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Israeli forces forces detain at least 28 Palestinians from West Bank

Date: 2024-06-27 08:55:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:10761408

RAMALLAH, June 27 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces detained at least 28 Palestinians during military raids across the occupied West Bank during the last 24 hours, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported, quoting the Palestinian Prisoner’s ....

One Palestinian injured in Israeli raid on Jenin

Date: 2024-06-27 07:42:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:10761293

RAMALLAH, June 27 (MENA) - A Palestinian youth Thursday dawn injured by Israeli occupation forces in the city of Jenin, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Meanwhile, violent confrontations broke out in several city areas, and the ....

Washington Post: Iran picking new president; outcome not certain

Date: 2024-06-26 12:39:16 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:10760051

WASHINGTON, June 26 (MENA) - A little over a month after the sudden death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, Iranians will vote for their next president this Friday, The Washington Post says. With six candidates on the ballot and ....

Abbas thanks his Armenian counterpart for recognizing State of Palestine

Date: 2024-06-25 21:36:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:10759602

RAMALLAH, June 25 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas thanked President of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturian for his country's recognition of the State of Palestine, WAFA reported on Tuesday. In a message of thanks and ....

MSF physiotherapist killed in Gaza while on his way to work

Date: 2024-06-25 21:12:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:10759593

GAZA, June 25 (MENA) – Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is outraged and strongly condemns the killing of colleague, Fadi Al-Wadiya, in an attack this morning in Gaza City, the organization said in a statement. Al-Wadiya was killed along with five ....

US warns Israel-Hezbollah conflict threatens to spark regional war

Date: 2024-06-25 19:25:06 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:10759544

WASHINGTON, June 25 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned that a conflict between Israel and Hezbollah could spark a regional war and urged a diplomatic solution. "Another war between Israel and Hezbollah could easily become a ....

UN official: Hostile actions against Gazans source of concern

Date: 2024-06-25 18:21:56 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:10759402

NEW YORK, June 25 (MENA) - UN Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland said Tuesday the ongoing hostilities in the Gaza Strip are of serious concern, and the life-threatening conditions facing some 1.7 million internally ....

Russia urges Israel to abandon military operation in Rafah

Date: 2024-06-25 17:38:47 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:10759399

MOSCOW, June 25 (MENA) - Russia called on Israeli occupation forces to abandon their military operation in Rafah, southern the Gaza Strip, urging the parties to the conflict to agree on an immediate and unconditional ceasefire and release the ....

Washington: We work with Egypt, Qatar to reach ceasefire in Gaza

Date: 2024-06-25 17:24:39 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:10759395

NEW YORK, June 25 (MENA) - US Representative to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield affirmed that Washington is working with Egypt and Qatar in order to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Delivering a speech during a UNSC session on the situation ....

Half a million Gazans face 'catastrophic food insecurity': WFP

Date: 2024-06-25 15:35:31 GMT - Italy - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:10759253

ROME, June 25 (MENA) - About half a million people in Gaza face "catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity" as aid deliveries dwindle, a UN-backed report said. The latest findings from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) ....