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UNRWA urges immediate protection of civilians in West Bank

Date: 2024-09-03 18:11:00 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:10855590

NEW YORK, Sept 3 (MENA) - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has called for immediate protection of civilians throughout the West Bank, including the northern areas and the city of Jenin. The UNRWA said in a ....

3 injured in Israeli raids, gunfire in southern Lebanon

Date: 2024-09-03 17:04:17 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:10855561

BEIRUT, Sept 3 (MENA) – Three people were injured in an Israeli raid and gunfire in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said Tuesday. In a statement, the ministry added that two people were injured in an Israeli raid on the town of ....

Gaza war death toll rises to 40,819 Palestinians

Date: 2024-09-03 16:30:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:10855466

RAMALLAH, Sept 3 (MENA) - Palestinian medical sources said Tuesday the death toll from the almost 11-month-long Israeli onslaught on the Gaza Strip has risen to 40,819 Palestinians, most of whom are women and children. The number of people ....

Two Palestinian youths killed by Israeli forces east of Tulkarem

Date: 2024-09-03 14:50:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:10855427

RAMALLAH, Sept 3 (MENA) - As the Israeli occupation's aggression against the city of Tulkarem and its camp continued on Tuesday evening, two Palestinians were killed by the Israeli occupation forces in the suburb of Danaba east of Tulkarem. WAFA ....

Israeli forces storm Tulkarm again, impose curfew on camp

Date: 2024-09-03 07:44:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:10854355

RAMALLAH, Sept 3 (MENA) - Large forces of the Israeli occupation army stormed Tulkarm city again Tuesday morning, Wafa news agency reported. The occupation vehicles, accompanied by two heavy bulldozers, stormed the city from its western entrance ....

Israeli jets bomb rocket launching pads, Hezbollah observation site in Southern Lebanon

Date: 2024-09-02 21:40:01 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:10854228

RAMALLAH, Sept 2 (MENA) - The Israeli army said on Monday night that its jets bombed ten missile launching pads in Southern Lebanon and raided Hezbollah observation points in the village of Hula, near the border with Israel, located on the southern ....

Biden, Harris discuss continuing consultations over Gaza with Egypt, Qatar

Date: 2024-09-02 20:30:24 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:10854188

WASHINGOTN, Sept 2 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met in the White House Situation Room with the US hostage deal negotiation team, who updated them on the status of the bridging proposal outlined by the United ....

British foreign secretary: Decision to suspend export licenses to Israel was not taken lightly

Date: 2024-09-02 20:20:15 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:10854189

LONDON, Sept 2 (MENA) - The decision to suspend 30 out of 350 export licenses to Israel was not taken lightly, The Telegraph quoted British Foreign Secretary David Lammy as saying. "We do not take this decision lightly," Lammy said, adding that it ....

Israeli army must remain in Gaza to prevent Hamas from rebuilding its strength: Netanyahu

Date: 2024-09-02 19:42:41 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:10854169

RAMALLAH, Sept 2 (MENA) - The Israeli army must remain in Gaza to prevent Hamas from rebuilding its strength and regaining rule, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, according to Ynet. Netanyahu also claimed that the Israeli ....

Gaza war death toll surges to 40,786; over 94,228 injured

Date: 2024-09-02 17:50:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10854124

GAZA, Sept 2 (MENA) - The Palestinian death toll from the Israeli onslaught since October 7 has risen to 40,786 reported fatalities, with an additional 94,224 individuals sustaining injuries, Palestinian medical sources confirmed on Monday. The ....