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Israel’s far-right group wants to dismantle ‘Dome of the Rock’

24May

By Muhammad Dastageer Shams2 Comments

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Israel’s far-right group wants to dismantle ‘Dome of the Rock’

On Wednesday, the leader of an Israeli far-right group demanded that the Dome of the Rock Mosque be demolished. The founder and leader of Lehava, Bentzi Gopstein, posted the controversial post online in which he called on Israeli settlers to assemble on "Jerusalem Day" on 29 May to begin dismantling Al-Aqsa and pave the way for a Jewish temple to be built at the revered Muslim site. "Jerusalem Day, which falls on 29 May, marks the day the Dome of the Rock is demolished," Gopstein wrote. In a statement, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Lehava's call to destroy the Dome of the Rock. Calling it a "Jewish terrorist group". Israeli settlers and forces performed Jewish prayers at the mosque repeatedly last month. It was causing tensions in the city a...

Israel continue to attack Palestinians in Al-Aqsa during Ramadan

19Apr

By Muhammad Dastageer Shams1 Comment

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Israel continue to attack Palestinians in Al-Aqsa during Ramadan

Israeli forces targeted Palestinians outside the Old City of Jerusalem for the second night on Saturday as Muslim worshippers prayed at the nearby Al-Aqsa Mosque. Palestinians in Al-Aqsa Moreover, Stones were thrown, fires were started, and police barricades were destroyed as Palestinian youths hurled rocks, lit fires, and ripped down police barricades near the Old City gates as officers on horseback and with riot gear fired stun grenades and water cannons at them. According to the Palestine Red Crescent, more than 80 people were injured, including minors and a 1-year-old. The Israeli police have confirmed that one of their officers was injured. The government does not want us to pray. Every day, a fight breaks out; there is an altercation every day. Almost every day, there ar...

Israel-Palestine Conflict: Silwan faces forced demolishment

3Jul

By Maru J2 Comments

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Israel-Palestine Conflict: Silwan faces forced demolishment

Israeli Settlers are forcing Palestinians settled in Silwan to demolish their own homes. The ones who wont comply with the Israeli settlers will have to pay huge amount of fee. SILWAN, PALESTINE - Sunday, June 27th was the deadline issued to 13 families in Silwan who were asked to demolish their own homes. Failing to do so, the Palestinians in Silwan will have to pay around 6000 USD (20,000 NIS). https://twitter.com/Timesofgaza/status/1410292936626016257 Israel claimed that the neighborhood in Silwan is illegally built. Hence have asked the Palestinian owners to leave their properties for the Jewish settlers or pay a hefty amount when the Jews come to demolish the houses themselves. This is the reason a video of young men demolishing their houses with hammers circulated arou...

Israel/Palestine Conflict: Airstrikes blitz by Israeli Military on Gaza in response to ‘’Incendiary Balloons’’ violating the ceasefire

18Jun

By Maru J1 Comment

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Israel/Palestine Conflict: Airstrikes blitz by Israeli Military on Gaza in response to ‘’Incendiary Balloons’’ violating the ceasefire

GAZA, PALESTINE – Israeli Military launched rockets on Palestinian Enclave on Wednesday overnight. The army claim that the attack was in fact the act of ‘’Retaliation’’ as the fire balloons were implicated and seen floating in Hamas-run enclave recently. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYhYUaM23Ss ‘’Fighter jets, attack helicopters, and tanks struck a number of Hamas targets including “underground infrastructure and observation posts”, Israel military statement said. These incendiary balloon caused fire in 60 different spots on Tuesday alone, Fire services in Southern Israel. Hamas has not responded to the incident and no casualty was reported. Violation of the Ceasefire Israel Military and Hamas Military Group agreed to put an end to their Eleven-day ongoing clash ...

Palestine/Israel Conflict: Critical time for a Ceasefire, perceived as a test.

23May

By Maru JNo Comments

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Palestine/Israel Conflict: Critical time for a Ceasefire, perceived as a test.

GAZA, PALESTINE - The unrest in Gaza is still visible after the Ceasefire between Israeli-Hamas clash as the Israeli troops and civilians were reported again in Al-Aqsa mosque continuing the routine of conflict and persecution in broad daylight on Friday. Authorities are calling this situation as an early test of a truce. Israeli forces and Hamas militants agreed on a truce that reinforced an end to this 11-days long brawl which took lives of more than 250 Palestinians including women and children, which displaced more than 50,000 people and left 1900 wounded. 4300 rockets were targeted and fired within the territories of Gaza and 1000 militant targets were destroyed, Israeli Military. What are the conditions of the ceasefire? The Israeli Political Security Cabinet has dec...