Middle East
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EU leaders urge Israel to skip Rafah ground offensive
Date: 2024-03-22 07:52:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:10633746
BRUSSELS, March 22 (MENA) – European Union leaders have called on Israel to forgo a ground offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah to avoid escalating the loss of life and disrupting humanitarian aid efforts, NHK reported. The EU leaders ....
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8 Palestinians, including 3 children, killed in Israeli airstrike in Rafah
Date: 2024-03-22 07:40:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:10633734
GAZA CITY, March 22 (MENA) - Several Palestinian civilians, including three children, were killed and injured in an Israeli airstrike early Friday morning northeast of Rafah city, south of the Gaza Strip, according to local sources. The sources ....
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WHO chief highlights the plight of Palestinian children as he calls for peace in Gaza
Date: 2024-03-21 16:18:25 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:10633397
GENEVA, March 21 (MENA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has reiterated calls for peace in the Gaza Strip, highlighting the plight of “many” youngsters in northern Gaza lying seriously injured in ....
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Satellite images show 35% of Gaza's building destroyed - UN
Date: 2024-03-21 11:02:10 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:10632721
GENEVA, March 21 (MENA) - Satellite images analyzed by the United Nations Satellite Centre show that 35% of Gaza's buildings have been destroyed or damaged in the Israel offensive in the Palestinian enclave. Israel's assault has killed nearly ....
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65 martyrs, 92 injured in 7 massacres in Gaza in 24 hours: Gaza health
Date: 2024-03-21 10:40:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:10632624
GAZA CITY, March 21 (MENA) - Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said on Thursday that the Israeli forces conducted seven massacres in the enclave. The massacres left 65 martyrs dead and 92 injured over the past 24 hours. This takes to 31,988 ....
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6 Palestinians killed in Bethlehem, Ramallah, Tulkarm
Date: 2024-03-21 09:20:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:10632521
RAMALLAH, March 21 (MENA) - Six Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in Bethlehem, Ramallah and Tulkarm. Among the martyrs was a 63-year-old Palestinian who was shot by the forces in Hebron over claims that he had a knife in his bag. The ....
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US submits draft resolution to UN calling for immediate cease-fire in Gaza: Blinken
Date: 2024-03-21 08:24:53 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:10632452
WASHINGTON/RIYADH, March 21 (MENA) – The US has issued a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council calling for the immediate cease-fire in Gaza that would be connected to the release of hostages, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken ....
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Washington has alternatives to Israel's potential ground invasion of Rafah: Blinken
Date: 2024-03-20 21:22:03 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:10632249
JEDDAH, March 20 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US had presented alternatives to Israel's potential ground invasion of Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah, home to over one million displaced Palestinians. These alternatives ....
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Algerian, French FMs discuss need to revive Middle East peace process
Date: 2024-03-20 20:38:19 GMT - Algeria - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:10632224
ALGIERS, March 20 (MENA) - Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad Ahmed Attaf and French counterpart Stéphane Séjourné emphasized the need to revive the Middle East peace process based on a two-state solution, with a view ....
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Saudi Arabia provides $40 mln in support of UNRWA's efforts in Gaza
Date: 2024-03-20 18:16:47 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:10632023
RIYADH, March 20 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) is providing $40 million in support of the Agency's humanitarian relief efforts in the Gaza Strip, UNRWA revealed Wednesday. Supervisor General of ....