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UNICEF: war in Gaza leaves catastrophic impact on children

Date: 2025-01-19 20:39:35 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:11033410

NEW YORK, Jan 19 (MENA) – The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson, Kazem Abu Khalaf, revealed the harrowing consequences of the Gaza conflict on its youngest residents, describing widespread malnutrition, ....

Germany lauds Egyptian, Qatari, US mediation efforts to reach Gaza ceasefire

Date: 2025-01-19 18:37:09 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:11033264

CAIRO, Jan 19 (MENA) – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock lauded the mediation efforts exerted by Egypt, Qatar and the US that resulted in a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. In a post on X on Sunday, Baerbock termed the agreement as a ....

Biden says ‘the guns in Gaza have gone silent’ as ceasefire deal takes effect

Date: 2025-01-19 18:33:57 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:11033257

WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (MENA) – US President Joe Biden marked the long-awaited ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas in remarks Sunday as the deal officially took effect, celebrating that it had "finally come to fruition," CBS News ....

Italy's FM to visit Israel, Palestine Monday to support peace

Date: 2025-01-19 17:35:58 GMT - Italy - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:11033129

ROME, Jan 19 (MENA) - Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced on Sunday that he would travel to Israel and Palestine Monday to support the Middle East peace after the start of a ceasefire between Tel Aviv and Hamas in Gaza. "My visit ....

14 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza over past 24 hours

Date: 2025-01-19 17:35:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:11033189

GAZA CITY, Jan 19 (MENA) - At least 14 Palestinians were killed and 25 others injured in attacks by Israeli occupation forces in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, according to medical sources. WAFA quoted the sources as saying that the ....

193 journalists killed by Israeli forces in Gaza in 2024, says Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate

Date: 2025-01-19 13:22:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:11032886

RAMALLAH, Jan 19 (MENA) - The Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate has said that 193 journalists were killed by Israeli occupation forces in the Gaza Strip during 2024. Nasser Abu Bakr, the head of the Syndicate, made this statement at the annual ....

Jordanian MP to MENA: Ceasefire agreement in Gaza historical moment, we will continue offering aid to Palestinians in cooperation with Egypt

Date: 2025-01-19 11:57:21 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:11032583

AMMAN, Jan 19 (MENA) - Head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Jordanian House of Representatives Dina Albashir, praised the Egyptian efforts that led to achieving and implementing a ceasefire on Sunday in the Gaza Strip between Israel and ....

300 aid trucks move towards Karm Abu Salem crossing

Date: 2025-01-19 10:12:12 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:11032589

RAFAH, Jan 19 (MENA) - As many as 300 aid trucks have begun moving from the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing toward the Gaza Strip through the Karm Abu Salem crossing, a reliable source in North Sinai said. The trucks have been waiting at the ....

Ceasefire agreement comes into effect in Gaza Strip

Date: 2025-01-19 09:51:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:11032533

GAZA CITY, Jan 19 (MENA) - The ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip went into effect on Sunday. The first phase of the agreement will span 42 days. The aid trucks have begun entering the Gaza Strip from the Egyptian side. AlQahera News ....

Israeli occupation forces detain 16 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2025-01-19 09:04:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:11032458

GAZA CITY, Jan 19 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces detained at least 16 Palestinians in West Bank. In a statement Sunday, the Prisoners Club said that the Israeli occupation forces detained three youths and seized their vehicles in Al Manshiya ....