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UK foreign minister planning Israel trip to help prevent wider war - paper
Date: 2024-08-15 19:00:59 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:10830972
LONDON, Aug 15 (MENA) - David Lammy is reportedly planning an imminent trip to Israel amid high tensions with Iran in an attempt to help avert an escalation of war in the Middle East, the Guardian reported on Thursday. The UK foreign secretary ....
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Three Palestinians killed, others injured in Israeli airstrike on Khan Younis
Date: 2024-08-15 16:22:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:10830838
GAZA, Aug 15 (MENA) - An Israeli airstrike targeted a civilian gathering in Khan Younis Thursday, resulting in the killing of at least three individuals and leaving several others injured, local and medical sources reported to WAFA. The attack ....
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UN describes Gaza death toll exceeding 40,000 as 'dark milestone'
Date: 2024-08-15 15:34:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:10830784
RAMALLAH, Aug 15 (MENA) - UN rights chief Volker Türk called Thursday for an end to the killing “once and for all” and the release of all prisoners as Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza passes the "dark milestone" of 40,000. “Most of ....
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Washington urges all sides to engage in negotiations over Gaza
Date: 2024-08-15 14:54:32 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:10830597
WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (MENA) - White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby said on Thursday that the US is urging all parties to come to the negotiating table over Gaza. Kirby also stated to Al Hurrah new channel that the White ....
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Israel renews its bombing of Southern Lebanon
Date: 2024-08-15 14:38:41 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:10830658
BEIRUT, Aug 15 (MENA ) - Israeli occupation forces renewed on Thursday their bombardment of several towns in Southern Lebanon. The Israeli forces shelled the towns of Khiyam, Qabrikha, Taybeh and Talat al-Awaidah in Southern Lebanon, the Lebanese ....
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Abbas: Palestinians facing war crimes, genocide ... 2 last Ankara
Date: 2024-08-15 14:19:27 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:10830727
The Palestinian leader stressed that "those responsible for war crimes would not escape justice," declaring that "their crimes would not be forgotten over time." The President reaffirmed the ongoing Palestinian struggle for justice, pledging to ....
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Abbas: Palestinians facing war crimes, genocide in absence of int'l justice
Date: 2024-08-15 14:16:58 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:10830702
ANKARA, Aug 15 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the Turkish Parliament on Thursday, announcing his decision to head to Gaza with the entire Palestinian leadership and calling for international support to ensure their safe ....
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Ceasefire negotiations in Doha start amid soaring tensions in region
Date: 2024-08-15 12:24:01 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:10830513
LONDON, Aug 15 (MENA) - Negotiations had started between Hamas and Israel in Doha, becoming at least the seventh time that CIA director Bill Burns and Israeli counterpart David Barnea have met since December, as the US and its fellow mediators Qatar ....
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Gaza remains at ‘high risk’ of polio virus spread, warn UN aid teams
Date: 2024-08-14 22:02:44 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:10829781
NEW YORK, Aug 14 (MENA) - The risk of polio spreading in Gaza remains high unless there is an urgent and comprehensive response to the serious health threat, UN News quoted UN humanitarians as saying on Wednesday. “At least two rounds of [orally ....
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US: Reports on using Gazans as human shields in explosive tests "very disturbing"
Date: 2024-08-14 20:50:31 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:10829752
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (MENA) - Deputy Spokesman for the US State Department Vedant Patel said reports that the Israeli army is using Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip as human shields are "disturbing". Patel brands as "very disturbing" a ....
