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UK ‘morally incoherent’ for sending arms to Israel, aid to Gaza: Oxfam

Date: 2024-06-16 17:53:18 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:10750318

LONDON, June 16 (MENA) - Providing arms to Israel while offering humanitarian aid to Gaza at the same time is “intellectually and morally incoherent,” the head of Oxfam GB said. In an interview with the Guardian on Sunday, Halima Begum, who took ....

Death toll from Israeli military offensive in Gaza Strip rises to 37,337

Date: 2024-06-16 16:37:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:10750337

GAZA, June 16 (MENA) - Israeli occupation army airstrikes targeting al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip today killed six Palestinians, including an infant, and injured scores, the Palestinian news agency, WAFA, reported Sunday. Local ....

Jordan: 14 pilgrims dead, 17 missing

Date: 2024-06-16 14:54:49 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:10750268

AMMAN, June 16 (MENA) - The Directorate of Operations and Consular Affairs at the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates announced that 14 Jordanian pilgrims died and 17 others were missing during performing the Haj rituals, Petra ....

Israeli raid on Lebanon's Yaroun

Date: 2024-06-16 12:36:29 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:10750187

BEIRUT, June 16 (MENA) - Israeli warplanes carried out an air attack at approximately 1:30 this afternoon targeting the town of Yaroun in the Bint Jbeil district with two air-to-surface missiles, NNA reported Sunday. Israel and Lebanon's ....

Israeli army announces daily pause in fighting along key south Gaza road to increase aid flow

Date: 2024-06-16 12:18:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:10750177

RAMALLAH, June 16 (MENA) - The Israeli military announced Sunday it had begun to implement a daily “tactical pause of military activity” along a key road in the southern Gaza Strip to enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to Palestinians, The ....

N. Sinai governor says Egypt biggest supporter of Palestinians

Date: 2024-06-16 11:18:26 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:10750091

ARISH, Egypt, June 16 (MENA) - Egypt is the biggest supporter of the Palestinian cause, says North Sinai governor Mohamed Abel Fadil Shousha. Meeting with North Sinai chieftains, MP and citizens earlier Sunday, Shousha pointed to great efforts ....

Over 40,000 worshippers attend Eid al-Adha prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque amid Israeli restrictions

Date: 2024-06-16 08:32:21 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:10749967

RAMALLAH, June 16 (MENA) - More than 40,000 Muslim worshippers performed the Eidul Adha prayers early Sunday at Al Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem despite massive restrictions and harassment by Israeli forces. WAFA correspondent ....

8 Israeli occupation soldiers killed in combat in southern Gaza

Date: 2024-06-15 16:51:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:10749569

RAMALLAH, June 15 (MENA) - Eight Israeli soldiers were killed when an armored personnel carrier exploded near the southern Gaza city of Rafah, the Israeli military said. The explosion occurred early Saturday morning, when the armored personnel ....

UNRWA: Over 50,000 children in Gaza suffering from acute malnutrition

Date: 2024-06-15 16:12:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:10749529

GAZA, June 15 (MENA) - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced Saturday that more than 50,000 children in the Gaza Strip are in urgent need of treatment for acute malnutrition. Posting to its X account, ....

UK, France, Germany condemn Iran's continued expansion of nuclear program

Date: 2024-06-15 15:39:20 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:10749537

LONDON, June 15 (MENA) – The United Kingdom, France, and Germany condemned the recent steps taken by Iran, which were monitored by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as part of its continuing efforts to expand its nuclear program. The ....