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Israel Releases Al-Aqsa Detainees, Reopens Jalamah Checkpoint in Jenin

Israel has released the majority of the detainees it held during Friday’s confrontations in Al-Aqsa Mosque, and reopened the Jalamah checkpoint near Jenin, eight days after shutting it down.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 17, 2022

Infographic: How many Palestinians are imprisoned by Israel?

Israel holds some 4,450 Palestinians – including 160 children, 32 women, and 530 administrative detainees – in prisons.

Al Jazeera · Apr 17, 2022

Hamas Informs Mediators it Doesn't Want New Conflict in Gaza

The Palestinian Hamas movement is not seeking escalation in the Gaza Strip, revealed informed sources. Hamas held a meeting with the "Islamic Jihad" group, which was on the verge of carrying out an escalation, they told Asharq Al-Awsat. Hamas warned the group that the political situation and time are not…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 17, 2022

Morocco condemns Israeli raid on Jerusalem's Al Aqsa mosque

Morocco condemned on Saturday the Israeli raid on Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem saying the escalation undermines peace efforts.

Reuters · Apr 16, 2022

PA Calls on International Community to Intervene to End Israeli Aggression

The Palestinian presidency said attacks by Israeli settlers and the occupation forces against worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque amount to a “declaration of war.” The international community should intervene immediately to “stop the Israeli aggression against Al-Aqsa mosque and prevent things from going out of control,” said Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesperson…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 16, 2022

Israel Targets Iranian Militias in Damascus Countryside

Head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) revealed that Israel targeted this week military sites in the vicinity of Damascus countryside. The strikes hit military targets for groups loyal to Iran and the Palestinian Liberation Army in Rakhla town, and near al-Madajen between the towns of Ambiya and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 16, 2022

Palestinians in Jenin evoke painful past as violence flares

The latest wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence has been centered on Jenin, a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank that has long been a bastion of armed struggle against Israeli rule

The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2022

US: 'Deeply Concerned' over Jerusalem Clashes

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. The clashes come after three weeks of deadly violence in Israel and the occupied West Bank, and as the Jewish festival…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 16, 2022

Lebanon Ready to Work With Cyprus on Potential Offshore Gas

Lebanon is ready to work with Cyprus to exploit potential gas deposits in waters between the two east Mediterranean countries, Lebanon’s top diplomat said Friday, even though a deal on offshore rights hasn’t been formally finalized. Cyprus and Lebanon signed an agreement delineating their respective offshore exclusive economic zones in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 16, 2022

Josh Mandel runs Ohio GOP Senate campaign 'through churches'

Ohio Republican Senate candidate Josh Mandel makes no secret of his Jewish religion

The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2022