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Israeli troops arrest 2 Aqsa mosque guards

Ramallah - Arab Today

Israeli troops have arrested two guards while working inside the holy Al Aqsa Mosque. Salman Abu Mayala and Lo'ai Abul Saad were arrested and led to a police station after they stopped an element of the Israeli archaeological authority short of stealing a rock from the hall of the mosque, said Feras al Debs, the media coordinator of the IslamicRead more

Israeli Soldiers Assault Elderly Woman, Sons in Hebron

Hebron - Arab Today

Israeli troops assaulted an elderly woman and her son and grandson in Hebron’s old city. Palestinian security sources told WAFA news agency on Saturday that the soldiers broke into the residence of Fatima Natsheh, 70, in the old city and assaulted her and her son, Hasan, 35, and grandson, Falah, 23, with their gun butts causing them injuries that requiredRead more

Palestinian attempts car-ramming, shot dead

Kochav Yaakov - Arab Today

Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank shot dead a Palestinian who drove at a bus stop in an attempted car-ramming attack Wednesday, a military spokeswoman told AFP. Nobody on the Israeli side was injured in the incident near a Jewish settlement southeast of the Palestinian city of Ramallah. "A Palestinian rammed a vehicle into a bus stop at theRead more

Israeli troops open fire at Palestinian houses in Gaza

Gaza City - Arab Today

Israeli troops opened fire at Palestinian houses in the southern Gaza Strip Friday night. Israeli military vehicles also roamed al Qarara town in the northeast of Khan Younis, the Palestinian news agency (Wafa) reported. Source: MENARead more

Israeli troops ‘execute’ Palestinian at his home in front of mother

Jerusalem - Arab Today

A Palestinian man was shot by Israeli troops at point blank range on Tuesday in his home in the occupied West Bank, according to a Palestinian rights group, which termed it an “execution.” The Israeli army, however, said its troops shot dead the man who attacked them during an overnight operation to arrest suspected militants. A military statement said noRead more

Israeli forces nab 6 Palestinians in WB

Ramallah - Arab Today

Israeli troops arrested Sunday six Palestinians including a minor during raiding Hebron and Jenin in the West Bank. The Israeli forces nabbed three other Palestinians in a village in southwestern Jenin and attacked another young man who was rushed to Jenin hospital, WAFA News Agency quoted security sources as saying. Meanwhile, Israeli naval boats opened fire towards Palestinian fishing boatsRead more

Israeli troops raid illegal weapon warehouse in West Bank

Jerusalem - ArabToday

Israeli army seized on Monday a huge illegal weapon manufacturing warehouse in the West Bank city of Hebron, a military spokesperson said in a statement. The weapons were found in the basement of a residential building in central Hebron, a city that has been a focal point of much of the Palestinian unrest over the past year. In the raid,Read more

Palestinian youth killed by Israeli fire in Hebron

Gaza City - Arab Today

A Palestinian youth was wounded Sunday when Israeli troops opened fire at him at the entrance to Beit Amr town, northern Hebron. They claimed the youth had run over a person, according to WAFA news agency. The troops opened fire at Khaled Ahmed Khalil, 23, wounding him in his leg, Palestinian sources said. He was left to bleed till death,Read more

Israeli forces nab 2 young men from Hebron, eastern Ramallah

Ramallah - Arab Today

The Israeli troops arrested a Palestinian from Hebron, southern West Bank. The Israeli forces detained also a young man near the Ibrahimi Mosque, WAFA News Agency quoted security and local sources as saying on Saturday. Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers manning a checkpoint near the town of Silwad, east of Ramallah, shot and injured early Saturday a Palestinian claiming he attempted toRead more

6 Palestinians arrested by Israeli forces in W. Bank

Ramallah - Arab Today

Israeli occupation forces arrested six Palestinians in the West Bank, the Palestinian news agency (WAFA) reported Thursday. The Palestinian Prisoners Club said that the Palestinians were arrested in Al Quds, Nablus and Bethlehem cities. Meanwhile, dozens of Israeli settlers stormed Solomon's Pools under the protection of Israeli troops. The pools are three ancient reservoirs located in the south-central West Bank,Read more