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Demonstrators stage mass protest against Netanyahu visit and US military aid to Israel

Date: 2024-07-23 22:39:44 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:102 - ID:10799362

WASHINGTON, July 23 (MENA) – Protesters against the Gaza war staged a sit-in at a congressional office building Tuesday ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress, with Capitol Police making multiple arrests, media ....

West should reconsider its policies toward Israel after ICJ's decision: Financial Times

Date: 2024-07-23 21:42:41 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:97 - ID:10799333

LONDON, July 23 (MENA) - The Financial Times urged the West to reconsider its policies toward Israel, after the recent decision issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which ruled that Israel's presence in the occupied Palestinian ....

Gaza facing disease outbreaks with healthcare system totally collapsed: UN

Date: 2024-07-23 20:26:32 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:90 - ID:10799268

NEW YORK, July 23 (MENA) - Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General, said there is no safe place in the Gaza Strip where over 160,000 civilians are roaming the streets looking for a safe haven. Speaking to Al Qahera ....

ECFA decries Knesset's opposition of Palestinian statehood

Date: 2024-07-23 20:10:21 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:88 - ID:10799169

CAIRO, July 23 (MENA) – The Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA) has condemned the Israeli Knesset's resolution on opposition to the establishment of a Palestinian state. In a statement issued Tuesday, the council denounced the Knesset's ....

Israeli artillery strikes targets in 7 southern Lebanese towns

Date: 2024-07-23 19:13:22 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:82 - ID:10799148

BEIRUT, July 23 (MENA) - Israeli enemy artillery targeted seven towns in southern Lebanon on Tuesday. According to Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA), the Israeli occupation army targeted the towns of, Markaba, Houla, Talloussa, Bani Haiyyan, ....

UNRWA: Efforts being exerted to ensure operations in Gaza

Date: 2024-07-23 18:18:13 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:76 - ID:10799117

CAIRO, July 23 (MENA) - Strenuous efforts are being exerted in order to ensure the UNRWA's operations in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, in light of Israel's attempts to ban the agency from operating and remove the employees' legal immunities, said ....

China proposes three-step approach to solving Palestinian issue, says FM

Date: 2024-07-23 17:20:20 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:10799024

BEIJING, July 23 (MENA) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday that China proposes a three-step approach to solving the Palestinian issue, CGTN reported. Wang made the remarks while attending the closing ceremony of a reconciliation ....

WHO 'extremely worried' at prospect of polio in Gaza

Date: 2024-07-23 17:09:30 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:10799107

RAMALLAH, July 23 (MENA) - A top WHO official said Tuesday he was "extremely worried" over possible outbreaks in war-torn Gaza after poliovirus was detected in the sewage, warning that communicable diseases could cause more deaths than ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry welcomes adoption by UNESCO regrading resolutions related to Palestine

Date: 2024-07-23 13:43:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:10798704

RAMALLAH, July 23 (MENA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates today welcomed the adoption by the World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), at its 46th session held in the ....

Palestinian factions sign unity declaration in Beijing

Date: 2024-07-23 12:01:13 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:10798541

BEIJING, July 23 (MENA) - At the conclusion of the round of dialogues held in the Chinese capital, Beijing, representatives of the Palestinian factions agreed to unify the Palestinian position within the framework of the Palestinian Liberation ....