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Israel will act to prevent the arming of Hezbollah - official

Date: 2017-11-02 09:29:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7070686

RAMALLAH, Nov 2 (MENA) - Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz spoke Thursday with Army Radio about the events last night in Syria and Israel’s strike on the terror tunnel network near Gaza. “I am not addressing the reports,” he said. “Israel has ....

Israel issues 24 administrative detention orders against Palestinian prisoners

Date: 2017-11-02 08:58:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:7070550

RAMALLAH, Nov 2 (MENA) – Israeli authorities issued 24 administrative detention orders against Palestinian prisoners from October 25 to 31. In a statement on Thursday, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said the detention period varies from three to ....

Indian air force arrives for first-ever joint exercise with Israel

Date: 2017-11-01 18:10:38 GMT - India - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:7070071

NEW DELHI, Nov 1 (MENA) - A delegation of the Indian Air Force landed in Israel on Wednesday to participate in the biennial Blue Flag exercise, which will take place from November 2 to 16 at the Ovda Airbase in southern Israel, Haaretz ....

Shaath praises Sisi's role in achieving Palestinian reconciliation

Date: 2017-11-01 11:34:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7069022

GAZA CITY, Nov 1 (MENA) - Palestinian Presidential Adviser for Foreign Relations Nabil Shaath praised the role played by Egypt and President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in achieving the Palestinian reconciliation and handing over Gaza Strip crossings to ....

Iran says supreme leader limiting ballistic missile range

Date: 2017-10-31 22:45:34 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:94 - ID:7068292

TEHRAN, Oct 31 (MENA) – The head of the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said Tuesday Iran's supreme leader has restricted the range of ballistic missiles manufactured in the country to 2,000 kilometers (1,240 miles), the ABC News ....

Palestinian National Council deplores Israeli crimes in Gaza Strip

Date: 2017-10-31 15:58:45 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:7067748

AMMAN, Oct 31 (MENA) - The Palestinian National Council condemned the Israeli crime of killing nine Palestinians and wounding 14 others in the Gaza Strip. The blood of the Palestinian victims will haunt the Israeli war criminals in international ....

Israeli forces storm towns, set up barriers in Hebron

Date: 2017-10-31 10:26:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:7066909

RAMALLAH, Oct 31 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday stormed Azna and Beir Amer towns and set up military barriers on the entrance of Hebron governorate. In statements on Tuesday, Palestinian activist Mohammad Awad said a large force of ....

Israeli occupation arrest 17 Palestinians from al Quds, West Bank

Date: 2017-10-31 08:56:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7066847

RAMALLAH, Oct 31 (MENA) - Israeli forces Tuesday detained at least 17 Palestinians mostly in multiple overnight raids across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, said WAFA correspondent and security sources. An undercover Israeli army unit Monday ....

7 killed, 11 injured as Israel bombs Gaza border tunnel

Date: 2017-10-30 19:18:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:7066521

GAZA CITY, Oct 30 (MENA) - The death toll from an Israeli bombardment of a Gaza Strip border tunnel has risen to seven, the health ministry of the Palestinian enclave said on Monday. The attack left 11 other injured, the ministry's spokesman Ashraf ....

Iraqi Kurds’ independence dreams dashed as president steps down

Date: 2017-10-30 12:44:43 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:7065294

WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (MENA) - Masoud Barzani's stepping down as president of Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region reversed years of political and military gains made by the Kurds and dashed their dreams of statehood, Wall street Journal reported ....