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Israel settlers attack Armenian restaurant in Jerusalem

28 Jan 2023; MEMO: Israeli settlers on Thursday evening attacked an Armenian restaurant near the New Gate in the Christian Quarter of the occupied city of Jerusalem, local sources told Wafa News Agency.

The radical settlers attacked a group of diners, mostly Armenians, who were enjoying their meals at the Taboon Wine Bar.

Israel settlers attack Palestinian farmers in Masafer Yatta

28 Jan 2023; MEMO: Extremist Israeli Jewish settlers on Friday attacked Palestinian farmers working on their land in Masafer Yatta in the South Hebron Hills, local Palestinian activist Foad La'mour said.

According to La'mour, the Israeli Jewish settlers prevented the Palestinian farmers from working on their farms and forced them out of the whole area.

Cargo vessel carrying 63,000 tons of Russian grain arrives at Egypt’s Safaga port — portal

CAIRO, January 28. /TASS/: The PAREA dry cargo ship delivered more than 60,000 tons of grain to the Egyptian port of Safaga on the Red Sea on Saturday, the Alyaum as-Sabia news portal reported.

According to the online resource, the Malta-flagged PAREA vessel has brought 63,000 tons of wheat from Russia to Egypt.

The Russian grain delivered to Safaga is reported to fall under the authority of the Egyptian Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade.

Jordanians Staged Mass Demonstration Against Israeli Killings Of Palestinians

AMMAN, Jan 28 (NNN-PETRA) – Thousands of Jordanians took part in a demonstration in the capital, Amman, to protest the killingS of Palestinians in Jenin by Israeli forces.

“The raids in the West Bank by the Israeli forces are unjustified, and innocent Palestinians were killed, including women and children,” said Mohammad Abu Freij, one of the demonstrators.

“We are here to show our support to our brotherly Palestinians, and to make our voices heard,” he added.

Israeli army reinforces in West Bank after synagogue shooting

JERUSALEM, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The Israeli military was sending more troops into the occupied West Bank, a day after a Palestinian gunman shot dead seven people on the outskirts of Jerusalem and another shooting attack in the city on Saturday wounded two people.

The attacks took place towards the end of a month of growing confrontation and follow an Israeli raid in the West Bank that killed nine Palestinians, including seven gunmen, and cross-border fire between Israel and Gaza.

9 killed, 20 injured in 3 road accidents in Iran in 2 days

TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and 13 others injured in a multi-vehicle pileup on an intercity road in the southeastern Iranian province of Kerman on Saturday, the IRIB news agency reported.

The accident in the morning was caused by a collision of two semi-trailer trucks and five sedans on the road from Kerman city to Sirjan city, IRIB quoted Mojtaba Khaledi, a spokesman for the country's emergency services, as saying.

He cited the icy conditions of the road as the cause of the accident, saying four of the wounded are in critical condition.

Israel: Palestinian gunman kills 7 near Jerusalem synagogue

JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian gunman opened fire outside an east Jerusalem synagogue Friday night, killing seven people, including a 70-year-old woman, and wounding three others before he was shot and killed by police, officials said. It was the deadliest attack on Israelis in years and raised the likelihood of more bloodshed.

Israel: Palestinian teen wounds 2, day after 7 killed in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (AP) — A 13-year-old Palestinian attacker opened fire in east Jerusalem on Saturday, wounding two Israelis, officials said, a day after another assailant killed seven outside a synagogue in the deadliest attack in the city since 2008.

The shooting in the Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan in east Jerusalem, near the historic Old City, wounded a father and son, ages 47 and 23, paramedics said. Both were fully conscious and in moderate to serious condition in the hospital, the medics added.

After Israel's forces kill 10 Palestinians in Jenin, 7 Israelis killed in Jerusalem

28 Jan 2023; MEMO: One day after Israeli occupation forces killed ten Palestinians in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, a Palestinian gunman shot dead seven Israelis and wounded three others in the occupied city of Jerusalem on Friday.

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