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Rajoub: Egypt under President Sisi's leadership thwarts Israel's plans for forced displacement of Palestinians

Date: 2024-08-21 07:42:41 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:10837670

CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) - Secretary of the Palestinian Fatah Movement Jibril Rajoub said Egypt under President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's leadership thwarted Israeli plans for forced displacement of the Palestinian people from the Gaza Strip. Rajoub ....

Lebanon: 4 killed, 6 injured in Israeli raids on southern Lebanon

Date: 2024-08-21 05:27:46 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:10837646

BEIRUT, Aug 21 (MENA) - The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that four citizens were killed and six others were injured in Israeli raids on towns in southern Lebanon. The Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC announced Wednesday ....

Pentagon: US troops in ME repositioned to deal with any potential escalation by Tehran

Date: 2024-08-20 22:04:53 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:10837599

WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (MENA) - The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) said there are over 30,000 land-based US troops stationed throughout the Middle East, operating with multiple partners and allies; and there is no intention to change this. In a ....

Blinken affirms commitment of Egypt, US, Qatar to reaching Gaza ceasefire deal

Date: 2024-08-20 21:05:33 GMT - Qatar - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:10837598

DOHA, Aug 20 (MENA) - US State Secretary Antony Blinken reiterated the commitment of Egypt, the US, and Qatar to reaching a Gaza ceasefire agreement. Speaking before his departure from Qatar, Blinken said that Egypt, Qatar and the US are working ....

US vice presidential nominee interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters

Date: 2024-08-20 20:53:19 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:10837578

WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (MENA) - US Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz was interrupted while addressing the Women's Caucus on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention Tuesday by a handful of pro-Palestinian protesters. The demonstrators ....

Hezbollah missiles, drones strike Israeli barracks in occupied Golan

Date: 2024-08-20 20:16:03 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:10837558

BEIRUT, Aug 20 (MENA) – Hezbollah continued on Tuesday striking the Israeli occupation posts and settlements near Lebanon southern borders in response to the Zionist aggression on South Lebanon as well as Bekaa and support of Gaza, Lebanon's ....

PLO Executive Committee discusses Abbas' initiative to visit Gaza

Date: 2024-08-20 20:05:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:10837554

RAMALLAH, Aug 20 (MENA) - The Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) held a meeting Tuesday under the chairmanship of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, according to WAFA News Agency. During the meeting, the ....

14 martyred, injured in Israeli shelling in Gaza

Date: 2024-08-20 18:16:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10837418

GAZA CITY, Aug 20 (MENA) - Four Palestinians were martyred and 10 others injured on Tuesday evening after Israeli occupation forces shelled a group of citizens, east of Khan Yunis, medical sources said. According to the Palestinian News Agency ....

UNICEF says children in Gaza suffer from severe psychological disorders

Date: 2024-08-20 17:29:41 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:10837311

AMMAN, Aug 20 (MENA) - UNICEF communications officer Salim Owais said children in the Gaza Strip are suffering from severe psychological disorders, as a result of the daily successive shocks caused by the ongoing Israeli war on the Palestinian ....

Israeli bombardment on Deir al-Balah kills eight Palestinian civilians, injure others

Date: 2024-08-20 15:38:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:10837303

GAZA CITY, Aug 20 (MENA) - Israeli bombardment on the city of Deir al-Balah in the central war-torn Gaza Strip Tuesday evening killed eight Palestinian civilians and injured others, according to medical sources. They said that at least eight ....