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Palestinian presidency holds U.S. administration responsible for deadly Israeli massacre at Gaza school

Date: 2024-08-10 08:36:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:10822932

RAMALLAH, Aug 10 (MENA) - Palestine has condemned the recent deadly Israeli attack on the Al-Tabi'in School housing displaced families in the al-Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City, which resulted in over 100 innocent civilians killed and hundreds ....

Gaza's government media office condemns Israeli airstrike on school during prayer time

Date: 2024-08-10 07:05:35 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:10822812

GAZA CITY, Aug 10 (MENA) - Gaza's government media office strongly condemned an Israeli airstrike on the At-Tabe'een School in the Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City. In a statement on Saturday, it urged the world community to pressure the ....

Over 100 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on school sheltering displaced civilians in Gaza

Date: 2024-08-10 04:44:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:10822717

GAZA, Aug 10 (MENA) - More than 100 Palestinians were reportedly killed and dozens others injured as Israeli army aircraft bombarded a school sheltering displaced civilians in Al Daraj neighborhood in eastern Gaza city early Saturday. According ....

White House slams statement from Israeli minister on Gaza ceasefire talks

Date: 2024-08-10 04:07:31 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:4 - ID:10822724

WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (MENA) - The Biden administration unleashed a torrent of criticism against Israel’s polarizing finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, on Friday after he referred to cease-fire negotiations with Hamas as a “dangerous trap.” White ....

UNRWA: 205 relief workers killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023

Date: 2024-08-09 21:36:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:10822698

RAMALLAH/NEW YORK, Aug 9 (MENA) - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said the total number of UNRWA colleagues killed since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7, ....

Israeli strike kills senior Hamas leader in south Lebanon

Date: 2024-08-09 19:25:20 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:10822665

BEIRUT, Aug 9 (MENA) - An Israeli airstrike on a car killed a senior Hamas commander in Lebanon on Friday evening, the Lebanese news agency reported. The strike, on the southern edges of the Lebanese port city of Sidon killed Samer Mahmoud ....

UAE backs call by Egypt, Qatar, US for Gaza ceasefire deal

Date: 2024-08-09 16:10:08 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:10822481

ABU DHABI, Aug 9 (MENA) - The United Arab Emirates said it backs the call from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and US President Joe Biden to conclude a ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip and ....

EU allocates €43 million for Palestinian Authority salaries

Date: 2024-08-09 08:43:25 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:10821891

BRUSSELS/ RAMALLAH, Aug 9 (MENA) – The European Union has announced a €43 million contribution to assist the Palestinian Authority in paying salaries and pensions for its employees and retirees in the West Bank, WAFA reported. According to the ....

US Defense Secretary stresses need to reach ceasefire in Gaza

Date: 2024-08-09 06:15:31 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:10821797

WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (MENA) – US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III spoke with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant to provide updates on measures to enhance US military posture in the region to protect US forces, defend Israel, and deter ....

US works with Egypt, Qatar to conclude Gaza ceasefire agreement

Date: 2024-08-09 06:13:54 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:10821809

WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (MENA) - US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said Washington is working with Egypt and Qatar to convince Hamas to accept the final Gaza ceasefire agreement. In a press release, Miller said "Qatar, along with Egypt, ....