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UNIFIL urges ceasefire on Lebanese-Israeli borders, implementation of UNSC R.1701

Date: 2024-08-25 14:02:54 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:10843203

BEIRUT, Aug 25 (MENA) - Deputy Spokesperson for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Candice Ardell emphasized that the Israeli escalation on the Lebanese border is dangerous, urging all parties to work on reaching a ceasefire. In ....

Palestinian PM, UN Special Coordinator discuss latest developments in Gaza

Date: 2024-08-25 12:18:35 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:10843015

RAMALLAH, Aug 25 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa and United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, discussed the latest developments and the joint coordination to strengthen the relief efforts in the ....

Death toll across Gaza Strip surges to 40,405

Date: 2024-08-25 12:13:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10843030

GAZA CITY, Aug 25 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces committed three massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours, resulting in the killing of at least 71 Palestinians and the injury of 112 others, WAFA reported ....

Israeli forces detain at least 35 Palestinians in occupied West Bank

Date: 2024-08-25 11:13:02 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:10842940

RAMALLAH, Aug 25 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces detained at least 35 Palestinians, including minors and freed prisoners, from across the occupied West Bank during the past two days, said the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) and the ....

Mikati: Lebanon holds series of contacts with allies to stop escalation

Date: 2024-08-25 11:09:27 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:10842931

BEIRUT, Aug 25 (MENA) - Lebanese Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati chaired a ministerial meeting at his residence to follow up on the latest field developments in the south, NNA reported Sunday. The attendees discussed the situation in the ....

Turkish, Iranian FMs probe situation in Gaza, regional developments

Date: 2024-08-25 11:08:41 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:10842908

ANKARA, Aug 25 (MENA) - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Iran's new Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Sunday discussed the situation in Gaza and developments in the region. The two leaders also discussed Turkish-Iranian relations, ....

Civil Aviation: Beirut Airport operating normally

Date: 2024-08-25 10:53:45 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:10842930

BEIRUT, Aug 25 (MENA) - Lebanon's General Directorate of Civil Aviation denied in a statement Sunday what was circulated by some media outlets about the cancellation of all flights to and from Beirut International Airport, NNA reported. The ....

Israeli warplanes strike Lebanese villages in South Lebanon

Date: 2024-08-25 09:47:04 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:10842782

BEIRUT, Aug 25 (MENA) - Israeli warplanes launched on Sunday raids on some Lebanese villages during the past hours. According to the National News Agency, the warplanes launched violent raids on Wadi Hamoul, east of Naqoura, and the Tasheelat ....

8 Palestinians killed, including eight-month-old toddler in Israeli airstrike

Date: 2024-08-25 09:21:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:10842501

GAZA CITY, Aug 25 (MENA) - Eight Palestinians were killed, including a toddler in central Gaza, medical sources told the Palestinian news agency WAFA Sunday. Six Palestinians were killed and several others injured last night in an Israeli ....

US Embassy in Al Quds warns its citizens against travelling to north Israel, Lebanon, Gaza

Date: 2024-08-25 09:01:45 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:10842696

WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (MENA) - The US Embassy in Al Quds reminded the American citizens to strongly reconsider travel to northern Israel, Lebanon and Gaza, especially after the current escalation between Israel and Hezbollah. In a statement, the US ....