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Israel continues wide-scale military offensive against Jenin city, its camp

Date: 2025-02-08 09:18:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:11058827

RAMALLAH, Feb 8 (MENA) - For the 19th consecutive day, the Israeli occupation army continues its offensive against the city of Jenin and its refugee camp, which has so far resulted in the killing of 25 Palestinians, Palestinian news agency (WAFA) ....

For the 13th day in a row, Israeli forces continue large-scale military onslaught on Tulkarem city, its camp

Date: 2025-02-08 08:20:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:11058747

RAMALLAH, Feb 8 (MENA) - For the 13th consecutive day, the Israeli occupation continues its aggression on the city of Tulkarm and its camp, homes amidst a stifling siege that exacerbates the humanitarian conditions of the residents. The ....

Trump says he is in 'no rush' to make US in charge of Gaza

Date: 2025-02-07 22:38:46 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:11058582

WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump on Friday said Trump said he is in "no rush" to make his plan to put the United States in charge of the Gaza Strip a reality. Trump was speaking at a joint press conference with Japan’s prime ....

Trump says he is in no rush to advance his plan for Gaza

Date: 2025-02-07 21:51:17 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:11058520

WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump on Friday said he was in no rush to advance his controversial plan for Gaza. "There's absolutely no rush," Trump told reporters at the White House, where he was meeting with Japanese Prime ....

UNRWA: Gaza residents undergo 'systematic dehumanization'

Date: 2025-02-07 18:00:18 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:11058363

GENEVA, Feb 7 (MENA) - Commissioner General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini has said that since the war began, people in Gaza have undergone "systematic dehumanization" ....

German Chancellor rejects Trump's Gaza plan

Date: 2025-02-07 17:32:13 GMT - Germany - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:11058401

BERLIN, Feb 7 (MENA) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday rejected US President Donald Trump's proposal to resettle Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, Deutsche Welle reported. "We must not resettle the population of Gaza to Egypt," Scholz ....

Katz reprimands Israeli intel chief for warning discourse on Trump’s Gaza plan could prompt violence

Date: 2025-02-07 15:25:10 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:11058236

GAZA, Feb 7 (MENA) -Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi on Friday to reprimand the head of the Military Intelligence Directorate, Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder, after he reportedly warned during a ....

UNRWA warns of 'severe cold' threat to hundreds of thousands in Gaza

Date: 2025-02-07 07:35:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:11057743

RAMALLAH/NEW YORK, Feb 7 (MENA) - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) on Thursday warned that heavy rains and strong winds in the Gaza Strip are putting hundreds of thousands of Palestinian citizens at risk of ....

Rubio planning 1st Middle East trip in mid-February

Date: 2025-02-07 07:02:54 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:4 - ID:11057718

WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is planning to visit the Middle East in mid-February, two sources with knowledge told Axios. It would be Rubio's first trip to the region since he assumed office and comes amid the US ....

US State Secretary: Gaza 'is not habitable'

Date: 2025-02-07 06:43:33 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:3 - ID:11057710

WASGINGTON, Feb 7 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the Gaza Strip "is not habitable, not just because of destruction due to the conflict..but also because there are unexploded munitions; there are all kinds of ....