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Several civilians killed, others injured in Israeli airstrikes on cities of Gaza, Rafah

Date: 2025-05-10 07:26:26 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:5 - ID:11172238

GAZA CITY, May 10 (MENA) - Seven civilians, including five members of one family, were killed and others were injured early Saturday morning as a result of Israeli shelling of the cities of Gaza and Rafah, Palestinian news agency (WAFA) said. ....

US urges ceasefire resumption in Gaza

Date: 2025-05-09 13:56:25 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:11171723

DUBAI, May 9 (MENA) - US State Department Regional Spokesperson Michael Mitchell called for resuming the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip and allowing aid into the Strip. Mitchell said, in an interview with Al Qahera News channel US ....

No humanitarian aid entered Gaza in 65 days - UNICEF

Date: 2025-05-09 12:28:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:11171529

GAZA CITY, May 9 (MENA) - Chief of Communication at United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Jonathan Crickx said Friday that no shipment or single batch of humanitarian aid has entered the Gaza Strip over the past 65 days. Speaking to Al Arabiya ....

Rubio: Israeli army won’t be responsible for delivering aid into Gaza

Date: 2025-05-09 06:09:14 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:11171173

WASHINGTON, May 9 (MENA) – The Israeli military will not be responsible for considered plans on delivering aid into the Gaza Strip, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. No organizations will be named for distributing aid for the Palestinians, ....

52,760 martyrs are death toll from Israeli genocide in Gaza Strip since October 7:medics

Date: 2025-05-08 17:07:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:11170701

GAZA CITY, May 8 (MENA) - The death toll from the genocidal war waged by the Israeli occupation forces on the Gaza Strip has risen to 52,760, and 119,264 wounded, since October 7, 2023, Palestinian WAFA news agency reported, citing medical ....

US: Houthis’ deal preliminary, aims to halt attacks on ships in Red Sea

Date: 2025-05-08 16:16:52 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:11170780

WASHINGTON, May 8 (MENA) - US State Department Regional spokesperson Sam Werberg said Thursday the agreement with the Houthis is preliminary, and aims to halt attacks on ships in the Red Sea, Al Arabiya news channel reported. He added in ....

7 Palestinians killed in Israeli shelling west Gaza City

Date: 2025-05-08 15:46:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:11170466

RAMALLAH, May 8 (MENA) - Seven Palestinians were killed and others injured on Thursday when Israeli occupation forces bombed a gathering of citizens west Gaza City, Wafa news agency reported. An Israeli aircraft bombed a fish market belonging to ....

Arab parl't speaker rejects Israel plan for controlling Gaza

Date: 2025-05-08 11:05:00 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:11170128

CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) - Speaker of the Arab Parliament Mohammed Al Yamahi expressed strong condemnation and total rejection of an Israeli plan aimed at taking control of the Gaza Strip. In a statement released on Thursday, Yamahi said this plan and ....

World Central Kitchen halts work in Gaza as supplies run out

Date: 2025-05-07 21:44:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:11169577

GAZA CITY, May 7 (MENA) - After serving more than 130 million total meals and 26 million loaves of bread over the past 18 months, the World Central Kitchen (WCK) no longer has the supplies to cook meals or bake bread in Gaza, the charity said in a ....

Updates on Gaza to be announced 'in next 24 hours' - Trump

Date: 2025-05-07 20:30:38 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:11169538

WASHINGTON, May 7 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said there would be more information over the next day regarding a potential new proposal for a hostage release deal and a ceasefire in Gaza. "There's a lot of talk about Gaza right now. We'll ....