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Infant killed, some displaced women injured in Israeli attack in southern Gaza Strip

Date: 2024-08-19 15:00:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:10835570

GAZA CITY, Aug 19 (MENA) - An infant was killed and a number of displaced women were injured Monday in an Israeli attack in the Asdaa area, west Khan Yunis, in southern the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) said Israel's unabated ....

Prolonged Gaza war hits Israeli economy with substantial slowdown: Times of Israel

Date: 2024-08-19 12:45:47 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:10835186

RAMALLAH, Aug 19 (MENA) - Israel’s economy grew at a much slower pace in the second quarter of the year, falling short of economists’ forecasts, as the months-long war with the Hamas continues to take a heavy toll on exports and investments, Times ....

Israeli forces detain 14 Palestinians from the West Bank

Date: 2024-08-19 10:10:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:10834934

RAMALLAH, Aug 19 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of detentions across the West Bank last night and early this morning, detaining 14 Palestinians, most of them from the Hebron district in the south of the West Bank, WAFA News ....

Hezbollah claims attacks on military positions in northern Israel

Date: 2024-08-19 07:46:50 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:10834705

BEIRUT, Aug 19 (MENA) - The Lebanese Hezbollah on Monday claimed attacks on Israeli troops and military positions in northern Israel, including a drone strike on a base and an assault on soldiers allegedly “infiltrating” near the Lebanese border, ....

Scores of settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque under protection of Israeli occupants

Date: 2024-08-19 07:21:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:10834661

RAMALLAH, Aug 19 (MENA) - Israeli settlers on Monday stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem in the central West Bank under the protection of Israeli occupation police, WAFA News Agency reported. Dozens of settlers entered the mosque in ....

Blinken says 'decisive moment' for Gaza ceasefire talks

Date: 2024-08-19 07:12:53 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:10834596

GAZA CITY, Aug 19 (MENA) - It is a "decisive moment" in the Gaza ceasefire talks, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, describing the latest diplomatic push by Washington to strike a deal between Israel and Hamas to end the war as ....

PLO official, Turkish FM discuss moves to end war in Gaza

Date: 2024-08-19 06:54:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:10834577

RAMALLAH, Aug 19 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Hussein al-Sheikh discussed over phone with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan joint moves to stop the destructive war against ....

Truck explosion leaves 1 dead, another wounded in Tel Aviv

Date: 2024-08-19 06:04:27 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:10834542

RAMALLAH, Aug 18 (MENA) - A 50-year-old man was killed and another person was moderately wounded Sunday night as a truck exploded on Lod Road in southern Tel Aviv, i24 News Channel reported. "A short time ago a report was received about a car ....

Fighting intensifies between Israel, Hezbollah despite diplomatic drive: Paper

Date: 2024-08-18 21:03:08 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:10834466

LONDON, Aug 18 (MENA) - Fighting between Hezbollah and Israel has intensified over the weekend despite diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions between the two and prevent an expected Hezbollah and Iranian attack against Israel, The Guardian ....

Blinken arrives in Israel to push for Gaza ceasefire

Date: 2024-08-18 19:58:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:10834438

GAZA CITY, Aug 18 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Sunday on a visit aimed at intensifying diplomatic pressure to reach a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip next week. The Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post ....