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Rafah border crossing should only be controlled by Egypt and Palestine - Palestinian president’s advisor
Date: 2024-05-28 21:38:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:94 - ID:10725157
RAMALLAH, May 28 (MENA) – Mahmoud Habbash, an advisor to the Palestinian president, has lauded the recognition of the Palestinian state by Spain, Norway and Ireland, noting that Rafah border crossing is an Egyptian-Palestinian land terminal that ....
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US pier off Gaza to be removed, repaired after damage from rough seas
Date: 2024-05-28 21:20:44 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:92 - ID:10725142
WASHINGTON, May 28 (MENA) - The temporary pier constructed by the US military to transport aid into Gaza broke apart and sustained damage in heavy seas on Tuesday in a major blow to the US-led effort to create a maritime corridor for humanitarian ....
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There is no safe place in Gaza Strip: official
Date: 2024-05-28 20:32:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:90 - ID:10725126
GAZA CITY, May 28 (MENA) - There is no safe place in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, affirmed Gaza's Civil Defense services spokesperson Major Mahmoud Basal. The Israeli occupation army is bombing Palestinian civilians in areas it claims to be safe ....
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UN chief condemns Israeli strike on Rafah camp
Date: 2024-05-28 20:01:32 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:88 - ID:10725123
NEW YORK, May 28 (MENA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemns the Israeli strike on a camp for displaced people in Rafah, which killed 45 Palestinians, Xinhua quoted his spokesman as saying on Tuesday. Guterres has condemned ....
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EU's Charles Michel backs recognition of Palestinian statehood
Date: 2024-05-28 19:57:05 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:87 - ID:10725087
BRUSSELS, May 28 (MENA) - While European governments remain split over when — or whether — to recognize Palestinian statehood, European Council President Charles Michel said he would support the move, Politico reported. "I am in favor of the ....
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Macron for recognizing Palestinian state 'at useful moment'
Date: 2024-05-28 19:55:36 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:86 - ID:10725088
PARIS/BERLIN, May 28 (MENA) – France's President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that recognition of a Palestinian state was not a "taboo subject" but that it should take place at a "useful moment", according to media outlets. "There is no taboo for ....
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US 'deeply saddened' by Israeli strike on Rafah camp that killed dozens
Date: 2024-05-28 18:59:11 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:83 - ID:10725082
WASHINGTON, May 28 (MENA) - The US State Department said it was "deeply saddened" by the Israeli airstrike on a displaced persons camp in Rafah that killed dozens of Palestinians on Sunday. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said on ....
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Deep concerns over 'inhuman' detention of Gazans by Israeli authorities
Date: 2024-05-28 18:43:18 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:10725060
NEW YORK, May 28 (MENA) - UN and partner organizations have expressed deep concern over the "inhuman" detention of suspected Palestinian fighters in the enclave by Israeli authorities, citing information that treatment is so poor that some had to ....
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More people will die in Gaza if they don’t receive treatment: WHO
Date: 2024-05-28 18:35:58 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:10725014
GENEVA, May 28 (MENA) - More people will die waiting for treatment in the besieged and war-devastated Gaza Strip if Israel continues its campaign of death and destruction in the border city of Rafah, the World Health Organization (WHO) has ....
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New Israeli genocide in Rafah kills dozens
Date: 2024-05-28 15:36:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:10724854
GAZA CITY, May 28 (MENA) - More than 20 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured Tuesday in new Israeli strikes on displaced persons' tents in Al-Mawasi area in the west of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip. In a press release, the ....