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Israel's attack on Gaza school likely to inflame tensions between Washington, Tel Aviv - paper

Date: 2024-08-11 07:27:33 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:10824078

WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (MENA) - An Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians has the potential to further inflame tensions between Tel Aviv and Washington, The Washington Post newspaper reported. In addition to friction over a ....

Palestine delegate urges UNSC to shoulder responsibility for flagrant attack on Gaza school

Date: 2024-08-11 07:23:09 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:10824038

NEW YORK, Aug 11 (MENA) - Palestine's permanent representative at the UN Riyadh Mansour urged on Sunday the Security Council to shoulder its responsibility to end flagrant Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. Speaking to Al Hadath Channel, he ....

Palestinian amb. to UN: Israel must be held accountable for all its crimes against Palestinian people

Date: 2024-08-10 22:06:43 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:10823958

RAMALLAH/NEW YORK, Aug 10 (MENA) - Permanent Representative of Palestine to the United Nations Ambassador Riyad Mansour said that Israel must be held accountable for all its crimes against the Palestinian people. Speaking before the UN Security ....

US deeply concerned about Israel's strike on school-turned-shelter in Gaza

Date: 2024-08-10 19:12:14 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:73 - ID:10823846

WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (MENA) - The United States expressed its deep concern about reports of civilian casualties in Gaza following an Israeli strike on a school and mosque in the Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City, which killed more than 90 people. "We ....

'Another day of horror': UN rights office condemns Israeli strikes on Gaza school

Date: 2024-08-10 18:49:08 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:10823751

NEW YORK, Aug 10 (MENA) - The UN Human Rights Office condemned on Saturday the increasing frequency of Israeli strikes on schools, where hundreds of thousands of forcibly displaced Palestinians have sought shelter, with the latest attacks killing ....

White House: ‘Concerned’ about casualties in Israeli raid on school in Gaza

Date: 2024-08-10 18:45:39 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:10823800

WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (MENA) - The White House expressed deep concern on Saturday over reports on casualties in an Israeli raid on a school in Gaza City. The White House said: "We are deeply concerned about reports of civilian casualties in Gaza ....

Italian FM: Israel's targeting of school sheltering displaced people in Gaza 'unacceptable'

Date: 2024-08-10 18:10:33 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:10823759

CAIRO, Aug 10 (MENA) - Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani has condemned the Israeli raid that targeted Al-Tabi'een school sheltering displaced Palestinians east of Gaza City. The killing and wounding of dozens of innocent ....

Yemen condemns Israeli bombing of school sheltering displaced persons in Gaza

Date: 2024-08-10 17:45:57 GMT - Yemen - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:10823752

ADEN, Aug 10 (MENA) - Yemen condemned Saturday Israel's barbaric bombing of the Al-Tabi'een school sheltering displaced persons in the Al-Daraj neighborhood in the Gaza Strip, according to Yemen News Agency (Saba Net). More than 100 martyrs and ....

Israeli warplanes target Lebanon's Ayta ash Shab

Date: 2024-08-10 16:59:28 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:10823465

BEIRUT, Aug 10 (MENA) - Israeli fighter jets targeted the Lebanese town of Ayta ash Shab this afternoon with two air-to-surface missiles, Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reported Saturday. Meanwhile, Hezbollah announced that it targeted ....

US stresses 'urgent' need to reach ceasefire in Gaza

Date: 2024-08-10 16:58:51 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:10823742

WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken stressed the "urgent need to reach a ceasefire in Gaza" that could release hostages held in the enclave and "create the conditions for broader regional stability," the US State ....