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Palestinian Foreign Ministry commends Spain joining South Africa's Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ

Date: 2024-06-07 06:49:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:10738126

RAMALLAH, June 7 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has welcomed Spain's announcement to join South Africa's genocide case brought forward against Israel at the International Court of Justice. In a statement, the ....

Guterres calls strike on UNRWA school a 'horrifying example' of civilian suffering

Date: 2024-06-07 06:32:15 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:10738100

NEW YORK, June 7 (MENA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the deadly Israeli strike of a UNRWA school in Gaza, calling it a horrifying new example of the price civilians are paying, his spokesperson said. "It’s just another ....

Israel commits six massacres in Gaza over the past 24 hours

Date: 2024-06-06 16:34:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:10737524

GAZA CITY, June 6 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation army committed six massacres against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, resulting in the killing of 68 civilians and the injury of 235 others, the Health Ministry in Gaza ....

Israeli forces detain 60 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2024-06-06 12:02:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:10737050

RAMALLAH, June 6 (MENA) - At least 60 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank (WB) have been detained by Israeli occupation forces from Wednesday's evening till Thursday's morning, according to a joint statement released by the Detainees' Affairs ....

16 countries issue joint statement to support Biden's Gaza ceasefire proposal

Date: 2024-06-06 12:00:25 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:10737359

LONDON, June 6 (MENA) - The leaders of 16 countries issued on Thursday a joint statement expressing support for US President Joe Biden's Gaza ceasefire proposal. The countries are Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, ....

Spain applies to join South Africa's lawsuit against Israel

Date: 2024-06-06 10:36:43 GMT - Spain - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:10737186

MADRID, June 6 (MENA) - Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said on Thursday his country will apply to the International Court of Justice to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. The move makes Spain the first ....

Settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque anew

Date: 2024-06-06 10:05:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:10737107

RAMALLAH, June 6 (MENA) - Israeli settlers, heavily guarded by Israeli police, stormed Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Thursday. Eyewitnesses said settlers entered the mosque from the Magharibah Gate and conducted provocative ....

Palestinian Affairs Conference hails Egypt, Qatar’s efforts to stop Israeli aggression

Date: 2024-06-05 14:59:20 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:10736268

CAIRO, June 5 (MENA) – The 111th session of the Conference of Supervisors of Palestinian Affairs in the Host Arab Countries welcomed Egypt and Qatar’s efforts to stop the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. This came at the closing session of ....

Civilians killed, injured, in Israeli bombardment of Gaza

Date: 2024-06-05 08:06:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:10735435

GAZA CITY, June 5 (MENA) - Dozens of Palestinian civilians were last night and early Wednesday killed and injured in the Israeli occupation’s missile and artillery shelling on various areas of the Gaza Strip, WAFA reported. In the city of Deir ....

Israeli settlers storm Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2024-06-05 08:02:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:10735385

RAMALLAH, June 5 (MENA) - Israeli settlers stormed the holy mosque of Al Aqsa in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday, under police protection. The settlers entered the mosque from the Magharibah Gate and conducted provocative ....