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Thousands protest against Netanyahu in Tel Aviv

Date: 2017-12-09 22:44:35 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:7132620

RAMALLAH, Dec 9 (MENA) - Tens of thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday for an anti-corruption demonstration aimed at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, The Times of Israel newspaper reported. Netanyahu’s close political ....

Israeli tanks fire shells on Gaza; no casualties

Date: 2017-12-09 20:04:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:7132494

GAZA CITY, Dec 9 (MENA) - Israeli occupation tanks stationed near the border of the Gaza Strip shelled houses in Beit Hanoun. Three shells were fired, according to witnesses, causing damage to the buildings. No casualties were reported. ....

Palestinians injured, detained In Jerusalem, Ramallah clashes

Date: 2017-12-09 19:20:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:7132417

RAMALLAH, Dec 9 (MENA) - Israeli forces on Saturday detained two Palestinians during ongoing clashes in the occupied Jerusalem. Also, settlers assaulted three Palestinian young men in the city. The wounded men were moved to hospital, where the ....

Israeli forces open fire at Palestinians, injure 11 in Gaza Strip

Date: 2017-12-09 17:57:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:7132314

GAZA CITY, Dec 9 (MENA) – As many as 11 Palestinians were injured when Israeli occupation forces opened fire at protesters in the Gaza Strip, local medical sources said on Saturday. The Palestinian lands have been witnessing mass protests after a ....

Israeli occupation forces repress marches denouncing US decision on Jerusalem

Date: 2017-12-09 15:47:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:7131948

RAMALLAH, Dec 9 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces repressed Saturday peaceful marches by Palestinians, denouncing US President Donald Trump's decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem and to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in the ....

Four Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli occupants on Bethlehem outskirts

Date: 2017-12-09 14:24:45 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:7132029

RAMALLAH, Dec 9 (MENA) - Four Palestinians suffocated from tear gas inhalation and injured by rubber bullets in confrontations that broke out on Saturday for the second day in a row in the northern outskirts of Bethlehem, according to WAFA ....

Palestinian woman shot by Israeli occupation forces in Gaza

Date: 2017-12-09 11:17:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:7131519

GAZA CITY, Dec 9 (MENA) - A Palestinian woman was shot and injured on Saturday by Israeli occupation forces in eastern Gaza Strip. Spokesman for the Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip, Ashraf al Qudra said that the woman was shot in her shoulder, ....

Palestine's Abbas will not meet with US VP--official

Date: 2017-12-09 10:07:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:7131431

RAMALLAH, Dec 9 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will not receive US Vice President Mike Pence, who is set to visit the Middle East in the second half of the month, Abbas's Adviser for Diplomatic Affairs Majdi al Khaldi said ....

2 Palestinians wounded in confrontations with Israeli troops in WB, Gaza

Date: 2017-12-09 09:03:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:7131351

RAMALLAH, Dec 9 (MENA) - A Palestinian student and a young woman were wounded by Israeli fire in the Gaza Strip and West Bank on Saturday. Some school students also suffered from gas inhalation as Israeli troops cracked down on their protests ....

Two Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza--Palestinian Health Ministry

Date: 2017-12-09 08:47:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7131311

GAZA CITY, Dec 9 (MENA) - Two Palestinian citizens were killed in a series of raids launched by Israeli military jets in the wee hours of Saturday on various targets in Gaza Strip. Spokesman for the Health Ministry, Ashraf al Qidra, said that ....