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Abbas issues presidential decree promoting Major-General Mohammad Khalil Ibrahim

Date: 2025-03-09 11:41:21 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:11096147

RAMALLAH, March 9 (MENA) - President Mahmoud Abbas issued a presidential decree Sunday, promoting Major-General Mohammad Khalil Ibrahim al-Khatib, also known as Nidal Shaheen, to the rank of Major General, said Wafa. Shaheen has been appointed as ....

Israel continues its wide-scale offensive Tulkarm for 42nd day day

Date: 2025-03-09 09:13:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:11095917

RAMALLAH, March 9 (MENA) - The Israeli aggression on the northern West Bank province of Tulkarm has entered its 42nd consecutive day, resulting so far in massive house demolitions, widespread destruction, and mass displacement of ....

Palestinian killed, others injured by Israeli forces in Gaza

Date: 2025-03-09 09:09:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:11095907

GAZA CITY, March 9 (MENA) - A Palestinian citizen was killed and several others were injured in the early hours of Sunday by Israeli occupation forces' gunfire in the Shujaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza City, according to Palestinian news agency ....

Displaced Palestinians lack life essentials, warns OCHA

Date: 2025-03-09 07:09:11 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:5 - ID:11095785

NEW YORK, March 9 (MENA) - OCHA warned that the operation by Israeli forces in the northern West Bank continues to have dire humanitarian consequences. In Tulkarm, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) ....

UN worried over escalating tensions in Syria

Date: 2025-03-09 06:35:41 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:4 - ID:11095759

NEW YORK, March 9 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres expressed concerns over growing tensions in Syria's coastal areas, including reports of extrajudicial killings and civilian casualties. He strongly condemned all violence and called ....

Israel tightens military restrictions around Nablus

Date: 2025-03-08 18:13:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:11095516

RAMALLAH, March 8 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces ramped up their military measures at checkpoints surrounding the city of Nablus on Saturday, further intensifying restrictions and security operations in the area. The Palestinian News Agency ....

Rafah crossing receives 40 injured Palestinians, 61 escorts

Date: 2025-03-08 18:03:09 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:11095426

RAFAH, Egypt, March 8 (MENA) - Rafah border crossing received on Saturday 40 injured Palestinians, and 61 escorts, coming from the Gaza Strip to receive treatment at Egyptian hospitals, according to an official source from the Rafah border ....

Hamas says there’re positive indications as regards 2nd phase of Gaza ceasefire deal

Date: 2025-03-08 16:27:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:11095465

GAZA CITY, March 8 (MENA) - Hamas said Saturday that there are positive indications regarding negotiations for the second phase of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza. According to Al Qahera News Channel, the Palestinian movement confirmed its ....

Death toll in Gaza surges to 48,453 amid Israeli genocide

Date: 2025-03-08 16:13:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:11095420

GAZA CITY, March 8 (MENA) – The death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 48,453, the majority of whom are women and children, since the start of the Israeli genocide in October 2023, WAFA quoted medical sources as saying. The number of injuries ....

Man with Palestinian flag climbs Big Ben’s Elizabeth Tower

Date: 2025-03-08 13:46:34 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:11095221

LONDON, March 8 (MENA) - A man holding a Palestinian flag has climbed the building that houses Big Ben in front of shocked onlookers as emergency services rushed to the scene, The Independent reported. Police, firefighters and paramedics were ....