Jerusalem : At least 43 Palestinians were killed and 2,200 were injured on Monday as Israeli troops fired on demonstrators along the Gaza-Israel boundary protesting the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem, Palestinian officials said, making it the deadliest day of violence since the 2014 Gaza war. In a statement, the Israel Defence Forces […]
Gaza : At least 37 Palestinians were killed and around 1,500 were wounded on Monday by Israeli troops in clashes on the Gaza border before the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem. The Israeli Army said on Twitter that 35,000 Palestinians were demonstrating along the Gaza-Israel boundary. Among the deceased was a 14-year-old boy […]
Jerusalem : A day before the opening ceremony of the new US embassy in Jerusalem that sparked off Palestinian protests, preparations in Israel were on in full swing on Sunday for the event. US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka, his senior adviser, and son-in-law Jared Kushner, as well as Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin will […]
Washington : US President Donald Trump will not be travelling to Jerusalem for the inauguration of the new United States Embassy in that city next May 14, but in his place will send daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner. The White House said in a statement that the US delegation will be headed […]
Washington : President Donald Trump said on Monday that he may travel to Jerusalem in May for the official opening of the new US Embassy to Israel. “We’re looking at coming. If I can, I will,” he said during a meeting at the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Efe reported. Trump did […]
Ramallah : The US State Department’s announcement to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in May has triggered wide condemnation and protest in the Arab and Muslim world. After the White House decision came out on Friday, clashes broke out between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian demonstrators in the West Bank and the Gaza […]
Washington, Jan 19 : The Trump administration is accelerating its transfer of the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem with a plan to have the facility ready by 2019, senior officials have said, despite insisting last month that the move would not happen until the end of President Donald Trumps term. To expedite the move, […]
