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Rescue teams recover bodies of 7 Palestinians in Khan Younins

Date: 2024-05-04 05:53:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:1 - ID:10690221

GAZA CITY, May 4 (MENA) - Rescue teams in the Gaza Strip Saturday recovered the bodies of 7 Palestinian people from various areas in the city of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip. Local health authorities reported that the ongoing Israeli ....

WHO director warns that a full-scale military operation in Rafah could lead to a bloodbath

Date: 2024-05-03 21:20:55 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:10690123

NEW YORK, May 3 (MENA) - World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that a full-scale Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip’s southern city of Rafah could lead to a bloodbath. He expressed the ....

Palestinian journalists say UNESCO award does justice to their sacrifices

Date: 2024-05-03 20:13:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:10690005

RAMALLAH, May 3 (MENA) - The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate praised Friday a decision by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to award the 2024 Guillermo Cano Prize for Press Freedom to Palestinian ....

US military pauses construction of pier off Gaza due to bad weather

Date: 2024-05-03 18:48:51 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10689924

WASHINGTON, May 3 (MENA) - The US military has had to pause construction of the humanitarian pier and causeway it is building off the coast of Gaza because of "forecasted high winds and high sea swells," according to a statement released by the US ....

IFJ says journalists in Gaza experience difficult circumstances

Date: 2024-05-03 18:15:41 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:10689926

LONDON, May 3 (MENA) - Deputy General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Tim Dawson said the freedom of press in the Gaza Strip faces a horrible and very bad reality, as journalists go through difficult ....

OIC welcomes Trinidad and Tobago's recognition of Palestine

Date: 2024-05-03 17:09:44 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:10689873

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, May 3 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Friday welcomed the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago's decision to recognize Palestine as a critical step that is consistent with international law and relevant UN ....

ICC warns of attempts to intimidate its officials amid probe into accusations of Israeli crimes in Gaza

Date: 2024-05-03 17:04:06 GMT - Netherlands - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:10689922

THE HAGUE, May 3 (MENA) - The International Criminal Court’s prosecution office issued a statement Friday insisting that “all attempts to impede, intimidate or improperly influence its officials cease immediately.” The statement did not mention ....

Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli forces committed 3 massacres in 24 hours

Date: 2024-05-03 16:11:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:10689854

GAZA CITY, May 3 (MENA) - The Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said the Israeli occupation army committed three massacres in the enclave in the last 24 hours, killing 26 Palestinians and injuring 51 others. In a statement released on Friday, the ....

WHO officials say contingency plans being prepared for possible Israeli invasion of Rafah

Date: 2024-05-03 16:02:55 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:10689866

GENEVA, May 3 (MENA) - World Health Organization officials said they have been preparing contingency plans for a possible Israeli invasion of the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. They noted, meanwhile, that more food has been reaching ....

EU representatives concerned over Israeli violations against Copts in holy sites

Date: 2024-05-03 14:20:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:10689715

RAMALLAH, May 3 (MENA) - The EU Heads of Mission met with representatives of several Christian Churches and the Armenian community, as part of regular exchanges dedicated to religious and cultural diversity of Jerusalem and its Old City. The ....