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Israeli strike kills senior Hamas leader in south Lebanon

Date: 2024-08-09 19:25:20 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:10822665

BEIRUT, Aug 9 (MENA) - An Israeli airstrike on a car killed a senior Hamas commander in Lebanon on Friday evening, the Lebanese news agency reported. The strike, on the southern edges of the Lebanese port city of Sidon killed Samer Mahmoud ....

UAE backs call by Egypt, Qatar, US for Gaza ceasefire deal

Date: 2024-08-09 16:10:08 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:10822481

ABU DHABI, Aug 9 (MENA) - The United Arab Emirates said it backs the call from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and US President Joe Biden to conclude a ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip and ....

EU allocates €43 million for Palestinian Authority salaries

Date: 2024-08-09 08:43:25 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:10821891

BRUSSELS/ RAMALLAH, Aug 9 (MENA) – The European Union has announced a €43 million contribution to assist the Palestinian Authority in paying salaries and pensions for its employees and retirees in the West Bank, WAFA reported. According to the ....

US Defense Secretary stresses need to reach ceasefire in Gaza

Date: 2024-08-09 06:15:31 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:10821797

WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (MENA) – US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III spoke with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant to provide updates on measures to enhance US military posture in the region to protect US forces, defend Israel, and deter ....

US works with Egypt, Qatar to conclude Gaza ceasefire agreement

Date: 2024-08-09 06:13:54 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:10821809

WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (MENA) - US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said Washington is working with Egypt and Qatar to convince Hamas to accept the final Gaza ceasefire agreement. In a press release, Miller said "Qatar, along with Egypt, ....

EU’s Borrell decries Israel's revocation of Norway's diplomatic status

Date: 2024-08-09 05:47:36 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:5 - ID:10821795

BRUSSELS, Aug 9 (MENA) - EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Thursday decried Israel’s "unwarranted" move to revoke the diplomatic status of Norway’s envoys to the Palestinian Authority. "I strongly condemn this unwarranted decision, which ....

F-22 Raptor fighter jets land in Middle East - US Central Command

Date: 2024-08-08 21:59:09 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:10821681

WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (MENA) - US Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jets have arrived in the Mideast from a base in the United Kingdom, authorities said Thursday. US Central Command posted images online of the fighters, saying their presence in the ....

32 civilians killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza Strip

Date: 2024-08-08 17:23:02 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10821299

GAZA CITY, Aug 8 (MENA) – At least 32 civilians were killed on Thursday when Israeli warplanes bombed two schools housing displaced families in eastern Gaza City, as well as several homes in Khan Younis and the central Gaza Strip, according to local ....

Death toll across Gaza Strip surges to 39,699, over 91,722 injured

Date: 2024-08-08 15:23:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:10821213

GAZA CITY, Aug 8 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces committed four massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours, resulting in the killing of at least 22 Palestinians and the injury of 77 others, WAFA news agency quoted local ....

Israeli forces install iron gate near Tulkarm

Date: 2024-08-08 11:39:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:10820985

RAMALLAH, Aug 8 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces Thursday installed an iron gate under the Jabara Bridge, south of Tulkarm city. Local sources told WAFA that the occupation forces installed an iron gate under the bridge, and obstructed the ....