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Hezbollah targets Israeli posts at Al Rahib, Al Marj sites

Date: 2024-08-11 11:34:54 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:10824486

BEIRUT, Aug 11 (MENA) - Hezbollah said on Sunday it targeted an Israeli military position at Al Rahib site with appropriate weapons and Al-Marj site with artillery shells. It indicated that this came as part of support for the steadfastness of ....

Two Palestinians killed, others injured in Israeli airstrike on Khan Younis

Date: 2024-08-11 11:30:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:10824515

RAMALLAH, Aug 11 (MENA) - Two Palestinians were killed and others injured this afternoon when an Israeli airstrike targeted a group of civilians in central Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, WAFA News Agency reported Palestinian Red Crescent ....

Internally displaced Gazans face ongoing horror, denial of access to basic needs: UN

Date: 2024-08-11 10:29:20 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:10824409

NEW YORK, Aug 11 (MENA) - The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said that internally displaced Gazans face "indescribable horror" after 10 months of hostilities, including multiple forced displacements, the rapid spread of ....

Israel broadens its evacuation orders after deadly strike on Gaza school-turned-shelter: AP

Date: 2024-08-11 10:03:23 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:10824337

WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (MENA) - The Israeli military ordered more evacuations in southern Gaza early Sunday after a deadly airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in the north killed at least 80 Palestinians, according to local health authorities. Israel ....

UNRWA says humanitarian work in Gaza became more difficult

Date: 2024-08-11 10:00:02 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:10824290

GAZA CITY, Aug 11 (MENA) Director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Gaza Inas Hamdan has said the Palestinian territory is witnessing more civilian evacuation operations as a result ....

17 Palestinians detained by Israeli forces across the West Bank

Date: 2024-08-11 09:32:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:10824293

RAMALLAH, Aug 11 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of detentions across the West Bank last night and early this morning, detaining 17 Palestinians, including several former prisoners. The Palestinian Commission of Detainees ....

Israeli strikes on schools pose life-or-death choice for civilians

Date: 2024-08-11 09:28:37 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:10824287

NEW YORK, Aug 11 (MENA) - A deadly Israeli strike on a school turned shelter in northern Gaza on Saturday exposed an agonizing dilemma for civilians in Gaza seeking safety after 10 months of war, according to The New York Times. They could stay ....

US official stresses necessity of protecting civilians in Gaza

Date: 2024-08-11 08:56:59 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:10824223

WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (MENA) - USAID Administrator Samantha Power emphasized the necessity of protecting civilians in the Gaza Strip even if Hamas members hid behind schools. On her "X" account, Power said "civilians must be protected even if Hamas ....

Several U.S. troops wounded in latest drone attack in NE Syria

Date: 2024-08-11 08:45:53 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:10824202

WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (MENA) - The latest drone attack on a U.S. base in Northeast Syria injured several American and coalition personnel, a U.S. official said as quoted by Hurra Channel. The official said that while none of the injuries from the ....

Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque under police protection

Date: 2024-08-11 08:32:45 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:10824204

RAMALLAH, Aug 11 (MENA) - Scores of Israeli settlers forcefully entered the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Al Quds (occupied East Jerusalem), under the protection of Israeli police forces, WAFA News Agency reported Sunday. According to eyewitnesses, ....