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Palestinian diplomat holds UNSC, int'l organizations responsible for protecting Palestinian people

Date: 2018-03-31 22:05:55 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:83 - ID:7326593

NEW YORK, March 31 (MENA) - Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations (UN) Riyad Mansour said the UN Security Council and other international organizations shoulder the responsibility for protecting the Palestinian people. In ....

Israeli party leader calls for inquiry into Gaza border deaths

Date: 2018-03-31 20:56:23 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:7326571

GAZA, March 31 (MENA) - Israeli party leader Tamar Zandberg called for an investigation Saturday into the deadly clashes that took place the previous day on the Gaza border, killing 16 Palestinians, Yedioth Ahronot reported. "The harsh results ....

Dozens of Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli forces in Gaza

Date: 2018-03-31 19:46:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:7326488

GAZA, March 31 (MENA) - At least, 49 Palestinians were wounded by Israeli forces during clashes at the eastern border of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said on Saturday. In a statement, the ministry said that they were injured ....

More Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli forces in Gaza

Date: 2018-03-31 18:51:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:7326434

GAZA, March 31 (MENA) - At least, 35 Palestinians were wounded by Israeli forces during clashes at the eastern border of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said on Saturday. In a statement, the ministry said that they were injured ....

25 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli forces

Date: 2018-03-31 18:34:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:7326324

GAZA, March 31 (MENA) - The Palestinian health ministry said Saturday the number of Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli occupation forces along the Gaza Strip border reached 25, WAFA news agency reported. This is the second day of ....

3 Palestinian protesters injured as Israel attacks Gaza rallies for 2nd day

Date: 2018-03-31 12:58:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:7325925

GAZA CITY, March 31 (MENA) - At least three Palestinians were injured on Saturday and dozens others suffocated by teargas after Israeli forces continued to attack the rallies commemorating the Land Day on the eastern border of the Gaza Strip for the ....

Palestinian injured by bullet fired by Israeli soldiers near Nablus

Date: 2018-03-31 12:33:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:7325848

RAMALLAH, March 31 (MENA) - A Palestinian was injured by an Israeli army bullet on Saturday in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus in the north of the West Bank, according to medical sources. It said the Palestinian was shot in the leg while ....

Abu Rudeineh: US stance at Security Council encourages Israel to continue its aggression

Date: 2018-03-31 12:09:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:7325734

RAMALLAH, March 31 (MENA) - Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said on Saturday that the American objections at the United Nations Security Council, which obstructed condemnation of Israeli murder of 16 ....

Iraq: Israeli escalation in Gaza new violation of int'l laws

Date: 2018-03-31 09:26:32 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:7325420

BAGHDAD, March 31 (MENA) - The Iraqi Foreign Ministry condemned on Saturday the use of live ammunition by Israeli occupation forces against Palestinians who were participating in the Land Day march on Friday. The Israeli military escalation is a ....

US regrets Gaza violence

Date: 2018-03-31 09:16:54 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:7325449

WASHINGTON, March 31 (MENA) - The United States Department of State expressed regret over the latest incidents in the Gaza Strip that left 16 Palestinians dead and hundreds others injured. "We are deeply saddened by loss of life in Gaza today", ....