Palestine

13 Apr 2023; MEMO: Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the Political Bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), said the Palestinian Resistance monitors three important variables which indicate that the conflict with Israel will be resolved in favour of the Palestinian people.

Haniyeh made the remarks during the commemoration of the International Al-Quds Day in the besieged Gaza Strip.

13 Apr 2023; MEMO: Hamas yesterday condemned the Israeli ban on Christians from the besieged Gaza Strip travelling to Jerusalem for Easter.

11 Apr 2023; MEMO: Israeli Jewish settlers blocked the main entrance to the cities of Ramallah and Al-Bireh at the Beit El military checkpoint in the central West Bank on Monday evening, eyewitnesses have reported. The settlers threw rocks at passing Palestinian vehicles, resulting in a number being damaged.

11 Apr 2023; MEMO: Jewish visitors and tourists will be banned from the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem until the end of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, a statement from Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Tuesday, Reuters reports.

10 Apr 2023; MEMO: The Islamic-Christian Committee in Support of Jerusalem and its Sanctuaries yesterday called on the international signatories to the Fourth Geneva Conventions of 1949 and The Hague Conventions of 1954 "to assume their obligations in holding the Israeli authorities accountable for continuing their crimes against Al-Aqsa Mosque and all Islamic and Christian religious places.

10 Apr 2023; MEMO: More than 1,500 Israeli settlers on Monday forced their way into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem during the Jewish holiday of Passover.

In a statement, the Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem said that 1,532 settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque today.

It said that the settlers stormed the compound in 21 groups escorted by the Israeli police.

11 Apr 2023; MEMO: Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Cuba condemned the Israeli aggression on Palestinian worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, stressing that Israel must avoid escalating violence.

In a statement reported by Quds Press, Argentina said: "Holy places in Jerusalem are designated for safe and peaceful prayers," calling for Israel to "respect the historical and religious status quo in this holy site."

08 Apr 2023; MEMO: Following two days of violent Israeli attacks on worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, around 140,000 Muslim worshippers attended Isha and Taraweeh prayers on the 16th day of Ramadan, Wafa News Agency reported.

This came despite the tightened restrictions and amplified military deployments at the holy site gates and across the Old City of Jerusalem.

07 Apr 2023; MEMO: The Arab League expressed its "surprise" at the recent statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the escalations in Al-Aqsa mosque.

07 Apr 2023; MEMO: Palestinian worshippers inside Al-Aqsa Mosque are paying the price of the rush by Arab states to normalise relations with Israel, Hamas's senior leader Hisham Qassem said on Thursday.

In an official statement, Qassem added that the Israeli attacks "won't be ended by a few expressions of denunciation," describing the situation as a "religious war."