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Contrary to its commitment at Sharm El-Sheikh summit, Israeli government publishes tenders for 1,029 housing units in West Bank, East Jerusalem – Peace Now

Contrary to its commitment at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit, the Israeli government is publishing tenders for 940 new housing units in the settlements of Efrat and Beitar Illit, and 89 in East Jerusalem, revealed the settlement watch group Peace Now in a…

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Thousands perform first Ramadan Friday prayer at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque despite Israeli restrictions

An estimated 100,000 Palestinians held the first Friday of Ramadan prayer at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam, amidst tight Israeli restrictions, particularly at checkpoints leading to the occupied city, The Islamic Waqf sai…

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Israeli police storm al-Aqsa mosque, remove banners calling on Muslims to intensify presence at the Mosque during Ramadan

Israeli police today broke into the courtyards of al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem and removed signboards hung by worshippers throughout the compound following the first Ramadan Friday prayer.Local sources said that Israeli forces stormed al-Aqsa compound …

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Suffocation cases reported in Nablus-area confrontations

A number of Palestinians suffocated today after inhaling tear gas fired at them by Israeli forces during confrontations that erupted in the village of Beit Dajan to the east of Nablus, and the town of Beita to the south, according to Ahmad Jibril, the…

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Five Palestinians and a foreign activist shot, injured as Israeli forces suppress Kufr Qaddoum weekly march

At least five Palestinians and a foreign activist were shot and injured today by rubber-coated metal bullets as Israeli forces violently quelled a peaceful anti-settlement demonstration in the village of Kufr Qaddoum, east of Qalqilia, in the occupied…