Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians and AFP journalists in the West Bank while soldiers observed, amidst an ongoing increase in settler violence. Concurrently, Israeli forces raided an UNRWA training center in East Jerusalem, raising the Israeli flag and prompting UN condemnation.
Palestinian local officials reported that groups of Israeli settlers set fire to two Islamic mosques in the West Bank on Wednesday, June 17, with AFP journalists confirming damage at one of the sites.
A far-right Israeli lawmaker was filmed destroying a Palestinian memorial with a hammer in the West Bank, an act condemned by the Israeli army and Prime Minister Netanyahu. Separately, Israeli settlers attacked AFP journalists covering events in the same region.
Blasts were heard and air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem on Sunday, AFP journalists said, after the Israeli military warned of incoming missile fire from Iran.
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Loud explosions were heard in Doha, the capital of Qatar, early Saturday morning, according to AFP journalists. This occurred shortly after the emirate's interior ministry advised residents in key downtown areas to evacuate.
Tension escalated in Homa Bay, Kenya, after goons stormed a hotel searching for Linda Mwananchi members, injuring AFP journalists Fred Ooko and Brian Ongoro and stealing their equipment.
Explosions were heard in Dubai this morning, according to AFP journalists, shortly after residents received a warning on their mobile phones stating that anti-aircraft defense systems were responding.
A rifle-wielding man, identified as a Lebanese immigrant who lost relatives in an Israeli strike in Lebanon, attacked a Detroit-area synagogue and was killed in a shootout. Police operations were underway following the gunfire exchange.
Two rounds of air raid sirens blared in quick succession in Jerusalem on Wednesday, AFP journalists reported, after the military said it had detected two missile barrages incoming from Iran.
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