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EU condemns attack by colonists on UNRWA HQ in Al Quds

Date: 2024-05-10 12:13:08 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:10698982

BRUSSELS, May 10 (MENA) - High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has strongly condemned the attack by Israeli colonists against the UNRWA headquarters in Al Quds (occupied East ....

Benjamin Netanyahu reacts with defiance to US warning over Rafah - paper

Date: 2024-05-10 11:29:58 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:10698827

LONDON, May 10 (MENA) - Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that Israel will “stand alone” in a defiant message after Joe Biden warned that the US would not supply weapons for a potential invasion of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. As negotiations for a ....

Germany condemns 'escalation' of violence against UNRWA in Al Quds

Date: 2024-05-10 11:29:32 GMT - Germany - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:10698881

CAIRO, May 10 (MENA) - Germany condemned Friday the "escalation of violent protest" against the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in Al Quds (occupied east Jerusalem), which temporarily closed its headquarters there following repeated ....

Arson attack forces UNRWA to temporarily close its headquarters in Al Quds

Date: 2024-05-10 11:11:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:10698804

RAMALLAH, May 10 (MENA) - The head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has decided to temporarily close the Agency's headquarters in Al Quds (occupied East Jerusalem) after an arson attack by extremist Israeli colonists ....

Scores of Palestinians killed, wounded in Israeli strikes on Gaza

Date: 2024-05-10 09:11:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:10698620

GAZA CITY, May 10 (MENA) - Scores of Palestinian civilians were killed and injured on Friday in Israeli airstrikes targeting multiple areas in the Gaza Strip, marking the 217th day of the ongoing aggression. According to WAFA news agency, ....

US denounces any Israeli major military operation in Rafah

Date: 2024-05-09 21:14:26 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:10698327

WASHINGTON, May 7 (MENA) – The United States believes a major military operation in Rafah would weaken Israel’s position in hostage talks with Hamas, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Thursday. Washington continues to engage ....

David Cameron says UK will not withhold arms sales to Israel

Date: 2024-05-09 16:36:49 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:10698182

LONDON, May 7 (MENA) – David Cameron has said the UK will not be withholding arms sales to Israel, saying its position is not comparable with that of the US, which has paused the delivery of a weapons shipment, since the UK is not a large ....

Slovenian government approves decree recognizing Palestinian state

Date: 2024-05-09 15:52:01 GMT - Slovenia - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:10698021

LJUBLJANA, May 9 (MENA) - Slovenia’s government on Thursday passed a decree on recognizing a Palestine state that will be sent to parliament for approval by mid-June, France 24 reported. “The decree for the recognition of Palestine is part of the ....

Turning point or breaking point? Biden’s pause on weapons tests ties to Israel -- paper

Date: 2024-05-09 14:32:48 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10697859

NEW YORK, May 9 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden’s decision to pause the delivery of 3,500 bombs to Israel was meant to convey a powerful signal that his patience has limits, reported the New York Times Thursday. While insisting that his support ....

Death toll in Gaza from ongoing Israeli aggression surpasses 34,904

Date: 2024-05-09 10:52:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:10697582

GAZA CITY, May 9 (MENA) - The Palestinian death toll from Israel's deadly aggression against the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has now surged to 34,904, medical sources confirmed on Thursday as quoted by WAFA news agency. Sources added that ....