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  • WHO: "humanitarian pauses" in Gaza to vaccinate hundreds of children against polio

    Date: 2024-08-29 20:24:23 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:10849382

    NEW YORK, Aug 29 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday that there will be limited ceasefires in Gaza to allow for the vaccination of hundreds of thousands of children against polio. This comes after the first confirmed ....

  • Israeli occupation forces continue their assault on Tulkarm and its refugee camps

    Date: 2024-08-29 18:39:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:10849338

    RAMALLAH, Aug 29 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces launched a renewed assault Thursday evening on the city of Tulkarm and the Tulkarm refugee camp, coinciding with their ongoing offensive in the adjacent Nour Shams refugee camp for the second ....

  • WHO official: We work with Egypt, Jordan, all relevant parties to offer health services in Gaza

    Date: 2024-08-29 18:27:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:10849326

    RAMALLAH, Aug 29 (MENA) - WHO Representative in the Palestinian territories Rick Peppercorn stated that the organization plans to carry out health campaigns in the Gaza Strip in collaboration with the Palestinian Ministry of Health and UNICEF. In ....

  • Death toll in Gaza rises to 40,602 as Israel continues its aggression

    Date: 2024-08-29 15:15:26 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:10849082

    RAMALLAH, Aug 29 (MENA) - The Palestinian death toll from Israel's fierce aggression against the Gaza Strip since October 7th, 2023, has now surged to 40,602 , medical sources confirmed on Thursday. Sources added that at least 93,855 have also ....

  • UN condemns Israeli attack on WFP vehicle in Gaza

    Date: 2024-08-29 10:32:25 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:10848621

    NEW YORK, Aug 29 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General spokesperson Stephane Dujarric expressed concern over the Israeli attack on a World Food Program (WFP)'s vehicle at an Israeli military checkpoint. “A clearly marked UN humanitarian vehicle, part of ....

  • UN aid vehicle struck by Israeli military gunfire in Gaza, WFP temporarily suspend staff movement across Gaza

    Date: 2024-08-28 21:58:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:10848047

    GAZA CITY, Aug 28 (MENA) - The United Nations said Wednesday that a UN humanitarian vehicle was struck by Israeli military gunfire on Tuesday evening as it took part in a convoy in Gaza that was coordinated with the Israeli army, WAFA ....

  • Netanyahu office denies authorizing truce in Gaza

    Date: 2024-08-28 21:44:23 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:10848024

    RAMALLAH, Aug 28 (MENA) - Israel has reportedly okayed temporary humanitarian truces in the Gaza Strip in order to facilitate polio vaccinations for the local population, The Times of Israel reported on Wednesday. According to Channel 13, the ....

  • UN: A sustainable future for Syria depends on ending the war

    Date: 2024-08-28 21:33:39 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:76 - ID:10848025

    NEW YORK, Aug 28 (MENA) - Senior UN officials warned the Security Council on Wednesday that the world cannot afford to lose focus on Syria, as the humanitarian and political crisis continues to wreak havoc on the country more than a decade after ....

  • OIC condemns Israeli crimes in the West Bank

    Date: 2024-08-28 18:41:11 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:10847908

    RIYADH, Aug 28 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned the crimes committed by the Israeli occupation forces in the cities of Jenin, Tubas and Tulkarm in the West Bank, which resulted in martyrdom of 11, injury ....

  • UN rights office condemns Israeli military escalation

    Date: 2024-08-28 17:31:50 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:10847869

    NE YORK, Aug 28 (MENA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, warned that the Israeli military’s actions risked further enflaming an “already explosive situation”. The development follows “at least four” airstrikes by the Israeli Security Forces ....

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