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...The Israeli government has decided to leave unchanged the rules for access to the al-Aqsa mosque for Muslims during Ramadan, sidestepping pressure from the far-right extremists in Prime Minister Benjamin...
...Israel’s cabinet has discussed restricting access for some Muslims to the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem during Ramadan, in a move that further inflames tensions during its war with Hamas, especially with the...
...Mariam Mahmoud Assad, a mother of three living in the Burj al Barajneh camp, said there might as well be no such thing as Eid this year. “People are being buried in mass graves....
...“We need to make sure we are able to push for a pause before the start of Ramadan,” said Majed Al Ansari, spokesperson for Qatar’s foreign ministry....
...Sheikh Abdulrahman al-Sudais, imam of the Grand Mosque, has asked God to grant victory to the Palestinians as he led prayers during the holy month of Ramadan....
...He added: “We’ve always said that Ramadan is going to be a point of contention . . . that we need to make sure we are able to push for a pause before the start of Ramadan . . ....
...The Israeli army also said hundreds of people had been arrested at al-Shifa and nearby, including one person it identified as Mahmoud Qawasmeh, who it holds responsible for the kidnapping and killing of...
...Hours before Blinken arrived in Ramallah, Wafa said Israeli warplanes had attacked Gaza’s Al-Maghazi refugee camp....
...Similarly, Mahmoud al-Belbeisiy wants to take his mother out of Gaza for bone cancer treatment....
...said....
...Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas his country stands by Palestinians and was working to stop the conflict, the kingdom’s state news agency said....
...“It was a terrifying night,” said witness Abu Mahmoud, 39, who lives nearby. “I saw missiles raining down, fires breaking out and rubble flying everywhere. So many missiles fell.”...
...But [we are] not there yet,” said one person briefed on the talks....
...group with which Israel is at war — both warned that the fallout from the deaths could imperil the delicate negotiations aimed at securing the exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners in a Ramadan...
...Eid al-Fitr: Markets are closed in several countries across the Middle East, Africa and Asia for the Islamic festival, which marks the end of Ramadan....
...Sunak also met with Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, in Cairo, and expressed his condolences for the loss of civilian lives in Gaza....
...Prince Mohammed later told Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in a phone call that the kingdom “stands by” the Palestinians....
...US president Joe Biden, Palestinian authority president Mahmoud Abbas, and Egypt’s president al-Sisi will meet in Jordan on Wednesday, and there will be a summit of state leaders in Egypt on Saturday The...
...Hamas has long championed itself as the defender of Al-Aqsa, which lies in a compound known by Palestinians as Haram al-Sharif and is Islam’s third holiest site....
...Biden said during his return to the US that Egypt’s president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, had agreed to open the Rafah crossing from Egypt into Gaza to allow in up to 20 trucks of humanitarian assistance....
..., Bir al-Abd and Sheikh Zowaied in North Sinai....
...At least a dozen Israeli soldiers broke into Laith’s family home in April during Ramadan, said his parents....
...“The state is very weak,” Ramadan said....
...The Hamas-controlled health ministry said at least 200 people were killed in what it said was an Israeli strike on Al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza City....
...Tensions between Israel and Palestine have been heightened this week with the simultaneous occurrence of the Muslim Ramadan and Jewish Passover holidays....
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