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  • Six civilians, including two children, killed in Israeli airstrike in central Gaza Strip

    Date: 2024-08-17 13:39:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:10832573

    RAMALLAH/GAZA CITY, Aug 17 (MENA) - Six civilians, including two children, were killed Saturday in an Israeli airstrike on a house west of the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, WAFA reported. Local sources reported that the occupation army ....

  • Israeli forces issue new evacuation orders for central Gaza

    Date: 2024-08-17 13:37:09 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:10832526

    GAZA, Aug 17 (MENA) - Israeli Forces issued new evacuation orders for Palestinians in the Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza, directing them to a designated humanitarian zone, Time of Israel reported. Israeli military Spokesperson Avichay Adraee ....

  • Gaza death toll surges to 40,074

    Date: 2024-08-17 12:59:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:10832681

    GAZA CITY, Aug 17 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces committed five massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours, resulting in the killing of at least 69 Palestinians and the injury of 136 others, WAFA quoted medical sources ....

  • "Disappointing" ridership numbers for Tel Aviv light rail reveal transportation crisis in Israel

    Date: 2024-08-17 11:57:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:10832407

    RAMALLAH, Aug 17 (MENA) - The Tel Aviv light rail's Red Line, costing $3 billion, has shown disappointing ridership numbers and transportation issues a year after its launch, the Israeli newspaper Globes reported. The Tel Aviv light rail Red ....

  • Iraqi transport minister unveils 12 new projects at Baghdad International Airport

    Date: 2024-08-17 08:41:59 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:10832257

    BAGHDAD, Aug 17 (MENA) - Iraqi Transport Minister Razzaq Mohibis Al-Saadawi announced on Saturday, the commencement of 12 significant projects at Baghdad International Airport, marking a major step forward in the airport’s development. In a ....

  • 9 Lebanese citizens, including mother, her two children, killed in Israeli airstrike

    Date: 2024-08-17 07:36:06 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:10832139

    BEIRUT, Aug 17 (MENA) - Early this morning, nine Lebanese citizens, including a mother and her two children, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Nabatieh Governorate in southern Lebanon. Additionally, five others sustained injuries in the ....

  • Death toll from Israeli airstrike on Al-Zawaida area in Gaza rises to 15

    Date: 2024-08-17 07:13:30 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:10832112

    RAMALLAH/GAZA CITY, Aug 17 (MENA) - Medical sources reported that the death toll from the Israeli airstrike on the Al-Zawaida area in the central Gaza Strip has risen to 15. The occupation's warplanes targeted at dawn tonight a house belonging ....

  • Israeli airstrikes in Gaza result in multiple casualties

    Date: 2024-08-17 05:51:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:1 - ID:10832039

    GAZA CITY, Aug 17 (MENA) - Early this morning, at least 11 Palestinian civilians were killed, and several others were injured in Israeli airstrikes targeting various areas across the Gaza Strip, Palestinian news agency (WAFA) said Saturday. In ....

  • UN rapporteur: Food system in Gaza reached 'breaking point'

    Date: 2024-08-16 21:44:43 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:10831982

    GENEVA, Aug 16 (MENA) - UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food Michael Fakhri said the food system in the Gaza Strip has reached a breaking point, emphasizing the necessity of allowing aid delivery to the devastated enclave. In statements to ....

  • UN official condemns sexual assault on Palestinian prisoner

    Date: 2024-08-16 19:16:35 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:10831892

    RAMALLAH, Aug 16 (MENA) - UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Alice Gil Edwards has condemned a sexual assault on a Palestinian prisoner by Israeli occupation soldiers in Israel’s Sde Teiman, WAFA reported. "There are no circumstances, however ....

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