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Gaza death toll rises to 1,400
Date: 2014-07-31 16:02:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:852417
The death toll from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 1,400, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. At least 8,220 were injured during the ongoing Israeli aggression, the ministry's spokesman Ashraf el-Qedra said in statements ....
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Palestinian FM hands UN official Abbas' letter
Date: 2014-07-31 14:35:24 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:852308
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki handed on Thursday a letter of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the United Nations (UN) assistant secretary general for political affairs. In the letter, Abbas demanded that UN Secretary General ....
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Ya'alon: The damage done to Hamas is unprecedented in its scope
Date: 2014-07-31 11:33:08 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:851970
Israel's Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said Thursday that the damage done to Hamas by the IDF in Operation Protective Edge is "unprecedented in its scope." Speaking at the opening of an Israeli security cabinet meeting, Ya'alon said that Israel ....
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Israel will destroy Hamas tunnels no matter what - Netanyahu
Date: 2014-07-31 10:52:53 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:851895
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the military will dismantle the Hamas tunnel network in the Gaza Strip "with or without a cease-fire," CBS News reported Thursday. Netanyahu added that he will not accept any truce that won't allow ....
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UN human rights chief slams Israel 'defiance' of international law
Date: 2014-07-31 10:52:02 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:851894
UN human rights chief Navi Pillay Thursday slammed Israel's "deliberate defiance" of international law during the Gaza conflict, according to ABC News. Pillay lambasted the country's attacks on homes, schools, hospitals and UN facilities in ....
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Referring Palestinian-Israeli issue to ICC is double-edged sword: FM
Date: 2014-07-31 09:45:43 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:851787
Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs Riad al-Malki said Wednesday that referring the issue of Palestine-Israel war into the International Criminal Court (ICC) is a double-edged sword. Malki added that referring the issue to ICC would open the ....
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U.S. to Israel: ‘Limit civilian casualties’ in Gaza
Date: 2014-07-31 08:33:36 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:851694
The State Department urged Israel to take more steps to avoid the fall of civilians in its military operations in Gaza. While saying Israel has a right to defend itself, spokeswoman Marie Harf said, “We’ve also been very clear that Israel needs ....
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No new corona virus cases reported in Saudi Arabia today - health ministry
Date: 2014-07-30 17:07:04 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:851243
The Saudi Health Ministry said Wednesday no new cases of corona virus were detected today. Two cases were treated and discharged, read a statement by the ministry. The Ministry added that about 396 cases were discharged from hospitals ....
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Jordan, Iran FMs stress need of rallying efforts to stop Israeli aggression in Gaza
Date: 2014-07-30 16:06:48 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:851161
Jordanian and Iranian Foreign Ministers Nasser Judeh and Mohammad Javad Zarif respectively underlined the need of rallying efforts with the aim of stopping the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip. During a phone call received from his ....
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Palestinians want real ceasefire - PLO member
Date: 2014-07-30 16:06:08 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:851160
Palestinians want a real ceasefire according to conditions and agreements, which end the occupation of the Gaza Strip, said PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi. In statements to the BBC Wednesday, Ashrawi said that "We are trying ....