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Biden says Gaza ceasefire could stop Iran from attacking Israel

Date: 2024-08-13 22:20:03 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:10828275

WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden said Tuesday that a ceasefire deal in Gaza could deter Iran from attacking Israel in retaliation for the killing of a Hamas leader that sent regional tensions soaring. His remarks came after Iran ....

US focuses on securing ceasefire in Gaza as part of detainees' deal: spokesperson

Date: 2024-08-13 20:35:26 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:10828206

WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (MENA) – US Defense Department spokesman Patrick Ryder said the United States continues to focus on securing a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as part of the detainees' deal. The spokesman also said in a press conference aired by ....

Abbas to visit Turkey Thursday to deliver speech before Turkish Parl't: WAFA

Date: 2024-08-13 20:33:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:10828223

RAMALLAH, Aug 13 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is set to visit the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Thursday, in response to an official invitation to deliver a speech before the General Assembly of the Turkish Parliament, in the presence ....

White House envoys McGurk, Hochstein embark on Mideast tour to reach agreement on Gaza ceasefire

Date: 2024-08-13 20:30:16 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:10828212

WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (MENA) - White House National Security Council communications adviser John Kirby said that US national security officials Brett McGurk and Amos Hochstein will embark on a Middle East tour to finalize a ceasefire and hostage ....

Israel confirmed participation in ceasefire talks: US State Department

Date: 2024-08-13 19:21:26 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:10828151

WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (MENA) - Israel has confirmed its participation in the ceasefire talks this week, said State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel. Hamas has to adopt the same situation, he added during a press conference held on ....

UNRWA says displacement never ends in Gaza

Date: 2024-08-13 18:37:21 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:10828003

GAZA CITY, Aug 13 (MENA) - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) emphasized on Tuesday that "displacement never ends" in the Gaza Strip. The UN agency stated that the Israeli military has put about 84% of Gaza, ....

Tehran rejects European leaders' call to refrain from any retaliatory attacks on Israel

Date: 2024-08-13 18:18:37 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:10828039

TEHRAN, Aug 13 (MENA) - Iran dismissed three European countries' call on it to refrain from any retaliatory strikes against Israel that would further escalate regional tensions. The Islamic Republic is determined to defend its national security ....

Putin: We pay special attention to what happens in Palestine despite military op. in Ukraine

Date: 2024-08-13 18:14:30 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:10828028

MOSCOW, Aug 13 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday despite Russia's preoccupation with implementing the special military operation in Ukraine, it still pays special attention to what is happening in Palestine. During his ....

Hamas' Al-Qassam fires two rockets at Israel's Tel Aviv

Date: 2024-08-13 16:08:24 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:10827927

GAZA CITY, Aug 13 (MENA) - Al Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced that it has fired two ‘M90’ rockets at the Israeli capital, Tel Aviv and its suburbs. Al-Qassam Brigades spokesman Abu Obaida said in a statement on Tuesday: "We ....

Palestinian National Council head condemns storming of Al Aqsa mosque by extremist Israeli colonists

Date: 2024-08-13 15:06:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:10827618

RAMALLAH, Aug 13 (MENA) - Palestinian National Council president Rawhi Fattouh condemned the storming of the Al Aqsa Mosque by Israeli extremists, led by the far-right ministers Itamar Ben Gvira and Yitzhak Wasserlauf. The storming of Al Aqsa ....