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By Anees Barghouti JERUSALEM (AA): A Palestinian man was shot dead Wednesday after allegedly stabbing an Israeli police officer in occupied East Jerusalem, according to the Israeli police. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said one police officer was slightly injured in the alleged knife attack near Jerusalem’s Old City. “Police responded at the scene and […]

26th Nov 2016

Palestine: Palestinian child shot dead in Jerusalem ‘stabbing attempt’

By Anees Barghouti JERUSALEM (AA): A Palestinian child was shot dead on Friday after he allegedly tried to stab Israeli soldiers in occupied East Jerusalem, Israeli police said in statement. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said a Palestinian man allegedly armed with knife tried to stab Israeli soldiers at the Shufat checkpoint in Jerusalem. “The […]

2nd Nov 2016

Palestine: Israel razes Muslim graves in East Jerusalem cemetery

By Anees Barghouthi JERUSALEM (AA): Israeli authorities on Tuesday demolished several graves in occupied East Jerusalem’s historical Bab al-Rahmeh cemetery east of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, according to a Palestinian official. “Personnel from the so-called ‘Israeli Nature Authority’ — backed by large numbers of Israeli forces — stormed the historical Bab al-Rahmeh cemetery and knocked […]

26th Oct 2016

Palestine: 1,640 Jewish settlers entered Aqsa Mosque compound

By Anees Barghouti JERUSALEM (AA): Over 1,600 Jewish settlers forced their way into East Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound last week to mark the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, a Palestinian official said Tuesday. Firas al-Dibs, a spokesman for the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf (a Jordan-run organization responsible for overseeing the city’s Islamic sites), told Anadolu […]

10th Oct 2016

Palestine: 2 Israelis, Palestinian shooter killed in attack

By Kaamil Ahmed JERUSLAEM (AA) – Two Israelis died after they were shot at a tram station in occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday, officials said. At least six others were wounded, the Magen David Adom emergency service said. The Palestinian attacker was killed by police after opening fire on a crowd, local media, which […]

17th Sep 2016

Palestine: Palestinian, Jordanian shot dead by Israeli troops

By Anees Bargouthi JERUSALEM (AA): Two men – a Palestinian and a Jordanian – were shot dead by Israeli forces on Friday during two separate alleged attacks in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. According to the Israeli military, two Palestinians — a man and a woman — were shot and injured by […]

5th Sep 2016

Palestine: Palestinian killed, 3 injured in West Bank

By Kaamil Ahmed JERUSALEM (AA): A Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli forces on Monday after an alleged attack on soldiers in East Jerusalem while three were injured during raids around the West Bank city of Nablus. The official Palestinian news agency WAFA said Mustafa Nimir, 24, was shot dead and a passenger […]

26th May 2016

Palestine: Israeli army arrests 26 Palestinians in overnight raids

By Anees Bargouthi RAMALLAH, (AA): The Israeli army detained 26 Palestinians in overnight raids in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, a Palestinian NGO said on Wednesday. “Israeli army forces detained 11 Palestinians after raiding their homes near Salfit city in the northern West Bank,” Qadora Faris, head of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, told Anadolu […]

10th May 2016

Palestine: Jewish settlers seize E Jerusalem building

By Anees Bargouthi JERUSALEM (AA): Dozens of Jewish settlers on Monday took over a building in the Al-Sadia neighborhood of Jerusalem’s Old City, eyewitnesses said. “About 45 Jewish settlers, backed by Israeli police and army troops, stormed the building early Monday and began performing Talmudic rituals,” Fakhri Abu Diab, a local Palestinian activist, told Anadolu […]

29th Apr 2016

Palestine: Jewish settlers storm Al-Aqsa compound

By Alaa Rimawi JERUSALEM (AA) – Scores of Jewish settlers on Thursday forced their way into East Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound where they performed Talmudic rituals, a Palestinian official said. “The situation is very dangerous at Al-Aqsa Mosque amid repeated attempts by settlers to storm it,” Al-Aqsa Mosque Director Sheikh Omar al-Qiswani told […]

