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Israeli war cabinet agrees to continue military operation in Palestinian Rafah

Date: 2024-05-06 20:20:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:10693707

RAMALLAH, May 6 (MENA) - The Israeli war cabinet has unanimously agreed to continue a military operation in Palestinian Rafah, according to i24News. It said in a statement Monday that the decision is meant to exert military pressure on Hamas in ....

AL chief urges UNSC to assumes its responsibilities toward stopping Israel's actions

Date: 2024-05-06 20:19:31 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:10693662

CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit called on the UNSC along with the US and Western countries that support Israel to assume their responsibilities toward stopping Israel's actions in order to prevent any ....

Egyptian diplomat to MENA: US must pressure Israel to accept ceasefire proposal

Date: 2024-05-06 19:22:22 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:10693645

CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) - The US must pressure Israel to accept a ceasefire proposal brokered by Egypt and render the Gaza ceasefire negotiations a success, said former Egyptian ambassador to Israel Hazem Khairat. In statements to MENA on Monday, ....

Egypt receives positive responses from Israel, Hamas -- Source

Date: 2024-05-06 18:53:13 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:10693630

CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) - The Egyptian security delegation received positive responses from Israel and Hamas regarding a ceasefire proposal in war-ravaged Gaza, AlQahera News Channel quoted a high-level source as saying. The security delegation is ....

Saudi Arabia warns Israel against launching assault on Rafah

Date: 2024-05-06 16:34:36 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:10693539

RIYADH, May 6 (MENA) - The Saudi Foreign Ministry expressed on Monday the Kingdom's warning to Israel against waging an operation against Rafah city as part of its "bloody systematic campaign to invade all regions of the Gaza Strip." It warned ....

AOHR: Attempts to launch military operation in Rafah represent crime against humanity

Date: 2024-05-06 15:46:47 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:10693446

CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) - The Arab Observatory for Human Rights (AOHR) warned of attempts by the Israeli occupation to launch a military operation in the Palestinian Rafah city and its call for Palestinians to evacuate the city. Such measures ....

Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli forces committed 5 massacres in 24 hours

Date: 2024-05-06 15:26:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:10693445

GAZA CITY, May 6 (MENA) - The Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said the Israeli occupation army committed five massacres in the enclave in the last 24 hours, killing 52 Palestinians and injuring 90 others. In a statement released on Monday, the ....

Int'l aid agencies warn of Israeli plan's implications to evacuate Palestinians from Rafah

Date: 2024-05-06 15:09:21 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10693371

LONDON, May 6 (MENA) - International aid agencies warned of the implications of an Israeli plan to evacuate Palestinians from the southern Gaza city of Rafah, ahead of invading it. In a statement carried by the Independent on Monday, the ....

Forcibly displacing Rafah civilians would be war crime: France warns Israel

Date: 2024-05-06 14:09:27 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:10693368

PARIS, May 6 (MENA) - Israel will be committing a war crime under international law if it seeks to forcibly displace Palestinian civilians from Rafah, in Gaza, France has warned, the Guardian newspaper reported on Monday. The French foreign ....

Arab Parliament warns of Israeli army's invasion of Palestine's Rafah city

Date: 2024-05-06 14:07:17 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:10693282

CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) - The Arab Parliament has warned of the Israeli army's invasion of the Palestinian city of Rafah and committing the biggest crime of genocide against nearly 1.5 million Palestinians. In a statement released on Monday, the Arab ....