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53 new coronavirus cases in Israel

Date: 2021-05-11 08:23:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:8952049

thGAZA CITY, May 11 (MENA) - Some 53 new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in Israel on Monday, with 0.1% of tests returning positive, The Jerusalem Post quoted the morning update by the Health Ministry on Tuesday as saying. Of those ....

Death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Gaza rises to 24

Date: 2021-05-11 07:58:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:8951979

RAMALLAH, May 11 (MENA) - A Palestinian youth was killed in Khan Younis as Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip continued for the second day. This brings the total number of Palestinian deaths to 24, the Health Ministry said in a brief statement ....

Palestinian flags flown at half mast in mourning of victims of Israeli airstrikes

Date: 2021-05-11 07:40:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:8951881

RAMALLAH, May 11 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has ordered cancellation of all celebrations marking the end of Ramadan /Eid Al-Fitr holiday in the wake of Israeli crimes in al Quds and airstrikes on the Gaza Strip that left 20 people ....

21 people killed in Israeli strike on Gaza, including 9 children

Date: 2021-05-10 21:39:25 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:87 - ID:8951749

RAMALLAH, May 10 (MENA) - The number of Palestinians killed in an Israeli airstrike on the northern Gaza Strip was put at 21, including nine children, state news agency WAFA reported Monday, citing figures from the Palestinian Health Ministry. An ....

Red Crescent: 334 Palestinians injured in Israeli assault in Jerusalem

Date: 2021-05-10 21:03:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:84 - ID:8951687

RAMALLAH, May 10 (MENA) - More than 334 Palestinians were injured, including 258 people whose cases required hospitalization, in a day of Israeli assaults on worshippers at Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's old city, according to the Palestinian Red ....

Egypt’s mufti condemns repeated attacks by Israeli forces on Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2021-05-10 20:21:26 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:8951608

CAIRO, May 10 (MENA) – Egypt’s Mufti Shawki Allam strongly condemned on Monday the repeated attacks by the Israeli occupation forces on Al Aqsa Mosque and Palestinian worshippers. Allam called on Israeli authorities to stop their practices against ....

Nine Palestinians killed, including three children, in Israeli strike on Gaza Strip

Date: 2021-05-10 19:10:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:8951606

RAMALLAH, May 10 (MENA) - Nine people were killed, including three children, in an Israeli strike on the northern Gaza Strip, according to reports. The Palestinian Health Ministry said an Israeli drone fired missiles at a group of people east of ....

Federation of Arab Journalists condemns Israeli attacks on Al Quds as ‘barbaric’

Date: 2021-05-10 17:18:02 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:8951363

CAIRO, May 10 (MENA) – The Federation of Arab Journalists (FAJ) Monday strongly condemned as “barbaric” the attacks of the Israeli occupation forces against Al Quds and Al Aqsa Mosque. In its statement, FAJ reiterated its full support to the hero ....

China irked by recent developments between Palestinians, Israelis

Date: 2021-05-10 14:25:42 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:8951256

BEIJING, May 10 (MENA) - China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying called for calm and restraint on Monday amid tensions in east Jerusalem between Israeli security forces and Palestinian protesters, said CGTN. Speaking at a daily press ....

Al Azhar top imam denounces world silence at Israeli crimes against Palestinians

Date: 2021-05-10 13:09:00 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:8951033

CAIRO, May 10 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb denounced on Monday continued attacks by Israeli occupation forces against Palestinians in Al Quds and at Al Aqsa Mosque and the international silence at these crimes. "The ....