Palestine
Israel-Syria conflict: Tensions rise as IDF retaliates after rockets fired from Damascus-based Palestinian group
Sun, Apr 09, 2023
Israel-Syria tensions: A Damascus-based Palestinian group loyal to the Syrian regime claimed responsibility for launching the three missiles Saturday, reported Beirut-based Al-Mayadeen TV. The report quoted Al-Quds Brigade, a militia different than the larger Palestinian Islamic Jihad's armed wing with a similar name, as saying it fired the rockets to retaliate for the police raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque.
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3 Palestinian militants killed in Israeli military raid
Thu, Mar 09, 2023
The militant group said the men had shot at Israeli forces from their car. Residents gathered around and inspected the smashed sedan, its seats covered with blood. The militant group said the men had shot at Israeli forces from their car. Residents gathered around and inspected the smashed sedan, its seats covered with blood.
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Israeli settler population in West Bank surpasses 500,000
Thu, Feb 02, 2023
Israel captured the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip in the 1967 Mideast war. The Palestinians seek those territories for an independent state. Israel claims the West Bank is disputed territory, rather than occupied, saying that terminology denies the Jewish people's historical presence in the land. It argues that the fate of settlements should be part of negotiations to bring about an end to the conflict.
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Israel-Palestine crisis: Tensions escalate as IDF responds with airstrikes after Hamas fires rockets from Gaza - Jerusalem, West Bank on edge
Fri, Jan 27, 2023
The Israeli bombardments followed after an IDF raid in the flashpoint Jenin refugee camp, which turned into a gun battle that killed at least seven militants and a 61-year-old woman and sparked clashes elsewhere that saw Israeli forces kill a 22-year-old north of Jerusalem.
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