Muslims clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 16:12:30 +0000

Muslims clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site

Muslim worshippers and Israeli police clashed Sunday at a major Jerusalem holy site during prayers marking the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha. Palestinian medics said at least 14 people were wounded, one seriously, in the skirmishes with police at the site, which Muslims refer to as the Al-Aqsa mosque compound and Jews refer to as the Temple Mount.

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Rocket fired toward Israel after Gaza crossings open

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 16:48:06 +0000

Israeli soldiers at Israel-Gaza border

A rocket was launched from the Gaza Strip toward Israel on Sunday, the Israeli army said, just hours after Israel reopened its two main crossings with the territory in a sign that cease-fire talks were progressing between Israel and Hamas.

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Palestinian protest icon Ahed Tamimi goes from jail cell to VIP suite

Ahed Tamimi

When Israel locked up Ahed Tamimi for slapping a soldier last year, it hoped to finally silence the teenage Palestinian activist. Instead, it created an international celebrity. Less than three months after walking out of prison, Tamimi is on a victory tour, crisscrossing Europe and the Middle East as a superstar of the campaign against Israeli occupation.

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Israeli leader delays demolition plan for West Bank hamlet

Israeli leader delays demolition plan for West Bank hamlet

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he has decided to postpone the planned demolition of a West Bank hamlet to allow time for a negotiated solution with its residents, in a move that appeared aimed at staving off the fierce international condemnation such a demolition would likely entail.

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Hamas accepts cease-fire after massive Israeli Gaza strikes

Palestinian protesters

Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers said Saturday they had accepted a cease-fire ending a massive Israeli onslaught on militant positions after a soldier was shot dead, once again pulling the sides back from the brink of a full-fledged war.

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