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Israeli army storms Gaza hospital, force medical crews to leave

Date: 2024-05-23 07:01:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:10717337

GAZA CITY, May 23 (MENA) - Israeli occupation troops Thursday morning stormed Al-Awda Hospital in Jabalia, and forced medical crews to leave it, after a four-day siege, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Medical sources said that the ....

Maintaining peace, security in region based on recognition of Palestinian right: Palestinian amb to Ireland

Date: 2024-05-23 06:47:52 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:10717257

CAIRO, May 23 (MENA) - Palestinian Ambassador to Ireland Jilan Wahba said that maintaining peace and security in the region is based on recognition of the Palestinian right. She said that what is happening in Palestine needs practical and ....

Austin stresses urgent need to increase humanitarian assistance to Gaza across all available crossings

Date: 2024-05-23 05:25:52 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:1 - ID:10717221

WASHINGTON, May 23 (MENA) - US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin underscored during a phone call with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant the urgent need to increase humanitarian assistance to Gaza across all available crossings. The ....

Abbas says Spain's recognition of Palestine 'promotes peace and justice'

Date: 2024-05-22 21:59:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:81 - ID:10717188

RAMALLAH, May 22 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday thanked Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez for his country’s courageous positions to recognize the State of Palestine. In a phone call with Sánchez, Abbas affirmed that ....

11 Palestinians killed by Israeli occupation gunfire in Jenin since Tuesday morning

Date: 2024-05-22 21:30:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:10717181

RAMALLAH, May 22 (MENA) - A Palestinian teenager was killed tonight by Israeli forces’ live bullets near the western entrance to Jenin city, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed in the ongoing onslaught on Jenin and its camp since ....

Blinken: Israeli operations in Rafah hindered entry of aid into Gaza

Date: 2024-05-22 19:44:10 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:10717109

CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israeli military operations near the Rafah crossing were the reason behind making it difficult for humanitarian and relief aid to enter the Gaza Strip. In remarks reported by ....

Jordanian king stresses need to maintain flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza

Date: 2024-05-22 19:22:55 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:10717018

AMMAN, May 22 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II on Wednesday stressed the need to step up international efforts to ensure the sustainable and uninterrupted flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza, in order to mitigate the situation in the strip, state ....

2 Palestinians succumb to Israeli gunshot wounds in Jenin assault

Date: 2024-05-22 18:46:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:10717013

RAMALLAH, May 22 (MENA) - Two Palestinians succumbed to their wounds sustained by Israeli occupation gunfire in the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Wednesday evening, bringing the death toll in the city and its camp to 10, WAFA reported. In ....

Abu Mazen thanks Ireland for recognizing Palestinian State

Date: 2024-05-22 18:31:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:10717082

RAMALLAH, May 2 (MENA) - President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday stated that Ireland’s recognition of the Palestinian state was a great step that contributes to enhancing peace and justice. In a phone call with Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris, ....

Knesset passes preliminary reading of bill that annexes part of West Bank territory to Israel

Date: 2024-05-22 17:16:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:10716997

RAMALLAH, May 22 (MENA) - The Knesset on Wednesday passed the preliminary reading of a bill that annexes part of the occupied West Bank territory to Israel. The bill which provides for the annexation of parts of the West Bank territory to Israel ....