At least 53,605 Israeli settlers stormed the Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem during the year 2024, according to the Islamic Endowments Department. This is the largest number of settlers to storm Al Aqsa Mosque since the beginning of the raids in 2003. The year 2024 witnessed an unprecedented escalation in settlers performing Talmudic rituals and prayers during … Read more
The Israeli Air Force on Saturday struck the rocket launchers in Gaza that were used to fire rockets at the Jerusalem, Yehuda, Western Negev, Lachish, HaShfela, and Yarkon areas of Israel earlier that day, the IDF stated on Sunday morning. The IAF struck a launcher containing a rocket that was ready to be fired, … Read more
Israel’s far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem on Thursday, December 26, under heavy police guard, causing concerns about potential escalation. In a post on X, Ben-Gvir said he “went up to our holy place this morning to pray for the safety of our soldiers, for the speedy return of … Read more
JERUSALEM: Hundreds of Israeli colonists stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday morning during the fourth day of the Jewish Sukkot festival, supported by a significant presence of Israeli forces. Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) citing local sources reported that over 434 colonists broke into the mosque, performing religious rituals, while one colonist blew … Read more
In a departure from tradition, President Isaac Herzog did not host a Rosh Hashanah reception for the foreign diplomatic corps this year, but on Tuesday, he did receive the credentials of five new ambassadors, the last of whom, Henry Mokono from Papua New Guinea, is his country’s first resident ambassador to Israel. In the … Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to convene an emergency summit to discuss the war in Gaza and what he called Israel’s attacks on Jerusalem. Erdogan, who has been a vocal critic of Israel during its war against the Hamas militant group in Gaza, called on Islamic countries at … Read more
COGAT (Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories) announced the completion of its professional work on Wednesday and published a new blue line for the settlement of Nahal Heletz in the Gush Etzion region. The publication of this blue line allows for the initiation of procedures for establishing the settlement of Nahal Heletz, one … Read more
Palestinian residents of a Jerusalem neighborhood have appealed to the Israeli Supreme Court demanding they be supplied with more water. The 120,000 residents of the area say they receive water only three hours a week. Linda Gradstein reports for VOA from Kufr Aqab. Camera: Ricki Rosen. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz … Read more
Jerusalem: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are holding a “private meeting” at the latter’s office in Jerusalem, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said on Monday afternoon. “An expanded meeting will be held afterward with the participation of the Strategic Affairs Minister, the Prime Minister’s Chief-of-Staff, the Deputy Director … Read more
Amsterdam: The future right-wing coalition in the Netherlands on Thursday announced a radical change of course, including a crackdown on immigration as well as controversial plans to move the country’s embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The coalition agreement, which right-wing populist Geert Wilders presented together with three other right-wing parties in The … Read more
