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© Ashraf Amra/APA Images Palestinian protesters burn tires along the Israel-Gaza border. Israeli forces killed 20 Palestinians, including nine children in an airstrike on the northern Gaza Strip on Monday evening, the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported, as tensions escalated over Israeli aggression at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem. Israel conducted airstrikes in Gaza on Monday evening, following rocket fire from Gaza that caused damage to one Israeli vehicle, and "lightly injured"...

Follow RT on The Temple Mount, a site considered holy by both Muslims and Jews, will be closed to Jewish visitors as Israel celebrates Jerusalem Day, police have said, after scores were injured in Palestinian-Jewish clashes over the weekend. Jerusalem Day marks Israel regaining control over the Old City at the end of the 1967 Six-Day War, making the holiday unpopular among Israel’s Arab population. Palestinians will be marking Nakba Day later this week in memory of “the Catastrophe...

DEBKAfile A new, disturbing feature has emerged from this year’s fierce Ramadan outbreaks over the last three days: Young Arab firebrands, citizens of Israel, actively spurred the Palestinians into rioting and assaults on the police in Jerusalem and on Temple Mount, before stirring up riots in their hometowns of Haifa, Nazareth and parts of the central Israel “Triangle.” These events overshadowed Israel’s annual Jerusalem Day rejoicing on Monday, May 10. This new generation of agitator...

How stable is Jordan really? The Middle Eastern countrys allies are concerned after this weekends palace intrigue. Observers say the royal familys public spat is just a small example of long-term problems. Jordanian anger against what is seen as government mismanagment is growing For years, Jordan has been thought of as a stable and peaceful nation, especially when compared with neighbors such as Syria, Palestine, Israel and Iraq. But events over the weekend, including news of an alleged plot ...