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Palestinian wounded in Israel’s airstrike against Hamas position in Gaza

Date: 2018-05-17 06:48:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:5 - ID:7404769

Gaza, May 17 (MENA) – A Palestinian was wounded after the Israeli warplanes raided a position of Hamas movement northern Gaza Strip. The Palestinian health ministry said in a statement that the Palestinian was admitted to a hospital in Gaza with ....

Palestinian foreign ministry welcomes South Africa's position on Gaza

Date: 2018-05-16 16:19:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:83 - ID:7404321

RAMALLAH, May 16 (MENA) - Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates welcomed the South Africa on withdrawing its ambassador from Tel Aviv in response to the Israeli crimes committed against the Palestinian civilians. In a statement ....

Ashrawi slams opening of Guatemala's embassy in Jerusalem

Date: 2018-05-16 15:57:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:81 - ID:7404311

RAMALLAH, May 16 (MENA) - Member of the Palestinian Liberation Organization's executive committee Hanan Ashrawi said that inaugurating Guatemala's embassy in Jerusalem is a dangerous and provocative step. In a statement on Wednesday, Ashrawi ....

Pope warns bloodshed in Gaza hurts peace

Date: 2018-05-16 13:43:08 GMT - Vatican - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:7403719

VATICAN CITY, May 16 (MENA) - Pope Francis warned Wednesday that the latest spasm of violence in the Holy Land is only hurting chances for peace, and called for revived efforts at dialogue and justice, ABC News reported. Francis said he was ....

UNICEF delivers urgently needed health supplies for 70,000 people in Gaza Strip

Date: 2018-05-16 13:11:49 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:7403962

GENEVA, May 16 (MENA) - UNICEF and partners have delivered two truck-loads of urgently needed medical supplies to the Gaza Strip – enough to meet the needs of an estimated 70,000 people. The drugs and medical equipment include antibiotics, ....

Israeli occupation forces arrest 22 Palestinians from WB

Date: 2018-05-16 11:57:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:7403459

RAMALLAH, May 16 (MENA) - The Palestinian Prisoners Club said Israeli occupation forces arrested 22 Palestinians from various cities of the occupied West Bank. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Palestinian Prisoners Club stated that five ....

Israeli police storm Islamic tombs in Jaffa, arrest four youths

Date: 2018-05-16 11:55:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:7403364

RAMALLAH, May 16 (MENA) - Israeli police on Wednesday stormed an Islamic tomb in Jaffa that dates back to the Ottoman Empire, sparking off clashes between Israeli Arabs and the police. Four persons were arrested by the Israeli police during the ....

Pakistan calls for independent investigation into Israeli ‘state terrorism’ in Gaza

Date: 2018-05-16 10:57:33 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:7403366

NEW YORK, May 16 (MENA) - Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi on Wednesday called for an independent inquiry into Israeli “state terrorism” in Gaza, Geo News reported. “I raised the issue of the massacre of Palestinians due ....

UNHRC to convene Friday to discuss Israeli crimes in Gaza

Date: 2018-05-16 10:49:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:7403367

RAMALLAH, May 16 (MENA) - The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will hold an emergency meeting on Friday to call for establishing an independent committee to investigate into non-stop crimes committed by the Israeli occupation against the Palestinians ....

Arab Israeli towns go on strike in protest against Gaza massacre

Date: 2018-05-16 09:55:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7403256

RAMALLAH, May 16 (MENA) - Arab towns and cities in Israel on Wednesday observed a general strike to protest the massacre committed by Israeli occupation forces against Palestinian protesters during the "Great March of Return" protests on Gaza ....