Gaza Fires Two Rockets Towards Israel As Tensions Rise

JERUSALEM, Apr 23 (NNN-WAFA) – Two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip towards Israel last night, with no damage or injury reported, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said. One rocket landed in southern Israel in open territory and the other within the Gaza Strip, according to the IDF. The…

Abbas Calls On U.S. To Intervene To Stop Israeli Measures In Palestinian Territories

RAMALLAH, Apr 22 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, has on U.S. President, Joe Biden, and his administration, to intervene to stop Israeli actions in the Palestinian territories, mainly in East Jerusalem. Abbas made the request yesterday, in a meeting with U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern…

Israeli Fighter Jets Bombard Hamas Facility In Gaza

GAZA, Apr 21 (NNN-WAFA) – Israeli fighter jets last night bombarded a military facility belonging to the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) military, in central Gaza, in response to a rocket from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel. Hamas security officials said that, the facility was severely damaged, but no injuries…

Jordan, U.S. Discuss Efforts To Prevent Further Escalation At Al-Aqsa Mosque

AMMAN, Apr 21 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan’s Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, yesterday discussed efforts to prevent further escalation at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, with a visiting U.S. delegation, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry said. Safadi stressed the importance for Israel to respect the historical and legal status quo at the Al-Aqsa Mosque…

Malaysia To Call Foreign Ministers Who Can Convince Israel To Stop Its Aggression On Palestinians

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20  (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah will personally call a few foreign ministers whom he thinks could play an active role in convincing the Israeli authorities to stop their aggression on Palestinians, as seen in the raid and clashes at the Al Aqsa mosque last Friday.    The minister said no one wants this…

Erdogan Warns Israel Against “Provocations” Against Status Of Al-Aqsa Mosque

ANKARA, Apr 20 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, urged his Israeli counterpart, Isaac Herzog, not to allow “provocations and threats” against the status and spirituality of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. In a Twitter post, Erdogan said, he held a phone talk with Herzog to discuss regional issues…

UAE Summons Israeli Ambassador To Protest Events At Al-Aqsa Mosque

DUBAI, Apr 20 (NNN-WAM) – Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) minister of state for International Cooperation (MoFAIC), summoned Amir Hayek, Israeli ambassador to the UAE, to “strongly protest and denounce the events taking place in Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque,” according to a MoFAIC statement yesterday. The…

Sudan’s Acting FM Condemns Israeli Practices At Al-Aqsa Mosque

KHARTOUM, Apr 20 (NNN-SUNA) – Sudan’s acting Foreign Minister, Ali Al-Sadiq, yesterday condemned Israel’s “oppressive practices” against the Palestinians at the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The condemnation came, when Al-Sadiq met with the Palestinian Ambassador to Sudan, Sameer Abdul-Jabbar Taha, the Sudanese foreign ministry said in a statement. The minister reaffirmed Sudan’s…

Palestinian President Discusses Mideast Tension With Jordanian King, Putin

RAMALLAH, Apr 19 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, yesterday discussed the growing tension with Israel in East Jerusalem, during two separate phone conversations with King Abdullah II of Jordan and Russian President, Vladimir Putin. Abbas exchanged views with King Abdullah over the situation in East Jerusalem, accusing the Israeli…

Jordan Summons Israel’s Envoy To Protest Operations At Al-Aqsa Mosque

AMMAN, Apr 19 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan yesterday summoned the Israeli charge d’affaires of the Israeli embassy in Amman, to protest against Israel’s operations in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry said. Jordan’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Haitham Abu Al-Foul, stressed the need to respect the right of worshippers to…
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