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HEBRON, Palestine (AA): Israeli authorities closed the Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil) to Muslim worshipers for one day for a Jewish holiday, a local Palestinian official said on Thursday. “The Israeli authorities told us the mosque would be closed from Thursday morning to Friday morning,” said Raed Maswadeh, director […]

17th Aug 2016

Palestine: Palestinian killed, dozens injured in W. Bank clashes

By Anees Bagouthi HEBRON, (AA): A Palestinian teenager was shot dead by Israeli forces during clashes that erupted in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. “Mohamed Abu Hashhash, 17, was killed after being struck in the chest by a bullet fired by an Israeli sniper during clashes that […]

26th Feb 2016

Palestine: 22 years later, Ibrahimi Mosque massacre not forgotten

By Anees Bargouthi HEBRON, (AA): Twenty-two years have passed since Israeli-American Baruch Goldstein opened fire inside al-Khalil Ibrahimi Mosque, killing 29 and injuring 125. The event later became known as the Ibrahimi Mosque massacre. The horrific events took place on the last Friday of Ramadan on Feb. 25, 1994. Seven hundred people gathered to […]

11th Feb 2016

Palestine: Israeli army kills Palestinian child near Hebron

By Anees Bargouti RAMALLAH, (AA): A Palestinian child was killed by Israeli gunfire during clashes that erupted in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said Wednesday. Eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency that Israeli troops had shot a Palestinian minor dead during clashes that broke out between Palestinian youths and Israeli forces near the […]

25th Jan 2016

Palestine: Israel to allow settlers takeover of Palestinian homes

By Kaamil Ahmed JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday gave his support to a group of Jewish settlers who were filmed forcefully taking over Palestinian homes in the city of Hebron (Al-Khalil) in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Though Israeli border police removed the settlers from the homes on Friday, Netanyahu […]

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