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Irish PM: Europe is on wrong side of history for failing to stop bloodshed in Gaza

Date: 2024-05-23 12:21:26 GMT - Ireland - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:10717883

DUBLIN, May 23 (MENA) - Prime Minister Simon Harris stated that Europe is in the wrong side of history for failing to do enough to stop the bloodshed in Gaza. Harris said that in an inclusive interview with Euronews network on Thursday adding ....

Israeli forces detain 18 Palestinians across the West Bank

Date: 2024-05-23 11:41:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:10717821

RAMALLAH, May 23 (MENA) – Israeli occupation forces detained at least 18 Palestinians from various parts of the occupied West Bank, according to the Commission of the Detainees and the Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestine Prisoner’s Society ....

President Raisi’s funeral held in Birjand before burial in Mashhad

Date: 2024-05-23 10:39:44 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:10717648

TEHRAN, May 23 (MENA) - A massive funeral service for late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was held in the eastern city of Birjand on Thursday before his burial in the holy city of Mashhad, Tasnim News Agency reported. A huge crowd of mourners ....

Israeli army storms Gaza hospital, force medical crews to leave

Date: 2024-05-23 07:01:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:10717337

GAZA CITY, May 23 (MENA) - Israeli occupation troops Thursday morning stormed Al-Awda Hospital in Jabalia, and forced medical crews to leave it, after a four-day siege, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Medical sources said that the ....

Maintaining peace, security in region based on recognition of Palestinian right: Palestinian amb to Ireland

Date: 2024-05-23 06:47:52 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:10717257

CAIRO, May 23 (MENA) - Palestinian Ambassador to Ireland Jilan Wahba said that maintaining peace and security in the region is based on recognition of the Palestinian right. She said that what is happening in Palestine needs practical and ....

Austin stresses urgent need to increase humanitarian assistance to Gaza across all available crossings

Date: 2024-05-23 05:25:52 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:1 - ID:10717221

WASHINGTON, May 23 (MENA) - US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin underscored during a phone call with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant the urgent need to increase humanitarian assistance to Gaza across all available crossings. The ....

Abbas says Spain's recognition of Palestine 'promotes peace and justice'

Date: 2024-05-22 21:59:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:81 - ID:10717188

RAMALLAH, May 22 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday thanked Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez for his country’s courageous positions to recognize the State of Palestine. In a phone call with Sánchez, Abbas affirmed that ....

11 Palestinians killed by Israeli occupation gunfire in Jenin since Tuesday morning

Date: 2024-05-22 21:30:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:10717181

RAMALLAH, May 22 (MENA) - A Palestinian teenager was killed tonight by Israeli forces’ live bullets near the western entrance to Jenin city, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed in the ongoing onslaught on Jenin and its camp since ....

Blinken: Israeli operations in Rafah hindered entry of aid into Gaza

Date: 2024-05-22 19:44:10 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:10717109

CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israeli military operations near the Rafah crossing were the reason behind making it difficult for humanitarian and relief aid to enter the Gaza Strip. In remarks reported by ....

Jordanian king stresses need to maintain flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza

Date: 2024-05-22 19:22:55 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:10717018

AMMAN, May 22 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II on Wednesday stressed the need to step up international efforts to ensure the sustainable and uninterrupted flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza, in order to mitigate the situation in the strip, state ....