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Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Wednesday will hold widespread protests to mark Nakba Day, the “catastrophe” of Israel’s creation in 1948 and the displacement of an estimated 750,000 Palestinians in the ensuing war initiated by seven Arab armies. Hamas has called for a general strike in Gaza that will include closing […]

US President Donald Trump denied a New York Times report that top national security officials in the United States were proposing to send up to 120,000 American soldiers to the Middle East in the event of a military confrontation with Iran. “I think it’s fake news, okay? Now would I do that? Absolutely. But we […]

The site is closed every year on the last days of Ramadan, which this year falls out at the same time as Jerusalem Day, which is on June 1. MARCY OSTER/JTA May 15, 2019 05:30 JERUSALEM — Jews and tourists will be barred from visiting the Temple Mount on Jerusalem Day. It reportedly will be […]

“We won’t accept Trump’s deal of the century regardless of the price.” Khaled Abu Toameh May 15, 2019 04:04 A Palestinian wearing a mask holds a cut-out of a key during a rally ahead of the ‘Nakba Day’ in Bethlehem in 2015. (photo credit: REUTERS) Palestinians are planning to mark Nakba Day – “Catastrophe Day,” […]

The Palestinians mark Nakba Day on Tuesday to commemorate their “catastrophe (Israeli statehood), after Islamic Jihad in Gaza called on the masses to turn out for anti-Israel marches. The IDF is on elevated alert on the Gaza border and Jerusalem for violent eruptions. Civilians are asked to keep their distance from Gaza in case of […]

Two staffers on Iranian Revolutionary Guards publications reported on Tuesday, May 14 that the Israeli Golan is Tehran’s next target after its attacks on UAE and Saudi oil infrastructure. Hamed Rahim-Pour, international editor of the Khorasan daily and Amin Arabshahi, a senior reporter for the IRGC’s Tasnim news agency, wrote this on Tuesday: “All our […]

Edited time: 15 May, 2019 08:40 Washington ordered to pull out its “non-emergency” staff from Iraq, the US Embassy in Baghdad said on Wednesday. The move comes after an alert on tensions in the country. Some government employees are set to leave the embassy in Baghdad, as well as the US Consulate in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi […]

The statement comes after the United States deployed an aircraft carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the Persian Gulf last week, with National Security Adviser John Bolton claiming that any attack on the US or allied interests would be met with “unrelenting force”. Republican Senator from Arkansas Thomas Cotton said Wednesday that the […]

A source in the Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to meet with US President Donald Trump if an official proposal for a meeting between the two is received. Earlier, Trump said he planned to meet Putin on the sidelines of the G20 conference in Japan next month.

Simon Henderson May 14, 2019 Attacks on tankers near the Strait of Hormuz and Saudi Arabia’s main internal pipeline have accelerated the emerging Gulf crisis and could cause prices to spike worldwide. Early in the morning of May 14, drones flying about 500 miles from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen attacked two pumping stations on Saudi […]

Houthi rebels in Yemen, who are backed by Saudi Arabia’s arch-rival Iran, claim attack on Saudi oil pipelines. Incident comes two days after four vessels are sabotaged off the coast of the United Arab Emirates. by  Associated Press and Israel Hayom Staff  Published on  2019-05-14 14:25 Last modified: 2019-05-14 18:31 File photo shows the remains of an […]