Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait

Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait

In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »

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Tag Archives: WEST BANK

Israeli soldiers and settler kill two Palestinians

Israeli soldiers and a settler shot dead two Palestinians who tried to stab Jews in separate incidents in annexed east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank on Saturday, the army and police said. In the first attack at just before

Zionist aggression slays pregnant woman, baby

An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed a pregnant Palestinian woman and her toddler, drawing a warning Sunday from Hamas, as unrest spun further toward a full-scale uprising. After days of unrest in the West Bank and Israel, Gaza has been

Six killed in Gaza as Israeli-Palestinian violence widens

Israeli troops shot dead six Palestinians in protests in Gaza on Friday and a knife-wielding Jewish man wounded four Arabs in southern Israel in a wave of violence that has fueled talk of a new uprising against Israeli occupation. The

White House condemns violence in West Bank, Jerusalem

The White House expressed deep concern on Wednesday about the escalating violence in the West Bank and Jerusalem and urged Israelis and Palestinians to restore calm after a spate of attacks. “The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms

Palestinian woman shot in Occupied Jerusalem stabbing attack

An 18-year-old Palestinian woman stabbed an Israeli near a contested shrine in Jerusalem on Wednesday and was then shot and wounded by the injured man, Israeli police said, the third knife attack in the city in less than a week.

U.N. calls for Israeli probe after deadly clashes

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Israel on Tuesday to conduct a full investigation of recent clashes in Occupied Jerusalem and the West Bank and criticized the demolition of Palestinian houses. Ban said a “prompt and transparent” probe of the recent

Abbas does not want ‘escalation’ with Israel

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday he did not want the current violence in East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank to escalate into a military confrontation with Israel. “We tell them (the Israelis) that we do not want

Palestinian teen killed by Israeli army fire near Bethlehem

A Palestinian teen has been killed by Israeli army fire near Bethlehem on Monday as clashes spiked in east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, Al Arabiya’s correspondent reported. Abdel Rahman Abdullah, 13, was shot at in the chest during

Tensions engulf Jerusalem as clashes intensify

Violence intensified in Occupied Jerusalem and the West Bank on Sunday after Israelis were targeted in two stabbing attacks and a Palestinian was killed in a clash with Israeli troops, officials said. A Palestinian man stabbed and wounded an Israeli

Abbas out of options, out of synch with angry Palestinians

Mahmoud Abbas

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to drop a “bombshell” in a speech to the United Nations this week – prompting speculation that he will sever ties with Israel over its settlement expansion and other hard-line policies. The warning reflects

World Bank: Israel-Palestine conflict ‘high risk’

The World Bank warned of the “high risk” of renewed Israel-Palestinian conflict if the political and economic status quo between the two sides persists, in a report released on Tuesday. “The persistence of this situation could potentially lead to political

Tight security in Jerusalem for Jewish, Muslim holidays

Israel said Monday thousands of police would be deployed in Jerusalem ahead of the Yom Kippur and Eid al-Adha holidays after three days of clashes rocked the Al-Aqsa mosque compound. Authorities also said 66 people had been arrested in Jerusalem

Zionists arrest 39 after Jewish provocation at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israeli police said Sunday they had arrested 39 Palestinians in the West Bank and east Jerusalem after days of protest and clashes over the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Palestinians were targeted on Friday by Israeli security forces in Jerusalem and

Palestinian officers disciplined after video of beating

The Palestinian security forces disciplined eight officers on Sunday after the clubbing of a teenage boy by security forces was caught on video. The security forces were preventing dozens of protesters from reaching an Israeli checkpoint near the West Bank

10 Palestinians wounded in Israeli clashes

Rubber bullets and live fire by Israeli soldiers wounded at least 10 Palestinians on Friday during clashes in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, security sources and witnesses said. The Israeli army confirmed the clashes, but denied its forces

Jimmy Carter to meet Abbas in West Bank visit

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter is to meet Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank on Saturday. Carter will then address a news conference in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, according to Agence France-Presse. The former president was scheduled to arrive

Israel says arrests West Bank Hamas cell planning attacks

Israel’s Shin Bet internal security service said Sunday it has arrested six members of a Hamas cell with explosive materials they planned to use in attacks inside Israel. The security forces had seized dozens of kilograms of sulphur and 25

Palestinians arrest dozens of Hamas members in West Bank

Palestinian security forces in the West Bank arrested dozens of members of the Islamist movement Hamas on Monday, sources on both sides said. The Palestinian Authority (PA), which has its headquarters in Ramallah, has regularly detained Hamas members, including MPs,

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