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White House slams statement from Israeli minister on Gaza ceasefire talks

Date: 2024-08-10 04:07:31 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:4 - ID:10822724

WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (MENA) - The Biden administration unleashed a torrent of criticism against Israel’s polarizing finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, on Friday after he referred to cease-fire negotiations with Hamas as a “dangerous trap.” White ....

UNRWA: 205 relief workers killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023

Date: 2024-08-09 21:36:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:10822698

RAMALLAH/NEW YORK, Aug 9 (MENA) - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said the total number of UNRWA colleagues killed since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7, ....

Israeli strike kills senior Hamas leader in south Lebanon

Date: 2024-08-09 19:25:20 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:10822665

BEIRUT, Aug 9 (MENA) - An Israeli airstrike on a car killed a senior Hamas commander in Lebanon on Friday evening, the Lebanese news agency reported. The strike, on the southern edges of the Lebanese port city of Sidon killed Samer Mahmoud ....

UAE backs call by Egypt, Qatar, US for Gaza ceasefire deal

Date: 2024-08-09 16:10:08 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:10822481

ABU DHABI, Aug 9 (MENA) - The United Arab Emirates said it backs the call from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and US President Joe Biden to conclude a ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip and ....

EU allocates €43 million for Palestinian Authority salaries

Date: 2024-08-09 08:43:25 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:10821891

BRUSSELS/ RAMALLAH, Aug 9 (MENA) – The European Union has announced a €43 million contribution to assist the Palestinian Authority in paying salaries and pensions for its employees and retirees in the West Bank, WAFA reported. According to the ....

US Defense Secretary stresses need to reach ceasefire in Gaza

Date: 2024-08-09 06:15:31 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:10821797

WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (MENA) – US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III spoke with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant to provide updates on measures to enhance US military posture in the region to protect US forces, defend Israel, and deter ....

US works with Egypt, Qatar to conclude Gaza ceasefire agreement

Date: 2024-08-09 06:13:54 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:10821809

WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (MENA) - US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said Washington is working with Egypt and Qatar to convince Hamas to accept the final Gaza ceasefire agreement. In a press release, Miller said "Qatar, along with Egypt, ....

EU’s Borrell decries Israel's revocation of Norway's diplomatic status

Date: 2024-08-09 05:47:36 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:5 - ID:10821795

BRUSSELS, Aug 9 (MENA) - EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Thursday decried Israel’s "unwarranted" move to revoke the diplomatic status of Norway’s envoys to the Palestinian Authority. "I strongly condemn this unwarranted decision, which ....

F-22 Raptor fighter jets land in Middle East - US Central Command

Date: 2024-08-08 21:59:09 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:10821681

WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (MENA) - US Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jets have arrived in the Mideast from a base in the United Kingdom, authorities said Thursday. US Central Command posted images online of the fighters, saying their presence in the ....

32 civilians killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza Strip

Date: 2024-08-08 17:23:02 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10821299

GAZA CITY, Aug 8 (MENA) – At least 32 civilians were killed on Thursday when Israeli warplanes bombed two schools housing displaced families in eastern Gaza City, as well as several homes in Khan Younis and the central Gaza Strip, according to local ....