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There is no safe place in Gaza Strip: official

Date: 2024-05-28 20:32:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:90 - ID:10725126

GAZA CITY, May 28 (MENA) - There is no safe place in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, affirmed Gaza's Civil Defense services spokesperson Major Mahmoud Basal. The Israeli occupation army is bombing Palestinian civilians in areas it claims to be safe ....

UN chief condemns Israeli strike on Rafah camp

Date: 2024-05-28 20:01:32 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:88 - ID:10725123

NEW YORK, May 28 (MENA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemns the Israeli strike on a camp for displaced people in Rafah, which killed 45 Palestinians, Xinhua quoted his spokesman as saying on Tuesday. Guterres has condemned ....

EU's Charles Michel backs recognition of Palestinian statehood

Date: 2024-05-28 19:57:05 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:87 - ID:10725087

BRUSSELS, May 28 (MENA) - While European governments remain split over when — or whether — to recognize Palestinian statehood, European Council President Charles Michel said he would support the move, Politico reported. "I am in favor of the ....

Macron for recognizing Palestinian state 'at useful moment'

Date: 2024-05-28 19:55:36 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:86 - ID:10725088

PARIS/BERLIN, May 28 (MENA) – France's President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that recognition of a Palestinian state was not a "taboo subject" but that it should take place at a "useful moment", according to media outlets. "There is no taboo for ....

US 'deeply saddened' by Israeli strike on Rafah camp that killed dozens

Date: 2024-05-28 18:59:11 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:83 - ID:10725082

WASHINGTON, May 28 (MENA) - The US State Department said it was "deeply saddened" by the Israeli airstrike on a displaced persons camp in Rafah that killed dozens of Palestinians on Sunday. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said on ....

Deep concerns over 'inhuman' detention of Gazans by Israeli authorities

Date: 2024-05-28 18:43:18 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:10725060

NEW YORK, May 28 (MENA) - UN and partner organizations have expressed deep concern over the "inhuman" detention of suspected Palestinian fighters in the enclave by Israeli authorities, citing information that treatment is so poor that some had to ....

More people will die in Gaza if they don’t receive treatment: WHO

Date: 2024-05-28 18:35:58 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:10725014

GENEVA, May 28 (MENA) - More people will die waiting for treatment in the besieged and war-devastated Gaza Strip if Israel continues its campaign of death and destruction in the border city of Rafah, the World Health Organization (WHO) has ....

New Israeli genocide in Rafah kills dozens

Date: 2024-05-28 15:36:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:10724854

GAZA CITY, May 28 (MENA) - More than 20 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured Tuesday in new Israeli strikes on displaced persons' tents in Al-Mawasi area in the west of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip. In a press release, the ....

Palestine expects Slovenia, Luxembourg, Portugal, Belgium to recognize it soon — envoy

Date: 2024-05-28 13:20:31 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:10724551

MOSCOW, May 28 (MENA) - Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal and Slovenia are expected to recognize Palestine as an independent state soon, Ambassador to Russia Abdel Hafiz Nofal told TASS. "We expect Slovenia to make a decision in the next few days. We ....

Spain, Norway formally recognize Palestinian state

Date: 2024-05-28 13:18:53 GMT - World Capitals - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:10724543

WORL CAPITALS, May 28 (MENA) - Spain and Norway on Tuesday formally recognized a Palestinian state. The two European countries believe the initiative is likely to encourage others to follow suit. Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide ....