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BEIRUT, Aug. 31 (YPA) – Israeli occupation forces continued their military escalation in southern Lebanon on Monday, carrying out artillery shelling on several towns. Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported that Israeli artillery fire…

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (YPA) – Oil prices jumped more than 2% at the start of trading today, Monday, with Brent crude returning above $90 per barrel. Brent crude futures rose by $2.22, or 2.52%, to $90.32 per barrel, while US West Texas…

RAMALLAH, Aug. 31 (YPA) – Israeli occupation forces this morning began large-scale demolition operations in the al-Saqi area of Birzeit, north of Ramallah. Palestinian sources reported that Israeli occupation forces raided the Ain al-Saqi…

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (YPA) – Amnesty International USA renewed its call on Israel to disclose the whereabouts and fate of Palestinian journalists Nidal al-Wahidi and Haitham Abdulwahid, who were detained by Israeli occupation forces in…

JERICHO, Aug, 31 (YPA) – Israeli occupation forces raided Aqaba Jabr refugee camp, south of Jericho, early this morning, triggering clashes. Palestinian sources reported that Israeli occupation forces raided the camp with several military…

GAZA, Aug. 31 (YPA) – Israeli occupation navy forces opened fire towards a small fishing boat off Gaza city, injuring two Palestinian fishermen. The attack came amid continued Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.…

TEHRAN, Aug.  31 (YPA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched missiles and drones on Monday at targets across the region, Iranian media outlets said, hours after US strikes hit Larak island in the Strait of Hormuz. In a…

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (YPA) – The United States said Sunday it had carried out strikes on Iranian Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, its first attacks on Iran since late July. “Earlier today, US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak…

QUDS, Aug. 31 (YPA) – The Israeli occupation’s settlers began establishing infrastructure on Sunday for a newly built settlement outpost in the Al-Qarn area east of Al-Minya village, southeast of Bethlehem, while continuing to clear large…

QUDS, Aug. 30 (YPA) - The Israeli newspaper Maariv reported that several Gulf states are increasingly moving toward purchasing weapons systems and military equipment from Israeli defense industries, amid rising regional tensions and…