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ECFA decries Knesset's opposition of Palestinian statehood

Date: 2024-07-23 20:10:21 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:88 - ID:10799169

CAIRO, July 23 (MENA) – The Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA) has condemned the Israeli Knesset's resolution on opposition to the establishment of a Palestinian state. In a statement issued Tuesday, the council denounced the Knesset's ....

Israeli artillery strikes targets in 7 southern Lebanese towns

Date: 2024-07-23 19:13:22 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:82 - ID:10799148

BEIRUT, July 23 (MENA) - Israeli enemy artillery targeted seven towns in southern Lebanon on Tuesday. According to Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA), the Israeli occupation army targeted the towns of, Markaba, Houla, Talloussa, Bani Haiyyan, ....

UNRWA: Efforts being exerted to ensure operations in Gaza

Date: 2024-07-23 18:18:13 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:76 - ID:10799117

CAIRO, July 23 (MENA) - Strenuous efforts are being exerted in order to ensure the UNRWA's operations in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, in light of Israel's attempts to ban the agency from operating and remove the employees' legal immunities, said ....

China proposes three-step approach to solving Palestinian issue, says FM

Date: 2024-07-23 17:20:20 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:10799024

BEIJING, July 23 (MENA) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday that China proposes a three-step approach to solving the Palestinian issue, CGTN reported. Wang made the remarks while attending the closing ceremony of a reconciliation ....

WHO 'extremely worried' at prospect of polio in Gaza

Date: 2024-07-23 17:09:30 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:10799107

RAMALLAH, July 23 (MENA) - A top WHO official said Tuesday he was "extremely worried" over possible outbreaks in war-torn Gaza after poliovirus was detected in the sewage, warning that communicable diseases could cause more deaths than ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry welcomes adoption by UNESCO regrading resolutions related to Palestine

Date: 2024-07-23 13:43:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:10798704

RAMALLAH, July 23 (MENA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates today welcomed the adoption by the World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), at its 46th session held in the ....

Palestinian factions sign unity declaration in Beijing

Date: 2024-07-23 12:01:13 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:10798541

BEIJING, July 23 (MENA) - At the conclusion of the round of dialogues held in the Chinese capital, Beijing, representatives of the Palestinian factions agreed to unify the Palestinian position within the framework of the Palestinian Liberation ....

Blinken confers with UN official on efforts to address severe food insecurity in Gaza

Date: 2024-07-23 12:00:31 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:10798401

WASHINGTON, July 23 (MENA) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed with the United Nations' top coordinator for humanitarian affairs and reconstruction in Gaza Sigrid Kaag the necessary steps to address severe food insecurity in Gaza, ....

Gaza death toll surges to 39,090 over 90,147 injured

Date: 2024-07-23 10:52:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:10798314

GAZA CITY, July 23 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces committed eight massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours, resulting in the killing of at least 84 Palestinians and the injury of 329 others, WAFA quoted medical sources ....

Biden vows to keep working to end Gaza war before leaving office

Date: 2024-07-23 07:33:15 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:10797766

WASHINGTON, July 23 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden vowed to continue working to end the war in Gaza during his final six months in office, Alhurra news channel reported on Tuesday. "I’ll be working very closely with the Israelis and with the ....