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UN Special Rapporteur criticizes Israel withdrawal from UN Human Rights Council

Date: 2025-02-06 14:37:17 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:11057256

NEW YORK, Feb 6 (MENA) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories said on Thursday that Israel's decision to withdraw from the U.N. Human Rights Council was "extremely serious". Earlier, Israeli Foreign ....

Ireland says Israel’s suggestion it should accept Palestinians from Gaza ‘unhelpful’

Date: 2025-02-06 12:46:08 GMT - Ireland - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:11057029

DUBLIN, Feb 6 (MENA) - Ireland’s Foreign Ministry rejects a suggestion by Defense Minister Israel Katz that the country should accept displaced Palestinians from Gaza. “The objective must be a massive scale up of aid into Gaza, return of basic ....

UK says Gaza integral part of future Palestinian state

Date: 2025-02-06 12:39:14 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:11057018

LONDON, Feb 6 (MENA) - Development Minister Anneliese Dodds said on Thursday the future of Gaza must be determined by Palestinians with the support of neighboring countries and the international community. Dodds said, as quoted by the BBC, that ....

Spain says Gaza is the land of Palestinians, part of future Palestinian state

Date: 2025-02-06 11:43:14 GMT - Spain - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:11056904

MADRID, Feb 6 (MENA) - Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares on Thursday rejected a proposal by US President Donald Trump to resettle Palestinians elsewhere and take over Gaza to create a "Riviera of the Middle East." "The land of the ....

Over 10,000 aid trucks have entered Gaza since ceasefire, says UN

Date: 2025-02-06 11:34:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:11056895

GAZA CITY, Feb 6 (MENA) - More than 10,000 aid trucks have crossed into Gaza since a ceasefire took hold on January 19, the United Nations humanitarian chief said on Thursday. "We've moved over 10,000 trucks in the two weeks since the ceasefire, ....

Int'l reactions very dismissive of Trump's proposal on Gaza: SIS chief

Date: 2025-02-05 23:18:51 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:11056374

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - Chairman of the State Information Service (SIS) and General Coordinator of the National Dialogue Diaa Rashwan said all international reactions are very dismissive of US President Donald Trump's proposal on Gaza. Speaking to ....

Palestinian child killed by Israeli forces in Rafah

Date: 2025-02-05 18:12:26 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:11056102

RAMALLAH, Feb 5 (MENA) - A Palestinian child was killed on Wednesday evening by Israeli occupation forces in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian Wafa News Agency reported. The child was identified as Hamza al-Hums, and was ....

OHCHR: Forcible transfer or deportation of people from occupied territories is strictly prohibited

Date: 2025-02-05 18:02:22 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:11056026

GENEVA, Feb 5 (MENA) - The UN Human Rights Office said on Wednesday that any forcible transfer or deportation of people from occupied territories is strictly prohibited. In a statement, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human ....

Palestinian official bashes Trump statements on Gaza

Date: 2025-02-05 10:52:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:11055176

RAMALLAH, Feb 5 (MENA) - Member of FATAH's Advisory Council Adnan al-Damiri rejected statements issued by US President Donald Trump on the US control over the Gaza Strip. In statements to the Saudi-funded Al Arabiya news channel, Damiri said ....

Scores of Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2025-02-05 10:16:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:11055169

RAMALLAH, Feb 5 (MENA) - Scores of Israeli settlers stormed into Al Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday guarded by Israeli police. The groups of settlers performed provocative tours and Talmudic rituals inside the mosque, the third holiest Islamic site. ....