Israel
Escalating Mideast violence bears hallmarks of 2014 Gaza war
Middle East
May 12, 2021
Escalating Mideast violence bears hallmarks of 2014 Gaza war
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Rockets streamed out of Gaza and Israel pounded the territory with airstrikes early Wednesday…
Gaza militants, children among 24 dead as Israel hits Hamas
Middle East
May 11, 2021
Gaza militants, children among 24 dead as Israel hits Hamas
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza early Tuesday, hitting the high-rise home of a…
EXPLAINER: What’s behind the clashes in Jerusalem?
Middle East
May 10, 2021
EXPLAINER: What’s behind the clashes in Jerusalem?
JERUSALEM (AP) — For weeks now, Palestinian protesters and Israeli police have clashed on a daily basis in and around…
Medics: 80 Palestinians hospitalized in Jerusalem clashes
Middle East
May 10, 2021
Medics: 80 Palestinians hospitalized in Jerusalem clashes
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police clashed with Palestinian protesters at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site on Monday, the latest in…
Israel plays for time on flashpoint Jerusalem evictions
Middle East
May 9, 2021
Israel plays for time on flashpoint Jerusalem evictions
Israel’s attorney-general secured a deferment on Sunday of a court hearing on planned evictions of Palestinians in Jerusalem, a session…
Beefed-up Israel police clash with Palestinians in Jerusalem
Middle East
May 9, 2021
Beefed-up Israel police clash with Palestinians in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police on Saturday clashed with Palestinian protesters outside Jerusalem’s Old City during the holiest night of…
Saudi and UAE condemn Israel over Palestinian clashes at Al-Aqsa
Middle East
May 8, 2021
Saudi and UAE condemn Israel over Palestinian clashes at Al-Aqsa
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Saturday condemned Israel’s plans to evict Palestinians from homes on land claimed…
Turkey accuses Israel of ‘terror’ over Palestinian clashes at Al-Aqsa
Middle East
May 8, 2021
Turkey accuses Israel of ‘terror’ over Palestinian clashes at Al-Aqsa
Turkey criticized Israel and accused it of unleashing “terror” on Palestinians after Israeli police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades…
Medics: 200 Palestinians hurt in Al-Aqsa clashes with police
Middle East
May 8, 2021
Medics: 200 Palestinians hurt in Al-Aqsa clashes with police
JERUSALEM (AP) — A night of heavy clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound and elsewhere…
East Jerusalem: 15 Palestinians arrested in land right clashes
Middle East
May 7, 2021
East Jerusalem: 15 Palestinians arrested in land right clashes
Israeli forces on Friday said they arrested 15 Palestinians after clashes in annexed east Jerusalem. Tensions have heightened in recent days…