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11 Palestinians killed in Israeli bombing in Gaza

Date: 2024-06-19 19:12:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:10752928

GAZA CITY, June 19 (MENA) – At least 11 Palestinians were killed Wednesday after they were targeted by a missile from an Israeli drone in Gaza City, WAFA reported. A medical source at Al-Ahly Al-Arabi Hospital said that two people were killed ....

US military hopes to reopen Gaza pier this week

Date: 2024-06-19 18:41:47 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:10752909

WASHINGTON, June 19 (MENA) - The US military is expected to reopen a pier anchored to Gaza this week after rough weather has twice taken offline a system intended to deliver aid to the area. Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told ....

White House, Netanyahu clash over claims of withheld weapons

Date: 2024-06-19 17:24:18 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:10752863

WASHINGTON, June 19 (MENA) – White House officials are pushing back against allegations from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the Biden administration was withholding weapons and ammunition from Israel, saying they don’t know what the ....

Lebanon's Hezbollah destroys spying equipment in Israel's northern town of Metula

Date: 2024-06-19 17:00:21 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10752825

BEIRUT, June 19 (MENA) - Lebanon's Hezbollah on Wednesday targeted spying equipment in Israel's northern town of Metula with weapons, Lebanon's national news agency reported. The equipment was directly hit and destroyed, the news agency added. ....

Shipping Industry urges Red Sea action as Houthis sink 2nd vessel

Date: 2024-06-19 16:10:13 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:10752808

LONDON, June 19 (MENA) - Urgent action must be taken in the Red Sea to stop attacks on merchant shipping by Yemen's Houthis, leading industry groups said on Wednesday, after the sinking of a second ship. "It is deplorable that innocent seafarers ....

GCC condemns continued Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip

Date: 2024-06-19 16:09:48 GMT - Gulf Capitals - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:10752800

GULF CAPITALS/GENEVA, June 19 (MENA) - The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) condemned continued Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. The council underlined supporting the Palestinian people. The council called for immediate ceasefire in the ....

Prisoner's Society: Israel detained at least 90 Palestinians in West Bank during Eid holiday

Date: 2024-06-19 16:09:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:10752802

RAMALLAH, June 19 (MENA) - The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said that at least 90 Palestinians, including children, three women and freed prisoners, have been detained by Israeli forces, since the first day of Eid Al Adha holiday on ....

Palestinian envoy: UN probe commission endorses Israeli crimes against Palestinians

Date: 2024-06-19 15:14:09 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:10752740

GENEVA, June 19 (MENA) - Ibrahim Khraishi, Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations (UN), said the independent international commission concerned with the Palestinian territories endorsed before the Human Rights Council the Israeli war crimes, ....

Lebanese resistance targets Israel's Metula settlement

Date: 2024-06-19 13:59:08 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:10752293

BEIRUT, June 19 (MENA) - The Lebanese Resistance said on Wednesday its fighters carried out an aerial attack with a swarm of drones against Israeli troops deployed in Israel's Metula settlement, inflicting casualties. In a statement, the resistance ....

White House cancels meeting, scolds Netanyahu in protest over video

Date: 2024-06-19 13:42:02 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:10752661

WASHINGTON, June 19 (MENA) - The White House has canceled a high-level US-Israel meeting on Iran that was scheduled for Thursday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video on Tuesday claiming the US was withholding military ....