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UN chief urges all parties in Gaza to exercise maximum restraint

Date: 2019-05-06 10:25:30 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:7930441

CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said he is following with deep concern the latest security developments in Gaza, and the risk of yet another dangerous escalation and further loss of life on the eve of the holy ....

Palestinian PM urges intl intervention to stop Israeli aggression on Gaza

Date: 2019-05-06 09:22:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:7930331

RAMALLAH, May 6 (MENA) - Palestinian Prime Minister Mohamed Ashtiya has called for immediate intervention to stop the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. Addressing a Cabinet meeting earlier Monday, Ashtiya called for securing international ....

Cautious calm prevails Gaza after ceasefire

Date: 2019-05-06 09:19:25 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:7930313

GAZA CITY, May 6 (MENA) - Cautious calm prevailed various parts of the Gaza Strip after reaching a ceasefire deal between the Palestinian resistance factions and Israel. Palestinian Popular Resistance Committees Spokesman Mohamed Abu Mujahid ....

Trump says US supports Israel '100%'

Date: 2019-05-06 07:08:34 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:7930181

WASHINGTON, May 6 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has said that the United States supports Israel "100%", in response to a current Israeli escalation on the Gaza Strip. "Once again, Israel faces a barrage of deadly rocket attacks by terrorist ....

6 Palestinians killed in Israeli air strikes, including pregnant woman

Date: 2019-05-05 18:28:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:7929862

GAZA, May 5 (MENA) – Six more Palestinians were killed in two Israeli air strikes in northern and southern the Gaza Strip this afternoon including a woman in the ninth month of her pregnancy, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported Sunday. The ....

Israeli airstrikes kill two more Palestinians, death toll hits 13

Date: 2019-05-05 16:48:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:7929382

GAZA CITY, May 5 (MENA) - Two Palestinians were killed in the Gaza City neighborhood of Shujaeya as Israel’s fighter jets carried out more airstrikes on the Gaza Strip in continuation of an Israeli onslaught on the enclave which entered its third ....

Palestinian foreign ministry appreciates Egypt's role to stop aggression on Gaza

Date: 2019-05-05 13:53:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:7929176

RAMALLAH, May 5 (MENA) - The Palestinian foreign ministry reiterated appreciation of Egypt's role and efforts, led by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, to halt the continued Israeli aggression against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The ....

Jordan backs Egypt's efforts to end Israeli escalation against Gaza

Date: 2019-05-05 11:15:49 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:7929004

AMMAN, May 5 (MENA) - Jordan has reiterated support for efforts exerted by the UN and Egypt to end the current Israeli escalation against the Gaza Strip. In a statement, quoted by the state news agency (Petra), the foreign ministry warned of the ....

Russia records 2 ceasefire violations in Syria over past 24 hours

Date: 2019-05-05 09:46:34 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:7928902

MOSCOW, May 5 (MENA) - The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian ceasefire registered two truce breaches in Syria over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side recorded four ceasefire violations, ....

Israeli airstrikes kill 2 Palestinians in central Gaza Strip

Date: 2019-05-05 06:48:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:7928691

GAZA CITY, May 5 (MENA) - Israeli warplanes carried out more airstrikes on the Gaza Strip last night in a continuing aggression which started on Friday late night, killing two Palestinians in Bureij refugee camp in the center of the enclave, ....