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UNSC urges immediate ceasefire, protection of civilians in Gaza
Date: 2014-07-28 08:20:54 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:848540
The UN Security Council late Sunday expressed deep concern over the deteriorating situation in Gaza in view of the rising number of deaths among civilians and the huge losses, urging an immediate and unconditional ceasefire. In a presidential ....
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Hamas slams Israel for rejecting 'humanitarian truce'
Date: 2014-07-28 07:14:27 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:848449
Hamas has slammed Israel for rejecting any "humanitarian truce" in the Gaza Strip on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr. "The Israeli occupation still rejects any humanitarian truce linked to Eid Al-Fitr and this represents a disregard for the feelings ....
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Hamas agrees to 24-hour ceasefire in Gaza
Date: 2014-07-27 11:31:08 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:847424
The Hamas movement announced that the Palestinian factions have agreed to a 24-hour humanitarian truce in the Gaza Strip, starting at 2pm local time. Hamas Spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said in a statement on Sunday the group took the decision after ....
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8 Palestinians killed as Israel resumes shelling of Gaza Strip
Date: 2014-07-27 11:28:51 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:847418
Eight Palestinians were killed Sunday in the Israeli aggression across several areas in the Gaza Strip. Israel pounded several areas in the coastal enclave, Sky News reported on Sunday. Earlier in the day, the Israeli army announced that it ....
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Abbas arrives in Saudi Arabia Sunday -- Palestinian envoy
Date: 2014-07-27 10:32:13 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:847315
Palestinian Ambassador in Riyadh Bassem Abdullah Alagha said on Sunday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will visit Saudi Arabia today and meet with Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz. In statements to Saudi Okaz Newspaper, he added that ....
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Algerian PM terms as "excellent" Algerian-Egyptian relations
Date: 2014-07-27 09:45:49 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:847231
Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal uncovered mediation efforts made by Algeria with Arab and foreign parties, including Egypt, to halt the Israeli aggression on Gaza. In statements on Sunday, Sellal pointed out that series of secret ....
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200,000 Palestinian IDPs in Gaza due to Israeli military op.
Date: 2014-07-27 08:49:11 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:847142
Tens of thousands of Palestinians have fled their homes in search of a safe haven in which UNRWA is hosting 165,548 IDPs in 92 schools operating as emergency shelters, an additional 6,000 compared to yesterday, OCHA said in a report. It is ....
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36 soldiers killed, 50 others injured in clashes between army, militants in Libya
Date: 2014-07-27 08:48:01 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:847140
At least 36 soldiers were killed and 50 others injured in clashes between the so-called Shura council of Benghazi revolutionaries and Libya Saeqa forces late Saturday. Three days ago, violent clashes broke out in the surroundings of Saeqa troops ....
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Israeli army resumes Gaza aerial, naval and ground strikes
Date: 2014-07-27 08:16:20 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:847106
The Israeli Army announced Sunday that Operation Protective Edge entered its 20th day on Sunday as Israeli ground forces continued their incursion into Gaza. A humanitarian cease-fire that began at 8 A.M. on Saturday collapsed 26 hours later when ....
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Qassam Brigades shells Tel Aviv, Ashdod cities
Date: 2014-07-27 07:48:30 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:847067
Ezz El-Din Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, said it shelled Tel Aviv and Ashdod cities with two M-75 missiles and five Grad rockets, the brigades said in a military statement on Sunday. Qassam Brigades shelled Israel although Israel ....