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Israeli military says four soldiers killed in southern Gaza

Date: 2024-06-11 08:21:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:10743424

RAMALLAH, June 11 (MENA) - The Israeli military said on Tuesday that four soldiers had been killed in southern Gaza. Army Radio said they were killed in an explosion set off in a building in the Shabura neighborhood of Rafah. (MENA) R R N/ ....

4 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces’ gunfire in Ramallah-area village

Date: 2024-06-10 22:02:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:10743116

RAMALLAH, June 10 (MENA) - Four Palestinians were killed and eight others were injured tonight by Israeli forces' gunfire near the village of Kafr Ni'ma, west of Ramallah, WAFA reported Monday. According to security sources, an Israeli special ....

UNSC passes Gaza ceasefire deal proposed by US

Date: 2024-06-10 20:45:07 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:10743087

NEW YORK, June 10 (MENA) - The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Monday passed a US-drafted ceasefire deal aimed at halting eight months of bloody war in Gaza. The draft of the resolution, which US President Joe Biden approved, was finalized ....

Makeshift pier in Gaza was not used in hostage operation: Pentagon

Date: 2024-06-10 18:27:21 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:10742996

WASHINGTON, June 10 (MENA) - The makeshift pier constructed by US forces off the coast of the Gaza Strip was not used in the operation to rescue hostages in Gaza, said Pentagon Press Secretary Major General Pat Ryder. In statements carried by ....

UNRWA warns of outbreak of epidemics in Gaza Strip

Date: 2024-06-10 15:59:25 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10742727

CAIRO, June 10 (MENA) - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has warned against the outbreak of epidemics in the Gaza Strip. In remarks to Al Qahera News on Monday, UNRWA spokesperson Adnan ....

NBC News: Biden admin discussed potentially negotiating unilateral deal with Hamas to free US hostages

Date: 2024-06-10 15:56:50 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:10742793

WASHINGTON, June 10 (MENA) - Biden administration officials have discussed potentially negotiating a unilateral deal with Hamas to secure the release of five Americans being held hostage in Gaza if current cease-fire talks involving Israel fail, ....

Blinken arrives in Israel to push for Gaza ceasefire deal

Date: 2024-06-10 15:32:45 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:10742791

RAMALLAH, June 10 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Monday to push for a much awaited Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Coming from Egypt, Blinken is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister ....

Israeli forces committed 5 massacres in GS

Date: 2024-06-10 15:31:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:10742648

GAZA CITY, June 10 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced in a statement on Monday that Israeli occupation forces committed five massacres in the enclave, which claimed the lives of 40 persons and left 218 others injured in the ....

Vatican pope thanks president Sisi for call to hold int'l conf. Tuesday on situation in Gaza

Date: 2024-06-10 11:20:28 GMT - Vatican - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:10742029

VATICAN CITY, June 10 (MENA) - Vatican Pope Francis thanked Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Jordanian King Abdullah II and United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres for their call to hold an emergency international conference ....

2 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in West Bank

Date: 2024-06-10 08:30:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:10741790

RAMALLAH, June 10 (MENA) - A Palestinian child has been killed by Israeli forces during a raid into al-Far’a camp, south of Tubas, WAFA reported Monday. Mahmoud Ibrahim Nabrisi, 15, succumbed to serious wounds after he was shot by the occupation ....