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Palestinian woman killed by Israeli forces east of Hebron

Date: 2021-05-19 13:58:26 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:8964651

HEBRON, West Bank, May 19 (MENA) - The Palestinian Health Ministry said a Palestinian girl was killed by the fire of Israeli forces east of the West Bank City of Hebron. Israeli forces opened fire at the girl near the entrance of Kiryat Arba ....

Israeli attacks leave 219 Palestinians dead -- Palestinian Health Ministry

Date: 2021-05-19 08:45:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:8963810

RAMALLAH, May 19 (MENA) - The Palestinian Health Ministry announced on Wednesday that the total death toll due to the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip over the past 10 days reached 219 while the number of injured hit 1,530. According to the ....

FM to CNN: We work to reach ceasefire in Palestinian territories

Date: 2021-05-19 07:48:17 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:8963748

PARIS, May 19 (MENA) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Wednesday said that Egypt is working to reach a ceasefire in the Palestinian territories to avert more escalation of conflict there. In statements to CNN, the Egyptian foreign ....

Israeli forces arrest 21 Palestinians in WB

Date: 2021-05-19 07:02:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:8963669

RAMALLAH, May 19 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday arrested 21 Palestinians from the West Bank. According to the Palestinian news agency, the Israeli forces detained nine Palestinians from Zahria and Beni Naeem villages, three from ....

US, Germany discuss ending tension in Middle East

Date: 2021-05-19 06:57:32 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:8963660

WASHINGTON, May 19 (MENA) - US State Secretary Antony Blinken and his German counterpart Heiko Maas on Wednesday discussed efforts for ending tension in the Middle East. According to a statement by the State Department, the two sides also ....

China urges US to shoulder responsibility on Palestinian-Israeli conflict

Date: 2021-05-18 22:48:01 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:99 - ID:8963524

BEIJING, May 18 (MENA) - China on Tuesday urged the United States to shoulder its due responsibility on the Palestine-Israel conflict and support the UN Security Council (UNSC) to play its due role in promoting the easing of the situation, ....

Russian deputy FM stresses need to prevent deterioration of humanitarian situation in Gaza

Date: 2021-05-18 22:34:38 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:98 - ID:8963476

CAIRO, May 18 (MENA) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov stressed the need to prevent the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, which was published on the ....

Canadian PM calls for ceasefire in Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Date: 2021-05-18 21:59:29 GMT - Canada - Middle East - SN:95 - ID:8963493

OTTAWA, May 18 (MENA) - Canada is calling for a ceasefire in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to stop the violence that has been escalating in the region, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday. At a news conference in Ottawa, he said Canada ....

Death toll from ongoing Israeli onslaught on Gaza rises to 217

Date: 2021-05-18 21:25:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:90 - ID:8963449

RAMALLAH, May 18 (MENA) - The death toll among Palestinians after nine consecutive days of the brutal Israeli onslaught on the Gaza Strip has risen to 217, said the ministry of health. According to the ministry, 217 Palestinians have been killed ....

SCMR hails Sisi's $500-mln-initiative to reconstruct Gaza

Date: 2021-05-18 19:28:14 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:8963077

CAIRO, May 18 (MENA) - The Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) lauded on Tuesday President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's $500-million-initiative to reconstruct the Gaza Strip. In a statement, SCMR expressed its full backing to the initiative, ....