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Biden, Netanyahu speak as pressure’s on Israel over planned Rafah invasion, cease-fire talks

Date: 2024-04-29 10:31:44 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:10682846

WASHINGTON, April 29 (MENA) - The White House on Sunday said U.S. President Joe Biden had again spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as pressure builds on Israel and Hamas to reach a deal that would free some Israeli hostages and ....

US universities' protests threaten foreign policy, call for cutting financial ties with Israel over Gaza military operations

Date: 2024-04-29 09:23:32 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:10682803

WASHINGTON, April 29 (MENA) - Protests are roiling college campuses across the U.S. as upcoming graduation ceremonies are threatened by disruptive demonstrators, with students and others sparring over Israel’s military offensive in Gaza and its ....

Israel settlers storm Aqsa Mosque on 7th day of Jewish Passover holiday

Date: 2024-04-29 08:22:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:10682678

RAMALLAH, April 29 (MENA) - Israeli settlers stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque on Monday under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces on the seventh day of the Jewish Passover holiday. The Islamic Waqf Department in Jerusalem ....

WSJ: Authorities in Gaza lose count of the dead

Date: 2024-04-29 07:25:39 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:10682536

WASHINGTON, April 29 (MENA) - Gaza’s Palestinian health authorities said that they can no longer count all their dead, the Wall Street Journal reported. Hospitals, emergency services and communications are barely functioning. Extracting bodies ....

3 Israeli soldiers killed, 11 wounded in blast in the Gaza Strip

Date: 2024-04-28 21:40:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:73 - ID:10682334

GAZA CITY, April 28 (MENA) - Three Israeli soldiers were killed and 11 others wounded in an explosive device blast in the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media. Al Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, also conformed the attack, saying ....

Gaza gov’t: 41,454 martyrs, missing persons; war losses estimated at USD 30 bln

Date: 2024-04-28 20:07:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:10682256

GAZA CITY, April 28 (MENA) - The Government Information Office in Gaza Strip said Sunday Israeli occupation forces committed 3,052 massacres in the Strip, resulting in 41,454 martyrs and missing persons, estimating the initial losses of about USD 30 ....

Gallant: 'Israel will act as long as it takes to destroy Hamas, bring back hostages'

Date: 2024-04-28 16:23:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:10682062

RAMALLAH, April 28 (MENA) - Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant said Sunday his troops "are obligated to destroy Hamas and bring back the hostages" "We are working on these two tasks, and I am determined to do both things," Gallant told ....

Hundreds of settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque on 6th day of Passover

Date: 2024-04-28 10:01:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:10681229

RAMALLAH, April 28 (MENA) - Under tight protection of Israeli police, hundreds of settlers stormed the courtyards of Al Aqsa Mosque on Sunday on the sixth day of the Jewish Passover holiday. The Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem reported ....

Pro-Palestinians protests continue across the US

Date: 2024-04-28 05:39:33 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:5 - ID:10680883

WASHINGTON, April 28 (MENA) - Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested on a number of U.S. university campuses on Saturday as student protests over Gaza spread. As many 23 protesters were arrested after a protest encampment formed at ....

Palestine depends on Egyptian efforts to halt Israeli war: relief official

Date: 2024-04-27 17:43:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:10680432

CAIRO, April 27 (MENA) – Head of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society in Gaza Aed Yaghi said that Palestine depends on Egyptian efforts to stop the Israeli aggression and halt the massacres in the Gaza Strip. Speaking to Al-Qahera News channel on ....