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SA condemns attack on Palestinian worshipers at al-Aqsa Mosque

Beijing News 09 May 2021

The South African government has condemned the attack on Palestinian worshipers at the al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli soldiers ... "South Africa reiterates that any peace plan should not allow Palestinian statehood to devolve into an entity devoid of sovereignty, territorial contiguity, and economic viability.

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Tunisia requests UNSC session to discuss Israeli escalation

Anadolu Agency 09 May 2021

Tunisia has asked for holding a UN Security Council session on Monday to discuss Israeli escalation in the Palestinian territories, particularly the occupied East Jerusalem ... the occupied Palestinian territories, particularly Jerusalem, and its violations in Al-Aqsa Mosque”.

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Spike in revenge attacks between Jewish settlers and Palestinians adds fuel to the fire of ...

Business Insider 09 May 2021

The chaos in the Palestinian territories coincides with increased violent attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians ... One of the authors of the report, Michael Lynk, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, spoke to Insider about the motivations behind the attacks.

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Beefed-up Israel police clash with Palestinians in Jerusalem

Longview News-Journal 09 May 2021

Competing claims to east Jerusalem, home to major shrines of Judaism, Islam and Christianity, lie at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and have triggered serious violence in the past ... Israel captured east Jerusalem, along with the West Bank and Gaza — territories the Palestinians want for their future state — in the 1967 Mideast war.

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Italy marks International Quds Day

Press TV 09 May 2021

Video Conference speakers stressed the fact that as the occupation in Palestinian territories continues, the Israeli occupiers are annexing more areas, killing more civilians, crushing all political resistance, and shutting down free press ... The Italian media have increasingly failed to report on the Palestinian struggle over the past years.

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More clashes between Palestinians and police leave more than 60 injured in Jerusalem – 08/05/2021 ...

The Sentinel Newspaper 09 May 2021

In the Gaza Strip, hundreds of Palestinian demonstrators gathered along the border ... In the more than 200-page document, the NGO points to restrictions on the movement of Palestinians and the seizure of land for the construction of settlements in the territories occupied since the 1967 war as examples of the crimes committed.

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Russia condemns Israeli attacks on Palestinians in Jerusalem

Anadolu Agency 09 May 2021

Russia's also reaffirmed its position that "the expropriation of land and property located on it, as well as the creation of settlements by Israel in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem, have no legal force." ... The number of Palestinian injured rose to ...

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Scores more Palestinians wounded as Israeli police attack Jerusalem protesters

The New Arab 09 May 2021

Israeli security forces also attacked Palestinian protesters holding a sit-in at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the early hours of Sunday morning, wounding a further 10 people ... Russia voiced "deep concern", calling the expropriation of land and property in the occupied Palestinian territories including east Jerusalem "a violation of international law".

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Palestinian loses eye, 2 have jaws fractured in horror end to Ramadan

Beijing News 09 May 2021

JERUSALEM - Celebrating the final week of Ramadan, thousands of Palestinian worshippers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque gathered for prayer time on Friday ... It is reported that hundreds of thousands of Muslims from across the occupied Palestinian territories travelled to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque in the final week of the holy month of Ramadan.

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Israeli Police Beef Up Presence in Jerusalem, Fearing Unrest

Beijing News 09 May 2021

Palestinian medics said more than 200 Palestinians were wounded in the Friday night violence at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound and elsewhere in Jerusalem ... Israel captured east Jerusalem, along with the West Bank and Gaza - territories the Palestinians want for their future state - in the 1967 Mideast war.

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Canada, Quartet slam Jerusalem violence, int'l pressure grows on Israel

The Jerusalem Post 09 May 2021

"The expropriation of land and property located on it, as well as the creation of settlements by Israel in the occupied Palestinian territories, including east Jerusalem, have no legal force," the Russian Foreign Ministry said. .

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Scores more injured as clashes in Jerusalem continue for second night

Dawn 09 May 2021

In the Palestinian Gaza Strip, hundreds of protesters gathered along the border with Israel ... The Israeli military said it was boosting troops in the West Bank and near the Gaza Strip, where Palestinians have sent incendiary balloons over the border, igniting brushfires in Israeli territory.

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Clashes, prayers in Jerusalem amid Night of Destiny celebrations

RNZ 09 May 2021

However skirmishes erupted nearby between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters in the streets leading to the walled Old City gates ... The Israeli military said it was boosting troops in the West Bank and near the Gaza Strip, where Palestinians have sent incendiary balloons over the border, igniting brushfires in Israeli territory.

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Scores more injured as Israeli forces target Muslim worshippers in Jerusalem on Lailatul Qadr

Dawn 09 May 2021

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Israeli police clash with Palestinian protesters in Jerusalem during the holiest night of Ramadan

Hartford Courant 09 May 2021

Competing claims to east Jerusalem, home to the city’s most sensitive holy sites, lie at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and have triggered serious violence in the past ... Israel captured east Jerusalem, along with the West Bank and Gaza — territories the Palestinians want for their future state — in the 1967 Mideast war.