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Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza have no shelters, food – UN official

Date: 2024-06-18 21:17:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:10752073

GAZA, June 18 (MENA) – Georgios Petropoulos, the head of the Sub-office of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Gaza said a lasting plan is urgently needed to end the tragedy in the Gaza Strip and reach a ceasefire deal. ....

Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli forces committed 3 massacres in 24 hours

Date: 2024-06-18 19:46:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:10751994

GAZA CITY, June 18 (MENA) - The Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said the Israeli occupation army committed three massacres in the enclave in the last 24 hours, killing 25 Palestinians and injuring 80 others. In a statement released on Tuesday, ....

8 causalities in Israeli raid on vehicle in Lebanon's Barghalia

Date: 2024-06-18 18:32:29 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:10751985

BEIRUT, June 18 (MENA) – An Israeli army raid that targeted a car in al-Barghalia area, north of Tyre in Lebanon, resulted in the minor injury of eight civilians, Lebanon's National News Agency reported. The victims were transferred to Tyre’s ....

US still reviewing one bomb shipment for Israel: Blinken

Date: 2024-06-18 18:02:53 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:10751984

WASHINGTON, June 18 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that Washington is still reviewing one shipment of bombs for Israel over concerns about their use in crowded areas of Gaza, but that other weapons are moving as usual, ....

Thousands of citizens flock to parks, gardens in governorates on 3rd day of Eidul Adha

Date: 2024-06-18 15:20:29 GMT - Capitals of Governorates - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:10751826

CAPITALS OF GOVERNORATE, June 18 (MENA) – Thousands of citizens flocked to parks, gardens and tourist sites in the different governorates on the 3rd day of Eidul Adha to celebrate the occasion. In Sharqiya, the citizens flocked to the youth ....

ERC deploys urgent response teams in squares, mosques, tourist sites

Date: 2024-06-18 15:19:08 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:10751683

CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) – The Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC) has raised the degree of readiness to the maximum since the first day of Eidul Adha by deploying urgent response teams at mosques, squares and tourist sites via ERC volunteers who are trained ....

Biden, Irish PM discuss bilateral ties, Gaza war over phone

Date: 2024-06-18 08:25:45 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:10751360

WASHINGTON, June 18 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden spoke with Taoiseach Simon Harris of Ireland to discuss continued cooperation with the Irish government on shared priorities, particularly deepening US-Ireland ties, according to a readout by the ....

US designated Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya as terrorist group

Date: 2024-06-18 07:53:15 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:10751358

WASHINGTON, June 18 (MENA) - The US Department of State is designating Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya (HAAA) and HAAA Secretary General Haydar Muzhir Ma’lak al-Sa’idi, as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) pursuant to Executive Order ....

UNRWA stresses need to reach ceasefire in Gaza, allow entry of humanitarian aid

Date: 2024-06-17 15:59:04 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:10751060

CAIRO, June 17 (MENA) - Adnan Abu Hasna, the UNRWA spokesman in Gaza, stressed the need to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and allow the entry of humanitarian aid, medicines, medical personnel and water. In statements to state-owned Nile News ....

Death toll in Gaza rises to 37,347 as Israel continues its aggression

Date: 2024-06-17 12:53:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:10750955

GAZA CITY, June 17 (MENA) - The Palestinian death toll from Israel's deadly aggression against the Gaza Strip since October 7th, 2023, has now surged to 37,347, medical sources confirmed on Monday. Sources added that at least 85,372 others have ....