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Seven injured in Israeli raid on Lebanon's Siddiqin

Date: 2024-06-01 16:18:46 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:10729823

BEIRUT, June 1 (MENA) - Lebanese civil defense teams transported seven casualties as a result of an Israeli raid on the town of Siddiqin. The Lebanese National News Agency correspondent reported that an Israeli raid on the town of Qantara ....

Belgium condemns Israel's attempt to label UNWRA as terrorist organization

Date: 2024-06-01 16:12:45 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:10729821

BRUSSELS, June 1 (MENA) - Belgium condemned the Israeli Knesset’s attempt to label UNRWA as a terrorist organization and to remove the immunity of its staff. Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hadja Lahbib said on X Saturday that UNWRA's ....

UNRWA urges launching transparent probe into Israeli violations

Date: 2024-06-01 16:01:11 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:10729734

CAIRO, June 1 (MENA) - Inas Hamdan, acting public information officer for the UNRWA in Gaza, called for launching a transparent probe into the Israeli violations against health and relief facilities in the Gaza Strip. In statements to Al Arabiya Al ....

Israel continues raids on Southern Lebanon

Date: 2024-06-01 15:56:40 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:10729758

BEIRUT, June 1 (MENA) - Israeli forces continued to mount raids on towns and villages in Southern Lebanon on Saturday. The raids targeted an area near the town of Ain Qana and Qantara village in Nabatieh. An Israeli drone carried out an air ....

Indonesian president-elect says Indonesia willing to send peacekeeping troops to Gaza

Date: 2024-06-01 14:42:58 GMT - Singapore - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:10729733

SINGAPORE, June 1 (MENA) - Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto said on Saturday (Jun 1) that his country was willing to send peacekeeping troops to enforce a ceasefire in Gaza if required, Channel News Asia reported. Speaking at the ....

Canada's arms exports to Israel hit all-time high in 2023, exceeding $30 mln.

Date: 2024-06-01 14:40:41 GMT - Canada - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:10729541

OTTAWA, June 1 (MENA) - Canadian exports of military goods and technology to Israel surpassed $30 million in 2023, hitting an all-time high at about 40 per cent single-year increase, says a report by the Canadian foreign ministry. According the ....

OIC radio&TV union chief mourns killing of journalist Ola el Dahdouh in Israeli bombardment

Date: 2024-06-01 14:24:52 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:10729553

CAIRO, June 1 (MENA) – Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Radio and Television Union President Dr. Amr el Laithi mourned journalist and broadcaster Ola el Dahdouh who was killed on Saturday in an Israeli bombardment targeting her house in ....

UNRWA: 1 million Palestinians are sheltered in UNRWA centers in Gaza

Date: 2024-06-01 13:49:30 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:10729543

CAIRO, June 1 (MENA) - Acting Director of the UNRWA Information Office in Gaza Enas Hemdan asserted that nearly one million Palestinians are still sheltering in UNRWA centers in the war-devastated Gaza Strip, adding that 171 UNRWA facilities were ....

Paris protesters call for banning Israel from upcoming 2024 Olympics

Date: 2024-06-01 13:39:44 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:10729547

PARIS, June 1 (MENA) - Hundreds of people rallied in Paris on Saturday morning in protest against Israel's ongoing war on Gaza, calling for banning it from the upcoming Paris Olympics 2024. Waving banners demanding an immediate ceasefire in the ....

Palestinian sources: Death toll in Gaza climbs to 36,379 people

Date: 2024-06-01 13:04:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:10729539

GAZA CITY, June 1 (MENA) - The death toll from the Israeli genocidal aggression on the blockaded Gaza Strip reached 36,379 people, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Saturday, quoting medical sources. They announced that the death toll ....