12-11 21:55:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:92 - ID:7136044

RAMALLAH, Dec 11 (MENA) - As many as 146 Palestinians were wounded on Monday in clashes with Israeli occupation forces, which erupted in protest at US President Donald Trump’s decision recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. There were 77 ....

70 Palestinians wounded in clashes with Israeli forces over Jerusalem: Health authorities

Date: 2017-12-11 18:30:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:7135840

RAMALLAH, Dec 11 (MENA) – Palestinian health authorities said more than 70 people were wounded on Monday in clashes with Israeli forces during protests against US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The ....

4 Palestinians killed, 1,632 injured during protests - ministry

Date: 2017-12-11 11:43:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:7134889

RAMALLAH, Dec 11 (MENA) - The Palestinian Health Ministry said that four persons were killed, while 1,632 were wounded in various parts of Palestinian occupied territories during protests of the Palestinians which were suppressed by the Israeli ....