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EU heads of mission condemn Israeli colonists’ arson attacks against UNRWA in Jerusalem

Date: 2024-05-10 21:02:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:10699565

RAMALLAH, May 10 (MENA) – The European Union Representative stressed in agreement with EU Member State, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, and United Kingdom Heads of Mission in Jerusalem and Ramallah their condemnation of the Israeli colonists’ two arson ....

S.Africa submits urgent request for additional provisional measures in genocide case against Israel

Date: 2024-05-10 20:50:02 GMT - Netherlands - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:10699556

THE HAUGE, May 10 (MENA) – South Africa submitted an urgent request for additional provisional measures in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) genocide case against Israel, WAFA reported. The ICJ said in a press release that “South Africa ....

UAE condemns Israeli settler attacks on Jordanian aid convoy enroute to Gaza

Date: 2024-05-10 17:55:36 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:10699418

ABU DHABI, May 10 (MENA) – The UAE has condemned in the strongest terms the attack by Israeli settlers on a Jordanian aid convey headed to the Gaza Strip through Beit Hanoun, and the attack on the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works ....

Palestinian president welcomes UNGA vote in favor of Palestine's bid for membership

Date: 2024-05-10 16:47:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:10699306

RAMALLAH, May 10 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday welcomed the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) vote in favor of Palestine's bid to become a full UN member, WAFA news agency reported. Abbas commended the member states ....

Fatah expects another US veto against Palestine's UN membership

Date: 2024-05-10 15:52:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:10699254

RAMALLAH, May 10 (MENA) - The vote of the UN General Assembly on a resolution that would grant Palestine a full membership comes in response to the US veto in the UNSC to fully recognize a Palestinian State, said Fatah official Mounir al Jaghoub. ....

Gaza aid could grind to a halt within days, UNICEF warns

Date: 2024-05-10 15:39:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:10699233

CAIRO, May 10 (MENA) - Dwindling food and fuel stocks could force aid operations to grind to a halt within days in Gaza because vital crossings remain shut, forcing hospitals to close down and leading to more malnutrition, UNICEF has warned ....

UNRWA says some 110,000 people have fled Rafah

Date: 2024-05-10 13:58:07 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:10699082

GAZA CITY, May 10 (MENA) - Some 110,000 people have left Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip since the Israeli army started advancing on the city, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said on Friday. "As ....

War in Gaza’s Rafah keeps aid crossings closed, sends 100,000 Palestinians fleeing - UN

Date: 2024-05-10 13:47:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:10699055

RAMALLAH, May 10 (MENA) - Heavy fighting on the outskirts of the southern Gaza city of Rafah has left crucial nearby aid crossings inaccessible and caused over 100,000 Palestinians to flee north, a United Nations official said Friday. Israel’s ....

US concerned over Israel's possible military operation in Rafah city

Date: 2024-05-10 13:27:20 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:10699080

DUBAI, May 10 (MENA) - The US is greatly concerned over Israel's possible large-scale military operation in Rafah city, said US Department of State regional spokesman Samuel Warburg. In statements to Al Arabiya Al Hadath on Friday, Warburg sad ....

Blinken report expected to criticize Israel, but say it isn't breaking weapons terms - Axios

Date: 2024-05-10 12:40:55 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:10698823

WASHINGTON, May 10 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to submit to Congress as soon as Friday a highly critical report about Israel's conduct in Gaza that stops short of concluding it has violated the terms for its use of US ....