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Whitecoff arrives in Israel

Date: 2025-05-12 09:57:10 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:11175033

GAZA CITY, May 12 (MENA) - U.S. President's Middle East envoy Steve Whitecoff has arrived in Israel, Ynetnews reported on Monday. He is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials against the ....

Israeli army strikes three Houthi-controlled ports following evacuation warning

Date: 2025-05-11 20:29:28 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:11174600

RAMALLAH, May 11 (MENA) - The Israeli air force reportedly began conducting airstrikes at the Houthi-controlled Yemen ports Ras Isa, Hodeidah, and Salif on Sunday following a warning from military spokesperson Avichay Adraee that locals should ....

Hamas to release Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander

Date: 2025-05-11 20:22:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:11174596

GAZA CITY, May 11 (MENA) – Hamas announced it will release Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander as part of efforts exerted by mediators to reach a ceasefire in Gaza, reopen border crossings, and allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza ....

Israel launches attack on Houthi-controlled ports in Yemen: Israeli sources

Date: 2025-05-11 20:15:30 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:11174599

GAZA CITY, May 11 (MENA) - The Israeli air force launched an attack on Houthi-controlled ports in Yemen, AlQahera News TV channel quoted Israeli media sources as saying on Sunday evening. Earlier in the day, the Israeli occupation army issued an ....

We concluded ‘difficult but useful’ talks with US: Iran

Date: 2025-05-11 19:57:08 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:11174379

TEHRAN, May 11 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei revealed Sunday the fourth round of indirect talks with the United States held in Muscat were “difficult but useful,” adding a new round of negotiations is expected. In ....

Israel's FM says country ‘fully endorses’ US plan to provide aid to Gaza

Date: 2025-05-11 18:19:57 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:11174478

RMALLAH, May 11 (MENA) - Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said Israel “fully endorses” a recently announced US-initiated plan for providing aid to the Gaza Strip, The Times of Israel reported on Sunday. “Israel fully endorses the Trump ....

Civilians killed, injured in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

Date: 2025-05-11 15:30:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:11174265

GAZA CITY, May 11 (MENA) - Six citizens were killed and others injured on Sunday evening as a result of Israeli airstrikes on the cities of Gaza and Khan Yunis, according to Wafa news agency. At least four citizens were killed and others injured ....

Death toll from Israeli aggression on Gaza surges to 52,829

Date: 2025-05-11 14:54:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:11174105

GAZA CITY, May 11 (MENA) - The number of civilians killed since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7th, 2023, has surged to 52,829, the majority of whom are children and women, WAFA news agency reported on Sunday. At ....

UN considers US-Israeli Gaza aid plan violation of int'l law - UNRWA official

Date: 2025-05-11 14:51:02 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:11174188

CAIRO, May 11 (MENA) - Media Advisor and Spokesperson for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Adnan Abu Hasna stated that the UN considers the US-Israeli plan for humanitarian aid distribution in Gaza to be a ....

Iranian, Omani FMs meet in Muscat ahead of Iran-US talks

Date: 2025-05-11 13:09:12 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:11173983

TEHRAN, May 11 (MENA) - Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Sunday held discussions with his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Albusaidi on the sidelines of his current visit to Oman for talks with the United States. The fourth round of talks, ....