LAST UPDATE: 11.05 At least 31 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli police at the al-Aqsa Mosque complex in Jerusalem today, according to members of Palestinian rescue teams, in the latest outbreak of violence at a Muslim and Jewish holy site. According to the first aid services of the Palestinian Red Crescent, 14 Palestinians […]
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Rocket fire by Palestinians against Israel, Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip
Palestinian militants today fired rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory, launching a series of airstrikes against the Islamist-ruled enclave of Hamas. the tensions in the holy places in Jerusalem. Last Wednesday night, a rocket, the second this week, was fired from the Gaza Strip and landed in a field in the Israeli community […]
Tsavousoglu arrives in Israel on May 24 as part of an attempt to rekindle relations
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt ÇavuÅŸoλουlu announced on Wednesday that he would visit Israel on May 24th, as part of a continuing effort to rekindle relations between the two countries, four years after the mutual expulsion of their ambassadors. The Turkish and Israeli governments have been trying in recent weeks to restore the once-allied bilateral relationship, […]
Israel: Mandatory indoor mask use is abolished
Israel today informed its citizens that they can stop wearing COVID-19 masks indoors, in the second such revision since the measure was suspended and then re-enacted last year due to an increase in cases. The abolition of the mandatory use of the mask in closed, public spaces will take effect on Saturday and is subject […]
US to Israel – Palestine: End the cycle of violence
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken spoke separately on Tuesday with the Israeli Foreign Minister and the President of the State of Palestine to call on them to “end the cycle of violence”, following the escalation of the last weeks. In talks with Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Mr. Blinken […]
Israeli strikes on Gaza Strip after rocket fire by Palestinians
The Israeli armed forces carried out strikes in the Gaza Strip early today after a rocket was fired from the Palestinian enclave into Israeli territory, eyewitnesses said, as well as the ruling Hamas Islamist movement. The Israeli Air Force struck positions in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, eyewitnesses said, while the Hamas armed […]
Raisi: Iran will target Israel’s heart if it moves against its country
Iran’s armed forces will target the heart of Israel if it makes “the slightest move” against the Islamic Republic, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi warned today in a speech on the occasion of Armed Forces Day. “Zionist regime, you should know that (…) if you make the slightest move against our nation, our armed forces will […]
Israel: Riots in Mosque Square shake Naftali Bennett’s coalition government
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s coalition government is shocked by a new wave of violence in Jerusalem Square. Early in the morning, hundreds of Palestinian protesters began collecting stones in the square before the arrival of Jewish believers at the site, the holiest site of Judaism and the third shrine of Islam, according to Israeli […]
Erdogan condemns Israeli security intervention in Al-Aqsa Mosque
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan today told his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas that he condemned the Israeli security forces’ crackdown on Palestinian worshipers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, vowing to oppose any attempt to oust him. The Turkish president’s comments come as Turkey and Israel seek to normalize relations after years of tension, mainly over […]
Middle East: Clashes in Jerusalem Square – 10 injured
Clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police injured about 10 Palestinians this morning in and around Jerusalem Square, the third holiest site of Islam to be the scene of violent clashes on Friday. Early this morning, “hundreds” of Palestinian protesters began collecting “stones” in the square shortly before the arrival of Jews, who can visit […]
