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Israel police attack Muslim worshippers at Al Aqsa mosque

Date: 2014-08-04 08:42:02 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:857115

A large force of Israeli police stormed the courtyards of Al Aqsa Mosque on Monday through Al Magharba gate and fired stun grenades and rubber-coated bullets at worshipers inside, wounding a number of them. Witnesses said police attacked the ....

Tensed calm in Lebanon's Arsal

Date: 2014-08-04 08:24:32 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:857085

A tensed calm prevailed over the Lebanese border town of Arsal near Syria amid reports of a humanitarian truce as part of an initiative to free soldiers in exchange for a militant withdrawal, local reports told MENA. Eight Lebanese soldiers were ....

7 Palestinians from one family killed in Israeli air strike on Gaza

Date: 2014-08-04 08:20:50 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:857077

Seven Palestinians from one family were killed on Sunday in a new Israeli massacre in the Gaza Strip. Spokesman for the Health Ministry in Gaza Ashraf al-Qudra said the seven martyrs were rushed to Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya along with ....

Khaled Meshaal supports temporary cease-fire for humanitarian purposes

Date: 2014-08-04 08:07:01 GMT - Qatar - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:857028

Khaled Meshaal, head of Hamas political office, said he would support a temporary cease-fire for humanitarian purposes. In an interview with the CNN channel, Meshaal said he would only support a long-term cease-fire if Israel changes its policy ....

Arab league, China call for Gaza ceasefire

Date: 2014-08-04 08:04:37 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:857047

Arab League Secretary-General Nabil el-Arabi and China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi called for reaching a ceasefire agreement after the escalation of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and murder of hundreds of Palestinian ....

Gaza conflict should not be excuse for anti-Semitism: UN chief

Date: 2014-08-04 07:06:59 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:856936

The conflict in Gaza should not be an excuse for anti-Semitic slurs and attacks, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said late Sunday. Ban "deplores the recent upsurge in anti-Semitic attacks, particularly in Europe, in connection with ....

Israel announces 7-hour truce in Gaza

Date: 2014-08-04 06:45:14 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:856897

Israel's army said it will hold fire in Gaza Strip for seven hours on Monday to facilitate the entry of humanitarian assistance into the enclave and to allow displaced Palestinians to return to their homes, Radio Israel reported. The truce will ....

More Egyptian aid moved into Gaza Strip

Date: 2014-08-03 20:40:41 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:856708

More Egyptian aid were transported into the Gaza Strip via Rafah border terminal on Sunday. The aid convoys were composed of 130 tons of medications, medical supplies and food, a source said. Egypt's Red Crescent in coordination with the ....

Gaza death toll hits 1,830

Date: 2014-08-03 20:39:17 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:856706

At least 1,830 Palestinians have been killed and 9,370 injured since Israel started its current aggression against Gaza on July 7, the Palestinian health ministry said. The Israeli shelling of Rafah city left 71 dead and 150 wounded, spokesman ....

Dozens killed, injured in Israeli shelling of Gaza ditricts, UNRWA school

Date: 2014-08-03 09:29:47 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:855580

Israeli occupation army continued on Sunday shelling Palestinians' houses in a number of neighborhoods in the Gaza Strip in which 34 Palestinians were killed while dozens were injured. The shelling also targeted a school affiliated to the UNRWA ....