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10 Palestinians killed, dozens injured in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, Khan Younis

Date: 2025-06-05 15:00:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:11208709

GAZA CITY, June 5 (MENA) - As many as 10 Palestinians were killed and dozens more wounded in a series of Israeli airstrikes on areas in Gaza City and Khan Younis. WAFA reported that four Palestinians were killed and dozens others injured when an ....

ILO recognizes Palestine as observer state

Date: 2025-06-05 14:11:26 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:11208634

GENEVA, June 5 (MENA) - The International Labor Organization (ILO) Thursday endorsed a historical decision to upgrade the membership of the Palestinian state to an "observer state". The announcement was made during the current ILO meeting in the ....

Israeli airstrikes wipe out family in Khan Younis, target displacement tent

Date: 2025-06-05 11:15:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:11208511

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip, June 5 (MENA) - Six Palestinians, including an entire family, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Khan Younis in southern Gaza, WAFA news agency reported on Thursday. The attack struck a home on Roni Street in the ....

Israeli army recovers bodies of two US hostages in Gaza Strip

Date: 2025-06-05 08:14:21 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:11208285

GAZA CITY, June 5 (MENA) - The bodies of US hostages Gadi Haggai and Judih Weinstein were recovered from southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, the Israeli forces said, confirming the joint military and Shin Bet operation. The Israeli army said the ....

Pakistan strongly condemns storming of Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2025-06-05 06:05:47 GMT - Pakistan - Middle East - SN:4 - ID:11208167

ISLAMABAD, June 5 (MENA) - Pakistan has strongly condemned storming of Al Aqsa Mosque and escalating Israeli atrocities, according to Pakistan Radio. Foreign Office Spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan in a statement said these reprehensible acts, ....

US veto blocks UN call for Gaza ceasefire

Date: 2025-06-04 21:56:38 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:89 - ID:11208066

NEW YORK, June 4 (MENA) – The United States vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, stopping its adoption on Wednesday. The draft, co-sponsored by ten elected members of the Council, received 14 ....

Israeli military chief of staff: War will not stop until hostages are returned

Date: 2025-06-04 21:34:02 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:86 - ID:11208067

GAZA CITY, June 4 (MENA) - The Israeli military's Chief of the General Staff Eyal Zamir said Israel will not stop war until the hostages are returned from Gaza as quickly as possible. “We will not stop until the hostages are returned as quickly ....

UK minister says Israel's aid delivery in Gaza 'inhumane'

Date: 2025-06-04 18:17:04 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:11207815

LONDON, June 4 (MENA) - UK Foreign Office Minister Hamish Falconer said Israel's aid delivery in Gaza 'inhumane' and calls for investigation into killings of Palestinians at food point, according to The Guardian newspaper on Wednesday. The UK has ....

WFP: Gaza residents suffer from acute food insecurity

Date: 2025-06-04 18:16:24 GMT - Italy - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:11207630

ROME, June 4 (MENA) – The World Food Program (WFP) said 100% of the population in the Gaza Strip is suffering from acute food insecurity due to the tight blockade imposed by the Israeli occupation forces. In a statement carried by Al Qahera News ....

UNICEF spokesman: Assistance distribution points in Gaza turn into "death trap"

Date: 2025-06-04 12:36:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:11207137

GAZA CITY, June 4 (MENA) - UNICEF Spokesman Kazem Abu Khalaf said all United Nations institutions, including UNICEF, are not part of the new mechanism for distributing aid in the Gaza Strip and this resulted into having limited information about the ....