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Israeli jets attack al-Qassam Brigades post in Gaza

Israeli jets struck a military post in western Gaza belonging to the military wing of Palestinian group Hamas, eyewitnesses said late Tuesday.  They said the jets bombed a post of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades but provided no information on casualties. In a statement, the Israeli...

Yemen, allies accuse Houthis of breaking pullback deal

Yemen's government and its Saudi and Emirati backers accused the Houthi rebels of refusing to abide by a deal agreed two weeks ago on redeploying forces away from Red Sea ports in the war-battered country, according to a letter seen by AFP Tuesday. The rebels agreed to pull back their...

Israel bars 133 Palestinians from Al-Aqsa in February

Israeli authorities banned 133 Palestinians from entering Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque in February, according to a report by a Palestinian non-governmental organization. In its latest report, the Jerusalem-based Wadi Hilweh Information Center said Sheikh Abdul-Azim Salhab, who heads the...

Flag comes down on U.S. Palestinian mission in Jerusalem

The United States lowered the flag on Monday at the Jerusalem consulate that had served as its diplomatic channel to the Palestinians, merging the mission with the new U.S Embassy to Israel in the contested city. The Palestinians, who have boycotted the Trump administration since it shifted...