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  • Gaza death toll hit 507; 3,150 injured

    Gaza death toll hit 507; 3,150 injured

    Date: 2014-07-21 10:05:47 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:838148

    The death toll among Palestinians in the current Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip has hit 507, said the health ministry in Gaza. As many as 3,150 people have been wounded, said Ashraf al-Qadrah, the health ministry's spokesman. Eleven ....

  • Ban condemns killings in Shejaia

    Ban condemns killings in Shejaia

    Date: 2014-07-21 09:56:45 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:838136

    UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who is in the Middle East in a bid to help broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, has condemned the killings in Shejaia as an "atrocious action", JPost said Monday. Ban called for an immediate end to the ....

  • Israel ready to continue Gaza miltiary operation - minister

    Israel ready to continue Gaza miltiary operation - minister

    Date: 2014-07-21 09:55:32 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:838133

    Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said his country is ready to go ahead with the military operation Gaza, adding that more reserve soldiers will be recalled if needed, Radio Israel reported. He said Iron Dome intercepted almost rocket ....

  • Qassam Brigades carry out new operation on eastern borders of Gaza

    Qassam Brigades carry out new operation on eastern borders of Gaza

    Date: 2014-07-21 09:38:30 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:838094

    Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas movement, carried out at dawn Monday a new operation in Israel at the eastern borders of Gaza Strip. In a military statement, Qassam said it carried out an operation behind the enemy lines on eastern ....

  • Nasrallah phones Hamas leader to show support -- statement

    Nasrallah phones Hamas leader to show support -- statement

    Date: 2014-07-21 09:06:48 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:838015

    Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has phoned Hamas political bureau chairman Khaled Meshaal to express support to the Palestinian resistance in the current war against Israel, said a statement in Beirut. Nasrallah, who made the phone call last ....

  • EU worried over Tripoli airport clashes

    EU worried over Tripoli airport clashes

    Date: 2014-07-21 08:42:02 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:837971

    The European Union (EU) expressed concern over the deadly clashes that took place at Tripoli airport, urging all sides to exercise self-restraint and find a peaceful solution to the current crisis. The attacks on civilian airports are considered ....

  • 47 killed, 120 injured in Tripoli clashes

    47 killed, 120 injured in Tripoli clashes

    Date: 2014-07-21 08:34:29 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:837950

    As many as 47 people have been killed in clashes between rival militias around Tripoli airport in the Libyan capital, said a spokesman for the health ministry. The fighting has left 120 others injured, Ammar Mohamed. Rockets and mortars were ....

  • UNSC demands immediate ceasefire in Gaza

    UNSC demands immediate ceasefire in Gaza

    Date: 2014-07-21 08:21:07 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:837911

    The UN Security Council has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza after holding an emergency closed-door meeting on the crisis. The urgent talks came after Ban Ki-moon described Israel's shelling of a Gaza City suburb as "an atrocious ....

  • Islamic Jihad's military wing shells Sderot, Ashkelon

    Islamic Jihad's military wing shells Sderot, Ashkelon

    Date: 2014-07-21 08:10:18 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:837857

    The Palestinian Islamic Jihad's military wing Saraya al-Quds has claimed responsibility for shelling Israeli towns of Sderot and Ashkelon on the Gaza Strip border, said a statement on Sunday. "A Zionist force has been ambushed by the group ....

  • Abbas urges Security Council emergency meeting

    Abbas urges Security Council emergency meeting

    Date: 2014-07-21 08:02:15 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:837874

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the latest developments in Gaza following the Israeli ground invasion in the strip. Abbas stresses that Security ....

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