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Escalation of violence in Syria claiming Palestine refugee lives

Gaza City - Arab Today

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) deplores the escalation of the armed conflict in Syria which in recent days has claimed the lives of two Palestine refugees in the northern city of Aleppo and continues gravely to endanger the safety of Palestine refugees in Khan Eshieh camp in southern rural Damascus.Read more

Egyptian intervention ends Israeli military escalation in Gaza

Gaza City - Arab Today

Egypt's intervention has returned the situation in the Gaza Strip to the way it was before the Israeli military escalation at the border started, Hamas political bureau member Moussa Abu Marzouk said. In a Facebook post, Abu Marzouk said the Egyptian side was contacted and its response was immediate and serious and has restored the matters to pre-escalation conditions. IsraelRead more

OIC urge international action against Israel's escalation in Golan

Jeddah - Arab Today

The Executive Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Tuesday strongly condemned the Israeli Government for holding its weekly session in the occupied Syrian Golan and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's provocative remarks. This came during today's expanded extraordinary meeting at the level of OIC permanent representatives. Deeming Israeli's latest escalation as a part of its attempts to seizeRead more

Palestine slams Israeli escalation against Aqsa Mosque

Ramallah - Arab Today

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Monday strongly denounced the Israeli escalation against the Aqsa Mosque. In a press statement, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said that the situation became extremely dangerous amid a total absence of Arab, Islamic and international reaction. The Israeli government pays no attention to all calls and demands for an end to the plans and procedures ofRead more

Arab League to discuss Israeli escalation in Syria's Golan on Thursday

Cairo - Arab Today

The Arab League Council will discuss on Thursday the Israeli escalation on the occupied Syrian Golan, said an official. In statements on Wednesday, Assistant Secretary-General for Palestine and the occupied Arab territories Ambassador Said Abu Ali stressed the importance of Thursday's Emergency meeting. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a cabinet meeting for the first time in the occupied GolanRead more

Israeli escalation in Palestine reflects Netanyahu's aggressive policy

Ramallah - Arab Today

The Israeli escalation in the Palestinian territories shows the aggressive policy of the Israeli government led by Benjamin Netanyahu, Spokesman for Palestinian Government Youssef al Mahmoud said on Thursday. The Israeli policy, represented in storming of Palestinian cities, towns, villages and refugee camps, aims to break down Palestinian people's resistance, he added. Also, it comes in response to the PalestinianRead more

Dozens dead in Nagorny Karabakh clashes

Yerevan - Arab Today

Fierce clashes left at least 30 Azerbaijani and Armenian soldiers dead on Saturday, prompting Russia and the West to call for an immediate ceasefire after a bloody escalation over the disputed Nagorny Karabakh region. Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian said 18 Armenian troops were killed and some 35 wounded in the "largest-scale hostilities" since a 1994 truce ended a war inRead more