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US Secretary of State to meet with Israeli, Palestinian leaders following cease-fire

Date: 2021-05-21 09:57:46 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:8967428

WASHINGTON, May 21 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in the region after the Israeli Security Cabinet signed a cease-fire with the Palestinian side on Thursday, The Hill reported ....

EU Commission's Von Der Leyen welcomes Gaza ceasefire

Date: 2021-05-21 09:11:24 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:8967388

BRUSSELS, May 21 (MENA) - EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday welcomed the ceasefire agreement reached by Israel and the Palestinian side in the Gaza Strip. "I welcome the cease-fire that came into force today at 2am [23:00 GMT ....

TASS news agency: Ceasefire in Gaza under Egypt’s active mediation

Date: 2021-05-21 08:44:24 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:8967370

MOSCOW, May 21 (MENA) - A truce between Israel and Palestinian groups was achieved after 11 days of intense rocket fire between the two parties under Egypt’s active mediation, TASS news agency reported. On Thursday, Israel’s Security Cabinet ....

Palestinians cheer as Gaza ceasefire goes into effect

Date: 2021-05-21 08:26:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:8967356

RAMALLAH, May 21 (MENA) - Thousands of Palestinians Friday overnight erupted into whistles and cheers in the occupied territories as the ceasefire that ended the heaviest Israeli onslaught on Gaza since 2014 came into effect, WAFA news agency ....

Egypt to continue efforts to help Palestinians get their legitimate rights - envoy 2 last Cairo

Date: 2021-05-21 08:18:21 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:8967352

The Palestinian issue has seen many setbacks in recent decades, Edrees said, highlighting the Israeli occupation settlement practices, forced displacement, demolition of Palestinian houses and facilities as well as the settlers’ violence against the ....

Egypt to continue efforts to help Palestinians get their legitimate rights - envoy

Date: 2021-05-21 08:16:20 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:8967274

CAIRO, May 21 (MENA) - Egypt’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Mohamed Edrees said Egypt will continue all efforts to ensure that the Palestinian people would get their legitimate rights and enjoy peace, security and ....

Palestinian PM welcomes success of Egypt-led int’l efforts to reach Gaza ceasefire

Date: 2021-05-21 02:08:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:8967148

RAMALLAH, May 21 ( MENA) - Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh welcomed the success of all international efforts spearheaded by Egypt over the past few days to reach a ceasefire agreement and end the Israeli onslaught on the Gaza ....

Russia hopes Gaza ceasefire agreement will be lasting

Date: 2021-05-21 01:27:22 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:8967147

MOSCOW, May 21 (MENA) - Russia hopes that the ceasefire agreement reached by Israel and Palestine’s Hamas will be lasting, Russia’s First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyanskiy said. Moscow is urging to hold a ministerial ....

Guterres welcomes Gaza ceasefire announcement

Date: 2021-05-21 01:03:25 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:8967146

NEW YORK, May 21 ( MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed a Palestinian-Israeli ceasefire in a statement he made to reporters at UN Headquarters in New York, a few minutes before the negotiated ceasefire deal was due to ....

Biden thanks Sisi over Egypt efforts to reach a ceasefire deal in Gaza 2 last Washington

Date: 2021-05-21 00:48:57 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:5 - ID:8967145

In notable words of thanks for Sisi, Biden said “I extend my sincere gratitude to President Sisi and the senior Egyptian officials who have played such a critical role in this diplomacy.” Sisi reciprocated with a series of tweets thanking Biden ....