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Video: Iranian Missile Hits Jerusalem, Lands Metres From Al-Aqsa Mosque On Eid al-Fitr
Israel said that an Iranian missile had struck Jerusalem during Eid celebrations, just metres away from some of the holiest sites in the world.
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Israel To Deploy Thousands Of Police In Jerusalem For Friday Prayers
Israel's police force said it will deploy thousands of officers across Jerusalem's Old City for Ramadan's first Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque, with tensions high amid the Gaza war.
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Explained: Why Al-Aqsa Remains A Sensitive Site In Palestine-Israel Conflict
The Al-Aqsa mosque is situated on a hill known to Jews as Har ha-Bayit, or Temple Mount, and to Muslims internationally as al-Haram al-Sharif, or The Noble Sanctuary.
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3 Rockets Fired By Syria After Israel Mobilizes Forces
Rockets were fired from Syria late Saturday after Israel began calling up police and army reservists following attacks that killed three people, including an Italian tourist, and earlier rocket fire from Lebanon.
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US Warns Israel Against Change In Status Of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque
Any change in the status quo of Jerusalem's holy sites is "unacceptable," the White House said Tuesday, after a visit by a far-right Israeli minister to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, holy to both Jews and Muslims.
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Israel Far-Right Minister Visits Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound
Israel's extreme-right firebrand Itamar Ben-Gvir visited Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound Tuesday for the first time since becoming a minister, his spokesman said, enraging Palestinians who see the move as a provocation.
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US Says "Deeply Concerned" Over Violence At Jerusalem Mosque
The United States said Friday it was "deeply concerned" after more than 150 people were wounded in clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli police in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
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Israel Says Jerusalem Mosque Metal Detectors To Stay, May Be Reduced
Israel will not remove metal detectors whose installation outside a major Jerusalem mosque has triggered the bloodiest confrontations with the Palestinians in years, but could eventually reduce their use, Israeli officials said today.
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Security Tight As Israelis Mark 1967 Capture Of East Jerusalem
Israeli police deployed in large numbers in Jerusalem on Sunday ahead of an annual march marking the country's 1967 seizure of the Palestinian-dominated eastern half of the city.
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Palestinian Teen Shot Dead After She Stabs Man in Jerusalem: Police
A 16-year-old Palestinian was shot dead by police today after she used scissors to stab and slightly wound a man on a busy street in downtown Jerusalem, Israeli authorities said, as an eight-week-old wave of violence showed no signs of abating.
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Iran Guard Simulates Capture of Al Aqsa Mosque
Iranian media are reporting that thousands of paramilitary forces from the country's powerful Revolutionary Guard have held a war game simulating the capture of Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque from Israeli control.
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Israel Denies Entry to Equipment to be Gifted by India to Palestine University
A controversy erupted today with Israel unlikely to permit entry of four communication systems to a university in Palestine as part of IT equipment to be gifted by President Pranab Mukherjee to the educational institution.
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Israel Arrests 4 Suspects in Fatal Stone-Throwing
Israeli police have arrested four Palestinian teenagers on suspicion of the stoning of a Jewish man's car this month that caused a fatal crash and helped trigger new measures targeting stone-throwers.
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Clashes Rock Jerusalem Mosque Compound on Muslim Holiday
Clashes broke out between masked Palestinians and Israeli security forces at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Sunday, the last day of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, police said.
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Israeli Aircraft Strike Gaza After Rocket Fire
Israel carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip today after Palestinian militants there fired rockets into southern Israel.
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Video: Iranian Missile Hits Jerusalem, Lands Metres From Al-Aqsa Mosque On Eid al-Fitr
Israel said that an Iranian missile had struck Jerusalem during Eid celebrations, just metres away from some of the holiest sites in the world.
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Israel To Deploy Thousands Of Police In Jerusalem For Friday Prayers
Israel's police force said it will deploy thousands of officers across Jerusalem's Old City for Ramadan's first Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque, with tensions high amid the Gaza war.
-
Explained: Why Al-Aqsa Remains A Sensitive Site In Palestine-Israel Conflict
The Al-Aqsa mosque is situated on a hill known to Jews as Har ha-Bayit, or Temple Mount, and to Muslims internationally as al-Haram al-Sharif, or The Noble Sanctuary.
-
3 Rockets Fired By Syria After Israel Mobilizes Forces
Rockets were fired from Syria late Saturday after Israel began calling up police and army reservists following attacks that killed three people, including an Italian tourist, and earlier rocket fire from Lebanon.
-
US Warns Israel Against Change In Status Of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque
Any change in the status quo of Jerusalem's holy sites is "unacceptable," the White House said Tuesday, after a visit by a far-right Israeli minister to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, holy to both Jews and Muslims.
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Israel Far-Right Minister Visits Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound
Israel's extreme-right firebrand Itamar Ben-Gvir visited Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound Tuesday for the first time since becoming a minister, his spokesman said, enraging Palestinians who see the move as a provocation.
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US Says "Deeply Concerned" Over Violence At Jerusalem Mosque
The United States said Friday it was "deeply concerned" after more than 150 people were wounded in clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli police in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
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Israel Says Jerusalem Mosque Metal Detectors To Stay, May Be Reduced
Israel will not remove metal detectors whose installation outside a major Jerusalem mosque has triggered the bloodiest confrontations with the Palestinians in years, but could eventually reduce their use, Israeli officials said today.
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Security Tight As Israelis Mark 1967 Capture Of East Jerusalem
Israeli police deployed in large numbers in Jerusalem on Sunday ahead of an annual march marking the country's 1967 seizure of the Palestinian-dominated eastern half of the city.
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Palestinian Teen Shot Dead After She Stabs Man in Jerusalem: Police
A 16-year-old Palestinian was shot dead by police today after she used scissors to stab and slightly wound a man on a busy street in downtown Jerusalem, Israeli authorities said, as an eight-week-old wave of violence showed no signs of abating.
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Iran Guard Simulates Capture of Al Aqsa Mosque
Iranian media are reporting that thousands of paramilitary forces from the country's powerful Revolutionary Guard have held a war game simulating the capture of Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque from Israeli control.
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Israel Denies Entry to Equipment to be Gifted by India to Palestine University
A controversy erupted today with Israel unlikely to permit entry of four communication systems to a university in Palestine as part of IT equipment to be gifted by President Pranab Mukherjee to the educational institution.
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Israel Arrests 4 Suspects in Fatal Stone-Throwing
Israeli police have arrested four Palestinian teenagers on suspicion of the stoning of a Jewish man's car this month that caused a fatal crash and helped trigger new measures targeting stone-throwers.
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Clashes Rock Jerusalem Mosque Compound on Muslim Holiday
Clashes broke out between masked Palestinians and Israeli security forces at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Sunday, the last day of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, police said.
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Israeli Aircraft Strike Gaza After Rocket Fire
Israel carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip today after Palestinian militants there fired rockets into southern Israel.
