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Egypt exerts constant efforts to stop escalation in Gaza - Egyptian diplomat
Date: 2018-11-14 15:26:53 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:84 - ID:7669905
CAIRO, Nov 14 (MENA) - Chairman of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA) Ambassador Mounir Zahran confirmed that Egypt is exerting constant efforts to end the escalation in Gaza, guarantee the implementation of the ceasefire and prevent ....
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Israel's defense minister resigns
Date: 2018-11-14 13:31:10 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:7669815
RAMALLAH, Nov 14 (MENA) - Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced his resignation on Wednesday in the wake of the cease-fire agreements with Hamas. Lieberman said all of the members of his party, Yisrael Beiteinu, will quit the ....
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Russia welcomes ceasefire in Gaza
Date: 2018-11-14 13:29:30 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:7669817
MOSCOW, Nov 14 (MENA) - Moscow welcomed the ceasefire reached between Israel and the Gaza Strip with the help of Egypt, expressing hope that it would be permanent. A statement released by the Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said Russia ....
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UN deputy coordinator for ME arrives in Gaza
Date: 2018-11-14 11:17:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:7669356
GAZA CITY, Nov 14 (MENA) - UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Jamie McGoldrick arrived here on Wednesday and was allowed into the enclave via the Israeli-controlled Erez crossing. Palestinian sources said McGoldrick ....
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Israel detains 6 Palestinians from Quds, West Bank
Date: 2018-11-14 10:37:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:7669363
RAMALLAH, Nov 14 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained six Palestinians from Al Quds and the West Bank on Wednesday. Two Palestinians were detained from Bethlehem, one from Hebron, one from Tulkarm and two who work as paramedics from Al Quds, the ....
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Palestinian injured, detained on Gaza border fence
Date: 2018-11-14 10:15:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:7669167
GAZA CITY, Nov 14 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday injured and detained a Palestinian man as he approached the border fence on Gaza’s northern borders. Soldiers opened live fire on the man as he approached the border fence and ....
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Palestinian amb.: UNSC failed to discuss conditions in Gaza
Date: 2018-11-14 08:28:08 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:7669100
NEW YORK, Nov 14 (MENA) - Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour said that the UN Security Council failed to discuss the conditions in the Gaza Strip, Al Arabiya news channel reported. Mansour said that the council was ....
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Israel detains 2 Palestinian teens from Issawiya town in Quds
Date: 2018-11-14 08:19:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:7669062
RAMALLAH, Nov 13 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained two Palestinian teenagers from Issawiya in central Al Quds. The ages of both Palestinians are 16 and 19 years old. Many of the occupied town's neighborhoods are witnessing fierce clashes ....
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Erekat urges int'l community to compel Israel stop its aggression against Gaza
Date: 2018-11-13 15:07:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:7668198
RAMALLAH, Nov 13 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Saeb Erekat called on the international community to immediately intervene to stop the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and ....
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OIC condemns Israeli aggression on Gaza
Date: 2018-11-13 13:48:26 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:7667847
RIYADH, Nov 13 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned the recent aggression launched by Israeli occupation forces on Palestinian civilians and residential buildings in the Gaza Strip, which left scores of people dead ....