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Over 450 Palestinians detained since mid-Ramadan

Date: 2021-05-20 08:36:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:8965460

RAMALLAH, May 20 (MENA) - The Israeli forces detained more than 450 Palestinians since mid-Ramadan as part of an expanded detention campaign, Prisoners and Freed Prisoners Affairs Authority said. During the arrest, the occupation forces clubbed ....

Israel launches over 30 raids on Gaza

Date: 2021-05-20 08:21:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:8965515

GAZA CITY, May 20 (MENA) - Israel launched over 30 raids on Gaza city as well as north and south of the Gaza Strip. The airstrikes targeted main roads and posts north of Gaza City as well as Jabalia town, north of the Gaza Strip, and Khan ....

Palestinian diplomat decries global silence on Israel's genocidal crimes

Date: 2021-05-19 21:26:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:104 - ID:8965196

RAMALLAH, May 19 (MENA) - The Palestinian people will not allow another Nakba to be inflicted upon them despite the ongoing genocide committed by the Israeli occupation in Al-Quds, Gaza and all occupied Palestinian territory, Ambassador of Palestine ....

Saudi Arabia committed to Palestinian state within 1967 territories

Date: 2021-05-19 20:55:41 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:99 - ID:8965213

RIYADH, May 19 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia has made clear that it is necessary to stop provocations in East Jerusalem and the escalation in Gaza, Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said Wednesday. Prince Faisal told Al Arabiya that he sensed an ....

Palestinian PM lauds Sisi initiative in support of Gaza

Date: 2021-05-19 19:21:26 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:87 - ID:8965075

RAMALLAH, May 19 (MENA) - Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has praised President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's initiative to allocate a sum of $500 million for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip in the wake of the Israeli aggression on the ....

Palestinian president, UN Secretary-General probe int’l efforts to reach immediate ceasefire

Date: 2021-05-19 18:57:26 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:85 - ID:8965060

RAMALLAH, May 19 (MENA) – President Mahmoud Abbas discussed during a phone call Wednesday with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres the international efforts exerted to secure an immediate ceasefire in the Israeli aggression on Gaza, ....

Three Palestinians killed, others injured in Israeli airstrike on Gaza Strip

Date: 2021-05-19 17:20:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:8964915

RAMALLAH, May 19 (MENA) - Three Palestinians were killed and others were injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting a house in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza Strip, Wafa News Agency reported Wednesday. Occupation troops shelled a house without any ....

Over 1,800 Palestinians arrested since start of Israeli aggression

Date: 2021-05-19 16:42:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:8964917

RAMALLAH, May 19 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces have arrested over 1,800 Palestinians since the start of the Israeli aggression in the Palestinian territories. It is the highest arrest campaign since 2015, the Palestinian Prisoners Club told ....

Lebanon’s foreign minister asks to quit, after comments strained Gulf ties

Date: 2021-05-19 15:58:49 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:8964317

BEIRUT, May 19 (MENA) - Lebanon’s caretaker foreign minister asked the president to be relieved of his duties on Wednesday, the presidency wrote on Twitter, after his comments in a television interview strained ties with his country’s traditional ....

Death toll from Israeli aggression against Palestinians rises to 241

Date: 2021-05-19 14:21:35 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:8964313

RAMALLAH, May 19 (MENA) - The total death toll due to the spiraling Israeli attacks on the West Bank rose to 241, including 67 children, in addition to 7,802 injuries, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. In a statement on Wednesday, the ....