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UN: 80% of women in Gaza depend on food assistance to survive
Date: 2024-06-10 08:22:57 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:10741728
CAIRO/NEW YORK, June 10 (MENA) - New UN Women data collected in April 2024, shows the continued deterioration of women’s basic survival conditions, with over 80 per cent of women interviewed in Gaza reporting a dependency on food assistance, and ....
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Day 248 of Genocide: Civilians killed, injured, in Israeli bombardment of Gaza
Date: 2024-06-10 07:02:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:10741710
GAZA CITY, June 10 (MENA) - A number of Palestinian citizens were killed, while others sustained various injuries, in the ongoing Israeli occupation aggression against the Gaza Strip, which today enters its 248th day, WAFA reported ....
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US calls on Security Council to vote on backing Gaza ceasefire plan
Date: 2024-06-10 06:57:32 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:10741699
WASHINGTON, June 10 (MENA) - The United States has requested a UN Security Council vote on its draft resolution backing a plan for an "immediate ceasefire with the release of hostages" between Israel and Hamas, News 24 reported Monday. Diplomatic ....
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USCENTCOM conducts humanitarian airdrop into Gaza
Date: 2024-06-10 06:29:11 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:10741672
WASHINGTON, June 10 (MENA) - US Central Command conducted a humanitarian assistance airdrop into Northern Gaza on June 9, to provide essential relief to civilians in Gaza affected by the ongoing conflict, according to a press release by ....
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WFP declares temporary suspension of Gaza operations over staff security concerns
Date: 2024-06-09 22:05:40 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:10741539
WASHINGTON, June 9 (MENA) - World Food Program (WFP) Executive Director Cindy McCain said the WFP was forced to pause deliveries of food aid in Gaza due to staff security concerns. During an interview with CBC news network on Sunday, McCain said ....
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US national security adviser denies US military involvement in Gaza hostage rescue op
Date: 2024-06-09 21:39:12 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:10741516
PARIS, June 9 (MENA) - US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan denied that the US provided direct military assistance during Israel’s operation that rescued four hostages in Gaza on Saturday. During an interview with CNN on Sunday Sullivan ....
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Gantz urges Israeli parliamentary elections in fall
Date: 2024-06-09 19:36:14 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:10741453
GAZA CITY, June 9 (MENA) – Israeli minister without portfolio Benny Gantz called for parliamentary elections to be held in fall. In press statements, Gantz said Sunday evening Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is preventing Israel from ....
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Ben Gvir demands Netanyahu add him, others to war cabinet as Gantz jets
Date: 2024-06-09 19:32:17 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:10741500
GAZA CITY, June 9 (MENA) - Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir wastes no time in shooting a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding that he open the war cabinet to new membership — specifically himself — after ....
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Gantz withdraws from Israeli war cabinet
Date: 2024-06-09 19:11:24 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:10741439
GAZA CITY, June 9 (MENA) - Israeli Minister Benny Gantz announced his withdrawal from the Israeli war government. Alhurra channel reported his statement Sunday where he called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to go, and call elections ....
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Iran: 6 candidates for presidential race late June
Date: 2024-06-09 15:42:39 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:10741218
TEHRAN, June 9 (MENA) – Iranian authorities approved six candidates to run in the upcoming presidential election, following a helicopter crash that killed late president Ebrahim Raisi. The interior ministry was quoted by Press TV as saying the ....