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Karamah Crossing closed in both directions

Date: 2024-09-08 09:55:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:10861400

RAMALLAH, Sept 8 (MENA) - The Karamah Crossing, situated east of Jericho, has been shut in both directions as of Sunday. The closure affects all movement between Jordan and the Palestinian territories. Director General of the Palestinian ....

Jordan closes King Hussein bridge crossing until further notice

Date: 2024-09-08 09:54:24 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:10861380

AMMAN, Sept 8 (MENA) - Jordan has closed the King Hussein bridge crossing with the occupied West Bank as it investigates a shooting incident in which three Israelis were killed. Earlier Sunday, three Israeli men were shot and killed at the ....

Israeli army announces strikes on Hezbollah in southern Lebanon

Date: 2024-09-08 08:18:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:10861192

BEIRUT, Sept 8 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation army announced it had carried out a series of air strikes on "Hezbollah military structures" and intercepted projectiles launched from Lebanon during the night. In a statement, the Israeli army said ....

Ceasefire in Gaza 'key' to address tragic humanitarian situation: Washington Post

Date: 2024-09-08 08:02:50 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:10861161

WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (MENA) - White House officials, lawmakers and diplomats said a ceasefire is key not only to addressing the tragic humanitarian situation in Gaza and releasing the remaining hostages but also to avoiding a broader regional war, ....

3 Israelis killed in attack at Allenby crossing between West Bank, Jordan

Date: 2024-09-08 08:01:11 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:10861201

RAMALLAH, Sept 8 (MENA) - Three Israeli men were shot and killed Sunday at the Allenby Bridge crossing between Jordan and the West Bank. The Magen David Adom ambulance service said it treated the men in their 50s at the scene, before being forced ....

UNICEF starts Monday 3rd phase of polio vaccination campaign in northern Gaza

Date: 2024-09-08 06:29:19 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:10861080

NEW YORK, Sept 8 (MENA) - The UNICEF announced that the third phase of polio vaccination campaign will be implemented in northern Gaza as of Monday for three days. The UNICEF's medical teams had vaccinated more than 160,000 children, according ....

CIA affirms keenness on continuing work with Egypt to end Gaza crisis

Date: 2024-09-07 14:21:07 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:10860598

LONDON, Sept 7 (MENA) - US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns Saturday said that the US is maintaining working with Egypt towards ending Gaza crisis. A final ceasefire proposal and hostage deal will be outlined soon, Burns ....

Four Palestinians killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting school in Gaza

Date: 2024-09-07 13:59:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:10860630

GAZA CITY, Sept 7 (MENA) - An Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza City resulted in the killing of at least four Palestinians and injuries to others this afternoon, according to local sources. The sources told Wafa ....

Two Palestinians killed by Israeli gunfire in Rafah and Nuseirat

Date: 2024-09-07 12:37:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:10860472

GAZA CITY, Sept 7 (MENA) - Two Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli occupation forces in separate incidents today in the center and south of the Gaza Strip, local sources reported as quoted by Wafa news agency. According to the sources, one ....

Gaza enters its 2nd school year without schooling

Date: 2024-09-07 12:35:14 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:10860464

WASHINGTON, Sept 7 (MENA) - As Gaza enters its second school year without schooling, most of its children are caught up helping their families in the daily struggle to survive amid Israel’s devastating campaign, according to a report by the ....