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US stresses critical need for hostage deal to continue

Date: 2025-01-26 06:18:25 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:11041648

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (MENA) - The United States stressed the critical need for the ceasefire deal implementation to continue. It is critical that all of the hostages are freed from Hamas captivity and safely returned to their families, according to ....

Hamas hands four Israeli hostages over to ICRC in Gaza

Date: 2025-01-25 09:59:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:11040791

GAZA CITY, Jan 25 (MENA) - Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas handed four female Israeli soldier hostages over to the International Committee of the Red Cross on Saturday, live TV showed. The four were led onto a podium in Gaza City ....

UN rights office raises alarm over escalating violence in occupied West Bank

Date: 2025-01-24 20:59:24 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:11040457

GAZA CITY/GENEVA, Jan 24 (MENA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday expressed grave concerns over escalating violence in the Jenin area of the occupied West Bank, condemning the use of "unlawful lethal force" by Israeli security forces, ....

Israel won’t complete full withdrawal from Lebanon by Sunday deadline: Netanyahu

Date: 2025-01-24 16:07:18 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:11040069

GAZA, Jan 24 (MENA) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that Israel will not complete its full withdrawal from southern Lebanon by the 60-day deadline set under the ceasefire deal with the Hezbollah terror group, the Times of Israel ....

Israel by banning UNRWA violates terms of its admission to UN: Russia’s UN envoy

Date: 2025-01-24 12:59:09 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:11039927

MOSCOW, Jan 24 (MENA) - By banning the activities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Israel not only violates international law, but also contradicts the conditions under which the Jewish ....

US Secretary of State, Sa’ar discuss developments of ceasefire deal

Date: 2025-01-24 12:41:48 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:11039809

WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (MENA) - New US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar developments of implementing the ceasefire agreement and releasing hostages in the Gaza Strip and Iranian threats. According ....

Israeli bulldozers destroy entrance to al-Yamoun town, continuing assault on Jenin

Date: 2025-01-24 08:40:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:11039642

RAMALLAH, Jan 24 (MENA) - Israeli bulldozers destroyed the entrance to the town of al-Yamoun, located to the west of Jenin, as part of an ongoing military assault in the Jenin province, WAFA news agency reported Friday. Local sources reported ....

Israeli forces continue assault on Jenin for 4th day

Date: 2025-01-24 08:38:02 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:11039639

RAMALLAH, Jan 24 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation forces continued their assault on the city and refugee camp of Jenin for the fourth consecutive day, so far leaving 12 Palestinians killed, dozens injured and detained, and causing widespread ....

Death toll in Gaza rises to 47,283 as Israel continues its aggression

Date: 2025-01-23 15:36:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:11038884

GAZA CITY, Jan 23 (MENA) - The death toll from the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip has surged to 47,283 civilians and 111,472 wounded since October 7, 2023, medical sources confirmed. According to WAFA, the sources pointed out that 122 slain ....

Palestinian martyred, 4 others injured in Israeli quadcopter attack in southern Gaza

Date: 2025-01-22 17:15:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:11037765

GAZA CITY, Jan 22 (MENA) - A Palestinian was martyred and 4 others were injured Wednesday in Israeli quadcopter attack in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian Wafa News Agency reported. The quadcopter fired bullets at a group ....