Israeli forces have closed the al-Aqsa Mosque in East al-Quds (Jerusalem) after Israeli settlers initiated clashes with Palestinian worshippers at the site. The clashes erupted on Sunday morning after dozens of settlers entered the holy site and scuffled with the worshippers. Israeli forces intervened and clashed with the Palestinians in the al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Several Palestinians and Israeli... 

JERUSALEM: Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has made it clear that his Lebanese group had “nothing to do” with the attacks on Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia. “I assure you that Hezbollah has nothing to do with this,” Nasrallah told a rally in a televised address in Beirut’s southern suburbs to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the assassination of his top... 

JERUSALEM: India’s support for the Palestinians at the UN is a “mistake”, a senior Israeli minister has claimed, saying he intends to “persuade” New Delhi to change its stand. Touching upon a wide range of fields of cooperation between India and Israel, minister for energy and water resources Uzi Landau also acknowledged differences between the two countries on the issue. “Let... 

Iran is still standing and will continue to stand by the oppressed Palestinian nation.” Iran’s Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani Iran’s Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani pledges the unwavering and all-out support of Iranians for the oppressed nation of Palestine, stressing that victory is close. “Iran is still standing and will continue to stand by the oppressed Palestinian nation,” Larijani said Sunday... 

US Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has once again defended his statement about Palestinians being an “invented” people amid a wide-scale anti-Palestinian campaign by American presidential candidates. During a debate in Florida on Thursday night, Gingrich reiterated his earlier comment on Palestinians and said,”It was technically an invention of the late 1970s,” Gingrich... 

A recent report shows that minor Palestinian detainees are physically and verbally abused by Israeli guards in the Al Jalame prison in northern Israel. According to a report published by theGuardian on Sunday, minor Palestinian detainees, mainly kept in solitary confinement in Cell 36 of Al Jalame, are commonly abused physically and verbally by Israeli prison guards. Cell 36 is one of a number of...