Tag: Israel
Palestinian knifeman wounds two Israeli police
A knife-wielding Palestinian wounded two Israeli police officers on Friday in Jerusalem’s Old City, the scene of months of tensions,…
Pilgrimage: 14,000 Nigerians land in Israel
Mr John-Kennedy Opara, the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), on Thursday, said 14,000 Christian pilgrims had so far…
Israel arrests 8 Palestinians for incitement on Internet
Israeli police said Monday that eight Palestinians in annexed east Jerusalem have been arrested for allegedly inciting anti-Jewish violence in…
Israel stops arms transfers to ‘terrorists’
Israel stressed on Monday that it has a policy of preventing arms transfers to militant groups, a day after Syria…
S.African court bans pro-Palestinian protests against Israel goods
South African retailer Woolworths on Tuesday secured a court order banning pro-Palestine activists from protesting in its shops against goods…
In Israel, African illegals rap a bitter-sweet story
In the backstreets of a run-down Tel Aviv neighbourhood, three Sudanese immigrants blast hip hop from mobile phones and rap…
Three of Israel synagogue dead were US citizens, 1 British
All four victims of Tuesday’s deadly Palestinian attack on a Jerusalem synagogue were Israelis with dual nationality, three of whom…
Four Israelis killed in Jerusalem synagogue attack
Two Palestinians armed with a gun and axes attacked a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday killing four Israelis, police said. It…
Israel removes age restriction on Jerusalem mosque
Men of all ages will be allowed to attend the main weekly Muslim prayers Friday at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque…
Israel closes Gaza border crossings after rocket fire
Israel has closed two border crossings with Gaza, the army said on Sunday, after a rocket fired from the Palestinian…
Shimon Peres slams war-mongering Israelis
Israel’s former president and Nobel peace laureate Shimon Peres on Saturday took a swipe at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government…
Israel reopens Al-Aqsa mosque ahead of Muslim prayers
Israel reopened Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound Friday ahead of the weekly Muslim prayers, after a rare closure following clashes…
Jonathan leaves for pilgrimage to Israel
President Goodluck Jonathan will on Friday depart Lagos on a brief pilgrimage to Israel, his office said in a statement…
W. Bank mosque torched in suspected settler hate crime
Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank allegedly carried out an arson attack on a mosque near the city of…
EU condemns new Israeli settlements in east Jerusalem
The European Union on Friday condemned an Israeli plan to build 2,610 new settler homes in annexed east Jerusalem, calling…
Israel army kills 2 Palestinians suspected of teens murder
Israeli troops on Tuesday killed two Palestinians named as suspects in the June murder of three Jewish teenagers in the…
Hamas rules out direct talks with Israel
Hamas’s former Gaza prime minister Ismail Haniya on Saturday said the militant Islamic Palestinian group would not hold any direct…
Israel illegally coerces Africa migrants to leave
Israel has illegally coerced almost 7,000 African migrants into returning to their home countries, where some face persecution, Human Rights…
Israel urges global spies to pool resources on IS
Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon on Tuesday called for world intelligence agencies to work together against the Islamic State jihadist…
Israeli spy device kills Hezbollah man in Lebanon
A member of Lebanon’s Hezbollah was killed when an Israeli listening device exploded in the south of the country, the…
Israel charges chief suspect in W.Bank teens’ kidnap
A prime suspect in the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank has been charged with…
Ban Ki-moon alarmed by Israel’s plan to seize West Bank
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is “alarmed” by Israeli plans to expropriate 400 hectares (988 acres) of Palestinian land…
117 Nigerian pilgrims return home
The first batch of 117 Nigerians who participated in the 2014 seven-day Family Pilgrimage to Israel, have returned home, NAN…
Israeli kids back to school after tense summer
Over 2 million Israeli children went back to school on Monday after a summer spent by many in bomb shelters…
Gaza children left orphaned by bloody war
“She will call me Daddy and Mummy,” insisted 11-year-old Amir Hamad, cradling his infant sister in his arms after the…
Hamas ‘brought Israel to its knees’ – Iran
Iran said Wednesday that Palestinian militants had emerged the victors and brought their Israeli foe “to its knees” during the…
Israeli strike kills Hamas finance official
Israel said Sunday it had killed a top Hamas financial official in an air strike on Gaza City, as it…
Pilgrimage: Nigeria, Israel assure of safety, security
The Federal Government and its Israeli counterpart on Sunday assured this year’s intending ‘Family Pilgrims’ to Israel of their safety…
Israeli raid kills mother, 3 children in north Gaza
An Israeli air strike killed a mother and three children from the same family in northern Gaza on Sunday, medics…