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Palestinian flag raised at Leinster House as Ireland recognises state of Palestine

Date: 2024-05-28 13:16:10 GMT - Ireland - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:10724549

DUBLIN, May 28 (MENA) - The Palestinian flag has been flown over Leinster House as the Government says it recognises Palestine as a sovereign and independent state and agreed to establish full diplomatic relations between Dublin and Ramallah, ....

Health Ministry says all hospitals in Rafah are out of service amid ongoing Israeli incursion

Date: 2024-05-28 12:05:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10724310

GAZA CITY, May 28 (MENA) – Medical sources reported that all hospitals in the Rafah Governorate, south of the Gaza Strip, were out of service, with the exception of Tal Al-Sultan Maternity Hospital, according to the Palestinian news agency ....

Jordan dispatches new food aid convoy to Gaza

Date: 2024-05-28 11:41:24 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:10724301

AMMAN, May 28 (MENA) - The Jordan Armed Forces, in collaboration with the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization (JHCO) and the World Food Program (WFP), have dispatched a new humanitarian aid convoy to the Gaza Strip, according to the Jordanian news ....

Israeli forces detain 22 Palestinians in the West Bank

Date: 2024-05-28 11:08:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:10724218

RAMALLAH, May 28 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces detained at least 22 Palestinians, including a child and former detainees, Wafa news agency quoted a joint statement by the Detainees' Affairs Authority and the Palestinian Prisoners' Society on ....

Spanish PM: Recognizing Palestinian state only path to peace

Date: 2024-05-28 09:50:47 GMT - Spain - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:10723949

MDRID, May 28 (MENA) - Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Tuesday his government is set to approve official recognition of a Palestinian state, adding the move already taken by more than 140 countries is aimed at “contributing to achieving ....

China expresses 'grave concern' over Rafah strike

Date: 2024-05-28 09:46:56 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:10723978

BEIJING, May 28 (MENA) - China on Tuesday expressed "grave concern" over Israel's military operations in Rafah, where an Israeli strike killed dozens in a displaced persons camp, RTHK reported. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning also said ....

UN calls on Israel to halt raids on Rafah

Date: 2024-05-28 09:42:56 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:10723928

NEW YORK, May 28 (MENA) - UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland condemned the Israeli airstrikes which targetted tents for displaced people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah and have tragically led to the reported ....

Israeli settlers storm into Aqsa

Date: 2024-05-28 09:31:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:10724006

RAMALLAH, May 28 (MENA) – Israeli settlers stormed into Al Aqsa Mosque guarded by the Israeli police. Eyewitnesses said that the settlers conducted provocative tours and performed Talmudic rituals inside the mosque. (MENA) M H K/M O H ....

Israeli violent bombardment kills, injures dozens in Gaza

Date: 2024-05-28 08:03:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:10723937

GAZA CITY, May 28 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation's violent artillery and aerial bombardment intensified Monday overnight and Tuesday morning in the cities of Rafah and Gaza, killing and injuring dozens of Palestinian civilians. WAFA said that ....

7 killed, 6 injured in Israel’s ongoing attacks on Gaza

Date: 2024-05-27 21:59:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:83 - ID:10723641

GAZA, May 27 (MENA) - Seven civilians were killed and six others were injured tonight in Israeli airstrikes targeting a house north of the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, WAFA reported Monday. According to local sources, ambulance and ....