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Russia demands respect for humanitarian law amid Israel's operation in Rafah

Date: 2024-05-08 16:24:33 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:10696590

MOSCOW, May 8 (MENA) - Moscow demands strict compliance with the provisions of international humanitarian law amid the launch of Israel's operation in Rafah, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing. "The start of ....

Belgian plane lands in El Arish with aid to Gaza

Date: 2024-05-08 14:48:18 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:10696441

ARISH, Egypt, May 8 (MENA) - A Gaza-bound Belgian plane laden with 47 tons of relief and medical aid arrived at El Arish airport Wednesday. As many as 757 flights have landed at El Arish airport so far, including 140 carrying fuel, to be ....

Blinken condemns violent attacks on aid convoys from Jordan to Gaza

Date: 2024-05-08 12:26:45 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:10696017

WASHINGTON, May 8 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has strongly condemned the recent violent attacks on humanitarian aid convoys from Jordan to Gaza by extremists seeking to prevent aid from reaching Palestinian civilians in need, the ....

OIC condemns escalating Israeli aggression against Gaza

Date: 2024-05-08 12:01:17 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:10696004

JEDDAH, May 8 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Wednesday condemned the escalating Israeli aggression against the blockaded Gaza Strip, WAFA reported. The OIC decried expanding the ongoing genocidal Israeli offensive against ....

US State Department urges Israel to crack down on settler violence in WB

Date: 2024-05-08 08:47:07 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:10695656

WASHINGTON, May 8 (MENA) - Spokesman for the US State Department Matthew Miller has urged Israel to act to crack down on settler violence in the occupied West Bank. Speaking in a press briefing, Miller said: "We have made clear that the Israeli ....

Pentagon announces construction of floating port in Gaza

Date: 2024-05-08 07:52:28 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:10695483

WASHINGTON, May 8 (MENA) - The Pentagon announced that the US military has completed the construction of the floating port off Gaza, reported Alhurra TV Channel Wednesday. The floating port, the United States began building last month and which ....

Jordanian FM, US counterpart discuss situation in Gaza

Date: 2024-05-08 07:51:52 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:10695370

AMMAN/WASHINGTON, May 8 (MENA) - Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed efforts to stop the worsening humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and the ....

Kuwait condemns Israeli settlers’ attacks on Jordanian aid convoys heading to Gaza

Date: 2024-05-08 07:48:33 GMT - Kuwait - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:10695371

KUWAIT CITY, May 8 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Kuwait’s condemnation of Israeli settlers' attacks on Jordanian aid convoys belonging to the Jordan heading to Gaza, reported the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). In a statement ....

Saudi foreign ministry condemns Israeli settlers attack on Jordanian humanitarian aid convoy heading to Gaza Strip

Date: 2024-05-08 06:48:06 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:10695372

RIYADH, May 8 (MENA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia strongly condemned in a statement Wednesday Israeli settlers attack against a Jordanian humanitarian aid convoy heading to the besieged Gaza Strip, reported the ....

Jordan's king calls for preventing Israel's potential ground offensive on Rafah

Date: 2024-05-07 22:28:50 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:10695311

AMMAN/WASHINGOTN, May 7 (MENA) - King Abdullah II of Jordan has emphasized the need for preventing Israel's potential ground offensive on Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah, which hosts about 1.5 million displaced Palestinians. During two meetings ....