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Pentagon: US troops in ME repositioned to deal with any potential escalation by Tehran

Date: 2024-08-20 22:04:53 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:10837599

WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (MENA) - The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) said there are over 30,000 land-based US troops stationed throughout the Middle East, operating with multiple partners and allies; and there is no intention to change this. In a ....

Blinken affirms commitment of Egypt, US, Qatar to reaching Gaza ceasefire deal

Date: 2024-08-20 21:05:33 GMT - Qatar - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:10837598

DOHA, Aug 20 (MENA) - US State Secretary Antony Blinken reiterated the commitment of Egypt, the US, and Qatar to reaching a Gaza ceasefire agreement. Speaking before his departure from Qatar, Blinken said that Egypt, Qatar and the US are working ....

US vice presidential nominee interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters

Date: 2024-08-20 20:53:19 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:10837578

WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (MENA) - US Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz was interrupted while addressing the Women's Caucus on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention Tuesday by a handful of pro-Palestinian protesters. The demonstrators ....

Hezbollah missiles, drones strike Israeli barracks in occupied Golan

Date: 2024-08-20 20:16:03 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:10837558

BEIRUT, Aug 20 (MENA) – Hezbollah continued on Tuesday striking the Israeli occupation posts and settlements near Lebanon southern borders in response to the Zionist aggression on South Lebanon as well as Bekaa and support of Gaza, Lebanon's ....

PLO Executive Committee discusses Abbas' initiative to visit Gaza

Date: 2024-08-20 20:05:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:10837554

RAMALLAH, Aug 20 (MENA) - The Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) held a meeting Tuesday under the chairmanship of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, according to WAFA News Agency. During the meeting, the ....

14 martyred, injured in Israeli shelling in Gaza

Date: 2024-08-20 18:16:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10837418

GAZA CITY, Aug 20 (MENA) - Four Palestinians were martyred and 10 others injured on Tuesday evening after Israeli occupation forces shelled a group of citizens, east of Khan Yunis, medical sources said. According to the Palestinian News Agency ....

UNICEF says children in Gaza suffer from severe psychological disorders

Date: 2024-08-20 17:29:41 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:10837311

AMMAN, Aug 20 (MENA) - UNICEF communications officer Salim Owais said children in the Gaza Strip are suffering from severe psychological disorders, as a result of the daily successive shocks caused by the ongoing Israeli war on the Palestinian ....

Israeli bombardment on Deir al-Balah kills eight Palestinian civilians, injure others

Date: 2024-08-20 15:38:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:10837303

GAZA CITY, Aug 20 (MENA) - Israeli bombardment on the city of Deir al-Balah in the central war-torn Gaza Strip Tuesday evening killed eight Palestinian civilians and injured others, according to medical sources. They said that at least eight ....

Jordanian media sheds light on President Sisi's meeting with Blinken

Date: 2024-08-20 15:31:16 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:10837252

AMMAN, Aug 20 (MENA) - Several Jordanian media outlets cast a spotlight on a meeting held Tuesday between Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and US State Secretary Antony Blinken. Under the rubric of "Sisi and Blinken discuss efforts to end ....

Israeli forces arrest 10 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2024-08-20 09:32:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:10836403

RAMALLAH, Aug 20 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of detentions across the West Bank Monday night and early Tuesday morning, detaining 10 Palestinians, including a woman, according to Wafa news agency. The Palestinian ....