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Israel Successfully Tests Naval Air Defense System

Israel on Monday said it successfully tested a new naval air defense system, intercepting a series of threats in what officials called a key layer of protection against Iran and its proxies in the region. The “C-Dome” system is a naval version of the Iron Dome, which has been used…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Police Scatter Palestinian Protesters in Sheikh Jarrah Neighborhood

Israeli police on horseback scattered protesters Friday in the flashpoint east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, where demonstrators poured in to support Palestinians facing eviction by Jewish settlers. The scuffles there came alongside protests elsewhere in the occupied West Bank, according to AFP. Tensions that erupted in Sheikh Jarrah last…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Builders Find 2,000-year-old Roman Cemetery in Gaza

A 2,000-year-old Roman cemetery containing at least 20 ornately decorated graves has been uncovered near the shoreline in the northern Gaza Strip, with the antiquities ministry calling it the most important local discovery of the past decade. Gaza is rich with antiquities having been an important trading spot for many…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Builders find 2,000-year-old Roman cemetery in Gaza

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Australia to List Hamas as Terror Group

Australia on Thursday said it would list all of Palestinian Hamas movement as a terrorist organization, the latest Western nation to do so. Canberra had previously listed Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades as a terror group, but the new designation will list the organization in its entirety. Hamas currently controls the Gaza…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Palestinians Start Aid Campaign for Syrian Refugees

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, Gaza Strip and Israel have raised $10 million in less than a month to build homes for Syrian refugees, according to activists behind the campaign. "The idea was to collect 100 heaters for 100 houses.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Palestinians start aid campaign for Syrian refugees

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, Gaza Strip and Israel have raised $10 million in less than a month to build homes for Syrian refugees, according to activists behind the campaign.

Reuters

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Palestinian Authorities Step up COVID Measures as Hospitals Fill Up

Palestinian authorities have ramped up COVID-19 testing and vaccinations in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip and warned that public indifference to their calls for masking and social distancing is hampering efforts to fight the pandemic. The Palestinian Authority Health Ministry registered more than 64,000 active cases of COVID-19…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Hopes to Save Gaza Valley

The United Nations is set to begin the restoration of a historic valley in the Palestinian Gaza Strip next month, hoping to transform it from a landfill and sewage dump into a vibrant nature reserve in a planned $66 million project. The Gaza Valley, home to a variety of plants…

Asharq Al-Awsat

From sewage dump to nature reserve, UN hopes to save Gaza Valley

Reuters

Israeli Forces Destroy Home of Palestinian Assailant

Israeli forces on Tuesday destroyed the home of a Palestinian man who fatally shot an Israeli tour guide before being killed by security forces in Jerusalem last year. Police said more than 150 security personnel arrived in the Shuafat refugee camp in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem for the destruction of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Over 10,000 Daily COVID Cases Reported in Palestinian Territories

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh urged on Monday citizens to get inoculated against the coronavirus as daily Covid-19 cases in the West Bank, including in Jerusalem, continue to rise. Health Minister Mai al-Kaila said her ministry recorded 10,444 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with six deaths. She…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UAE Convoy of One Million COVID-19 Vaccines Reaches Gaza

The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip has received a medical supplies convoy provided by the UAE, containing one million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine to fight COVID-19. The convoy arrived in the Gaza Strip through the Rafah Border Crossing, and is the largest medical support of its…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Why is the Palestinian Authority cracking down on opposition?

The PA has been violently obstructing prisoner release celebrations and confiscating party banners in recent months.

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Egypt, Qatar, Israel Discuss Truce, Reconstruction in Gaza

Qatar and Egypt resumed talks with Israel and Hamas officials on Tuesday with an aim to push forward the truce agreement in the Gaza Strip, following weeks of tensions, sources revealed. Qatari ambassador Mohammed Al-Emadi held talks with Israeli officials, informed Palestinian sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. His visit is expected…

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