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Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli forces committed 7 massacres in 24 hours

Date: 2024-04-18 15:05:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:10667290

GAZA CITY, April 18 (MENA) - The Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said the Israeli occupation army committed seven massacres in the enclave in the last 24 hours, killing at least 71 Palestinians and injuring 106 others. In a statement released ....

UN: $2.8 billion appeal for three million people in Gaza, West Bank

Date: 2024-04-18 14:55:36 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:10667305

NEW YORK, April 18 (MENA) - UN and partner agencies have insisted that “critical changes” are needed to improve aid access into Gaza, as they launched a $2.8 billion appeal to provide urgent assistance for millions of people in the devastated ....

Settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque anew

Date: 2024-04-18 12:21:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:10667064

RAMALLAH, April 18 (MENA) - Scores of settlers, heavily guarded by Israeli police, stormed Al Aqsa Mosque compound on Thursday, In a press release, Al Quds Municipality said 225 settlers broke into Al Aqsa Mosque from Bab Al Magharba and carried ....

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warns Middle East 'on edge of regional war'

Date: 2024-04-18 11:26:14 GMT - Italy - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:10666943

ROME, April 18 (MENA) - EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell has warned the Middle East is on the edge of a regional war. He made the comments on the Italian resort island of Capri where G7 foreign ministers are meeting to discuss the conflicts ....

Chinese envoy calls for peaceful dawn for Gaza's youth

Date: 2024-04-18 11:21:49 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:10666936

BEIJING/NEW YORK, April 18 (MENA) - Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, on Wednesday stressed the importance of addressing the dire situation faced by the youth in Gaza, during the UN Security Council open debate on the ....

UNSC to delay vote on Palestinian state UN membership to Friday

Date: 2024-04-18 06:43:28 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:10666360

NEW YORK, April 18 (MENA) - The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will delay a vote on Palestinian state UN membership by one day to Friday, according to CGTN. The Palestinian Authority has called on the UNSC in the beginning of April to ....

Seven civilians killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza's Rafah City

Date: 2024-04-17 22:24:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:10666307

GAZA CITY, April 17 (MENA) - Seven civilians, including a woman and three children, were killed on Wednesday in Israeli airstrikes targeting a site and a residential structure in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Wafa correspondent ....

Jordan, UN urge de-escalation in Middle East

Date: 2024-04-17 20:46:42 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:10666242

NEW YORK/AMMAN, April 17 (MENA) - Jordan and the UN have stressed the importance of de-escalation in the Middle East in the wake of Iran's latest attacks against Israel. Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and UN Secretary General Antonio ....

UN agency says staff, other Gaza detainees subjected to ill-treatment by Israel

Date: 2024-04-17 20:15:08 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:10666243

WASHINGTON, April 17 (MENA) - The UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said some of its staff members and other people detained by Israeli forces in Gaza were subjected to ill-treatment, including severe beatings and being forced to strip ....

Cameron: Israel response to Iran must be smart, not escalate conflict

Date: 2024-04-17 19:02:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:10666166

GAZA CITY, April 17 (MENA) - UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron said Wednesday any Israeli response to Iranian attacks must be smart, and designed to limit the escalation of the conflict. “We hope that anything Israel does is as limited and as ....