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Japan lawmakers adopt resolution calling for improving Gaza situation

Date: 2024-06-14 08:27:50 GMT - Japan - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:10748020

TOKYO, June 14 (MENA) - Japan's Upper House of the Diet has approved a resolution that calls for improving the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and asks the government to continue its diplomatic efforts to deescalate the Israel-Hamas ....

Biden says no Gaza cease-fire deal soon

Date: 2024-06-13 21:44:04 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:10747867

WASHINGTON, June 13 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden said Thursday he doesn’t expect to seal a Gaza cease-fire deal in the near future, as an American-backed proposal with global support has not been fully embraced by Israel or Hamas, the Associated ....

Lebanon’s Hezbollah says it attacked nine Israeli military sites with rockets, drones

Date: 2024-06-13 14:49:11 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:10747543

BEIRUT, June 13 (MENA) - Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Thursday it had launched rockets and weaponized drones at nine Israeli military sites in a coordinated attack, Al Arabiya reported. The attacks were made in retaliation for an Israeli strike on ....

Guterres stresses commitment to sending humanitarian aid to Gaza

Date: 2024-06-13 06:55:42 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:10746651

NEW YORK, June 13 (MENA) - United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his solidarity with the people of Gaza and the global body’s deep commitment to the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) on Wednesday, while also ....

Israeli forces storm into west of Palestinian city of Rafah amidst heavy shooting: Al Qahera News

Date: 2024-06-13 05:32:53 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:10746544

GAZA CITY, June 12 (MENA) - Al Qahera News said that Israeli forces stormed into the west of the Palestinian city of Rafah towards the coastal road amidst heavy shooting of helicopters and gunboats. In breaking news tonight, Al Qahera News said ....

Death toll in Gaza climbs to 37,202 people

Date: 2024-06-12 18:57:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:10746437

GAZA CITY, June 12 (MENA) – The death toll arising from the Israeli genocidal aggression on the blockaded Gaza Strip climbed to 37,202 people, WAFA quoted medical sources as saying on Wednesday. They announced that the death toll and the toll of ....

UN committee charges Israel with crimes against humanity

Date: 2024-06-12 18:20:21 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:10746416

NEW YORK, Une 12 (MENA) - The UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory on Wednesday said that Israel was to be held accountable for war crimes. The committee concluded that “Israeli authorities ....

US still weighing Hamas response to ceasefire proposal - White House

Date: 2024-06-12 17:39:27 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:10746380

WASHINGTON, June 12 (MENA) - The United States has reviewed the contents of Hamas's response to the May 27 Israeli ceasefire proposal and many of Hamas's proposed changes are minor and not unanticipated, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told ....

Qatari FM: Qatari FM: Egypt, Qatar, the US committed to ending war in Gaza 3 last Doha

Date: 2024-06-12 16:24:27 GMT - Qatar - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:10746053

Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani asserted that the situation is delicate, underlining the importance of ceasing fire to stem bloodshed of innocent people and save the region which is on the brink ....

Qatari FM: Qatari FM: Egypt, Qatar, the US committed to ending war in Gaza 2 Doha

Date: 2024-06-12 16:23:37 GMT - Qatar - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:10746268

The Qatari premier and foreign minister said his country’s participation over the past period in many regional and international meetings aimed at unifying visions and reaching a lasting solution to the Palestinian issue, in addition to visits and ....