9th Mar 2016

Palestine: Israeli forces kill Palestinian woman in East Jerusalem

By Anees Bargouthi JERUSALEM (AA) – A Palestinian woman was shot and killed by Israeli forces on Tuesday after an alleged stabbing attack in occupied East Jerusalem. Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said a Palestinian woman was killed after she attempted to stab police officers in the old city of Jerusalem. According to Israeli […]

4th Feb 2016

Palestine: Israeli forces kill 3 Palestinians in E Jerusalem

By Anees Bargouti JERUSALEM (AA) – Three Palestinians were killed by Israeli troops in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday following an attack that left one female Israeli soldier dead, according to Israeli police and eyewitnesses. In a statement, Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said three Palestinians brandishing knives, guns and explosives had been killed […]

11th Dec 2015

Palestine: Israel takes down banners with Quranic verses in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (AA) – Crews from Israel’s Jerusalem Municipality removed banners with Quranic verses in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday. “People from Jerusalem’s municipality, guarded by Israeli troops, raided my shop at Al-Musrara near Al-Amoud Gate in occupied East Jerusalem and removed the banners,” Mustafa Abu Zahra, a Palestinian store owner, told Anadolu Agency. Abu Zahra added […]

30th Nov 2015

Palestine: Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian teen in Jerusalem

IMEMC News : Israeli soldiers fatally shot, on Sunday at night, a Palestinian teen in Ein al-Louza neighborhood, in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem. Medical sources said the slain Palestinian has been identified as Ayman Sameeh al-Abbassi, 17 years of age, and that he was shot with a live round […]

13th Oct 2015

Palestine: 3 killed, 21 injured in Jerusalem attacks

JERUSALEM (AA): Simultaneous attacks in Jerusalem have left three people dead and more than 20 injured Tuesday, including Israelis and two Palestinian suspects, medics said. A two-man knife and gun attack on an Israeli bus in East Jerusalem killed one Israeli and left 16 injured, said Yonatan Yagodovsky, spokesperson for Israeli paramedic service Magen David […]

9th Oct 2015

Palestine: Israel allow only men above 50 to pray in Al Aqsa Mosque

IMEMC News & Agencies: After Palestinian activists and political factions called for a day of protest against Israeli violations, the Israeli government decided to close Jerusalem, and only allow Palestinian men who are above 50 to pray on Friday at the Al Aqsa mosque. The recent wave of clashes erupted over a week ago, as […]

8th Oct 2015

Palestine: Palestinian girl shot by Jewish settler in E Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (AA): A Palestinian girl, 18, was shot by a Jewish settler on Wednesday near Council Gate (Bab al-Majles), entrance to Jerusalem’s Old City after she allegedly tried to stab him, according to Israeli media reports. The girl, from Sur Baher in Jerusalem, was seriously wounded in the incident while the Jewish settler sustained moderate injuries, […]

1st Oct 2015

Palestine: For 3rd day in row, Jewish settlers enter Al-Aqsa compound

JERUSALEM (AA): Scores of Jewish extremists backed by Israeli security forces stormed occupied East Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Wednesday for the third day in a row, according to eyewitnesses. Witnesses told Anadolu Agency that 170 Jewish settlers forced their way into the mosque compound through the Al-Magharbeh and Al-Silsila gates under the protection […]

29th Sep 2015

Palestine: Israeli soldiers invade Al-Aqsa Mosque, Palestinians injured

IMEMC & Agencies: Dozens of Israeli soldiers, police officers and undercover forces, invaded on Monday morning, the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, fired gas bombs and concussion grenades causing many injuries, before forcibly removing the worshipers, and surrounded dozens in the Al-Qibli Mosque Eyewitnesses said around 150 soldiers and officers invaded the holy site, […]

23rd Sep 2015

Palestine: Palestinian woman shot by Israeli troops dies

JERUSALEM (AA): A Palestinian woman succumbed to her injuries after being shot by Israeli troops earlier Tuesday, the Palestinian Ma’an news agency has reported. The Palestinian National Unity Government has demanded the United Nations to form an international investigation committee to look into the circumstances that led to the murder of Hadeel Hashlamoun, reports IMEMC […]

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