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17 Palestinians detained by Israeli forces across the West Bank

Date: 2024-08-11 09:32:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:10824293

RAMALLAH, Aug 11 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of detentions across the West Bank last night and early this morning, detaining 17 Palestinians, including several former prisoners. The Palestinian Commission of Detainees ....

Israeli strikes on schools pose life-or-death choice for civilians

Date: 2024-08-11 09:28:37 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:10824287

NEW YORK, Aug 11 (MENA) - A deadly Israeli strike on a school turned shelter in northern Gaza on Saturday exposed an agonizing dilemma for civilians in Gaza seeking safety after 10 months of war, according to The New York Times. They could stay ....

US official stresses necessity of protecting civilians in Gaza

Date: 2024-08-11 08:56:59 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:10824223

WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (MENA) - USAID Administrator Samantha Power emphasized the necessity of protecting civilians in the Gaza Strip even if Hamas members hid behind schools. On her "X" account, Power said "civilians must be protected even if Hamas ....

Several U.S. troops wounded in latest drone attack in NE Syria

Date: 2024-08-11 08:45:53 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:10824202

WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (MENA) - The latest drone attack on a U.S. base in Northeast Syria injured several American and coalition personnel, a U.S. official said as quoted by Hurra Channel. The official said that while none of the injuries from the ....

Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque under police protection

Date: 2024-08-11 08:32:45 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:10824204

RAMALLAH, Aug 11 (MENA) - Scores of Israeli settlers forcefully entered the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Al Quds (occupied East Jerusalem), under the protection of Israeli police forces, WAFA News Agency reported Sunday. According to eyewitnesses, ....

Israel's attack on Gaza school likely to inflame tensions between Washington, Tel Aviv - paper

Date: 2024-08-11 07:27:33 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:10824078

WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (MENA) - An Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians has the potential to further inflame tensions between Tel Aviv and Washington, The Washington Post newspaper reported. In addition to friction over a ....

Palestine delegate urges UNSC to shoulder responsibility for flagrant attack on Gaza school

Date: 2024-08-11 07:23:09 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:10824038

NEW YORK, Aug 11 (MENA) - Palestine's permanent representative at the UN Riyadh Mansour urged on Sunday the Security Council to shoulder its responsibility to end flagrant Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. Speaking to Al Hadath Channel, he ....

Palestinian amb. to UN: Israel must be held accountable for all its crimes against Palestinian people

Date: 2024-08-10 22:06:43 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:10823958

RAMALLAH/NEW YORK, Aug 10 (MENA) - Permanent Representative of Palestine to the United Nations Ambassador Riyad Mansour said that Israel must be held accountable for all its crimes against the Palestinian people. Speaking before the UN Security ....

US deeply concerned about Israel's strike on school-turned-shelter in Gaza

Date: 2024-08-10 19:12:14 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:73 - ID:10823846

WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (MENA) - The United States expressed its deep concern about reports of civilian casualties in Gaza following an Israeli strike on a school and mosque in the Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City, which killed more than 90 people. "We ....

'Another day of horror': UN rights office condemns Israeli strikes on Gaza school

Date: 2024-08-10 18:49:08 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:10823751

NEW YORK, Aug 10 (MENA) - The UN Human Rights Office condemned on Saturday the increasing frequency of Israeli strikes on schools, where hundreds of thousands of forcibly displaced Palestinians have sought shelter, with the latest attacks killing ....