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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 ....

Trump says no US soldiers needed in Gaza, US would take over after war

Date: 2025-02-06 15:04:21 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:11057278

WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Israel would turn the Gaza Strip over to the United States after the fighting ends and that no U.S. soldiers would be needed there. "The Gaza Strip would be turned over ....

Palestinian person killed by Israeli forces in Nuseirat

Date: 2025-02-06 14:53:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:11057250

GAZA CITY, Feb 6 (MENA) - A Palestinian person was killed Thursday after being shot by Israeli occupation forces in the northern part of the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. WAFA correspondent reported that Salman Rushdi Abu ....

UN Special Rapporteur criticizes Israel withdrawal from UN Human Rights Council

Date: 2025-02-06 14:37:17 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:11057256

NEW YORK, Feb 6 (MENA) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories said on Thursday that Israel's decision to withdraw from the U.N. Human Rights Council was "extremely serious". Earlier, Israeli Foreign ....

Ireland says Israel’s suggestion it should accept Palestinians from Gaza ‘unhelpful’

Date: 2025-02-06 12:46:08 GMT - Ireland - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:11057029

DUBLIN, Feb 6 (MENA) - Ireland’s Foreign Ministry rejects a suggestion by Defense Minister Israel Katz that the country should accept displaced Palestinians from Gaza. “The objective must be a massive scale up of aid into Gaza, return of basic ....

UK says Gaza integral part of future Palestinian state

Date: 2025-02-06 12:39:14 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:11057018

LONDON, Feb 6 (MENA) - Development Minister Anneliese Dodds said on Thursday the future of Gaza must be determined by Palestinians with the support of neighboring countries and the international community. Dodds said, as quoted by the BBC, that ....

Spain says Gaza is the land of Palestinians, part of future Palestinian state

Date: 2025-02-06 11:43:14 GMT - Spain - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:11056904

MADRID, Feb 6 (MENA) - Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares on Thursday rejected a proposal by US President Donald Trump to resettle Palestinians elsewhere and take over Gaza to create a "Riviera of the Middle East." "The land of the ....

Over 10,000 aid trucks have entered Gaza since ceasefire, says UN

Date: 2025-02-06 11:34:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:11056895

GAZA CITY, Feb 6 (MENA) - More than 10,000 aid trucks have crossed into Gaza since a ceasefire took hold on January 19, the United Nations humanitarian chief said on Thursday. "We've moved over 10,000 trucks in the two weeks since the ceasefire, ....

Int'l reactions very dismissive of Trump's proposal on Gaza: SIS chief

Date: 2025-02-05 23:18:51 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:11056374

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - Chairman of the State Information Service (SIS) and General Coordinator of the National Dialogue Diaa Rashwan said all international reactions are very dismissive of US President Donald Trump's proposal on Gaza. Speaking to ....

Palestinian child killed by Israeli forces in Rafah

Date: 2025-02-05 18:12:26 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:11056102

RAMALLAH, Feb 5 (MENA) - A Palestinian child was killed on Wednesday evening by Israeli occupation forces in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian Wafa News Agency reported. The child was identified as Hamza al-Hums, and was ....