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The Palestinians are protesting the Gaza war
Israel has banned a 59-year-old Palestinian from going to Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem for six months over concerns that it could lead to violence. Aida al-Sidawi said, “If the Israelis want to keep their hands off Al- Aqsa, then everything will quiet down.” This comes after Israeli security forces raided Al-Aqsa Mosque on Monday, causing…
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More than 1 million people are being told to leave northern Gaza
Israel on Friday said that it has killed at least 15 people in Gaza, bringing the death toll to over 1,200 in a week-long conflict between the Jewish state and Hamas. Hamas said that it has launched airstrikes on Israel’s civilian infrastructure “in response to its aggression on the Al-Aqsa Mosque”, the third-holiest site on…
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Violence ensues from an Israeli police raid on the Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israel has said that it struck Hamas targets in Lebanon and Gaza after dozens of rockets were fired from southern Lebanon into Israel. Israeli police said it entered al-Aqsa on Wednesday after “hundreds of rioters and mosque desecrators (had) barricaded themselves inside” inside, adding that once they entered, stones and fireworks were thrown at them…