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25 civilians killed in Israeli bombardment of several areas in central, southern Gaza

Date: 2024-08-21 15:23:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:10838725

GAZA, Aug 21 (MENA) - At least 25 civilians were killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes on homes, schools and tents sheltering displaced people in the central and southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Medical ....

Arab ministers call on Israel to stop illegal activities in Al Quds

Date: 2024-08-21 14:59:11 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:10838545

CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) - Arab ministers in charge of curbing disaster risks have called on Israel, as an occupying power, to halt its illegal activities in Al Quds (East Jerusalem) especially illegal excavation of antiquities to preserve heritage in ....

FM briefs UN chief on Egypt efforts to end Gaza war, prevent escalation in Mideast

Date: 2024-08-21 13:38:12 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:10838365

CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty spoke over the phone with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres Wednesday and posted him on Egyptian efforts to defuse the hazardous escalation in the Middle East and prevent an expansion of the ....

Blinken ends latest Mideast visit without cease-fire, warning ‘time is of the essence’

Date: 2024-08-21 10:09:38 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:10838067

WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended his ninth visit to the Middle East since the war in Gaza began without securing any major breakthrough for a cease-fire deal, warning on Tuesday that “time is of the essence” ....

Rajoub: Egypt under President Sisi's leadership thwarts Israel's plans for forced displacement of Palestinians

Date: 2024-08-21 07:42:41 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:10837670

CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) - Secretary of the Palestinian Fatah Movement Jibril Rajoub said Egypt under President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's leadership thwarted Israeli plans for forced displacement of the Palestinian people from the Gaza Strip. Rajoub ....

Lebanon: 4 killed, 6 injured in Israeli raids on southern Lebanon

Date: 2024-08-21 05:27:46 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:10837646

BEIRUT, Aug 21 (MENA) - The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that four citizens were killed and six others were injured in Israeli raids on towns in southern Lebanon. The Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC announced Wednesday ....

Pentagon: US troops in ME repositioned to deal with any potential escalation by Tehran

Date: 2024-08-20 22:04:53 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:10837599

WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (MENA) - The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) said there are over 30,000 land-based US troops stationed throughout the Middle East, operating with multiple partners and allies; and there is no intention to change this. In a ....

Blinken affirms commitment of Egypt, US, Qatar to reaching Gaza ceasefire deal

Date: 2024-08-20 21:05:33 GMT - Qatar - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:10837598

DOHA, Aug 20 (MENA) - US State Secretary Antony Blinken reiterated the commitment of Egypt, the US, and Qatar to reaching a Gaza ceasefire agreement. Speaking before his departure from Qatar, Blinken said that Egypt, Qatar and the US are working ....

US vice presidential nominee interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters

Date: 2024-08-20 20:53:19 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:10837578

WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (MENA) - US Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz was interrupted while addressing the Women's Caucus on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention Tuesday by a handful of pro-Palestinian protesters. The demonstrators ....

Hezbollah missiles, drones strike Israeli barracks in occupied Golan

Date: 2024-08-20 20:16:03 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:10837558

BEIRUT, Aug 20 (MENA) – Hezbollah continued on Tuesday striking the Israeli occupation posts and settlements near Lebanon southern borders in response to the Zionist aggression on South Lebanon as well as Bekaa and support of Gaza, Lebanon's ....