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Security Council asks Israel to let more aid into the Gaza Strip

Date: 2024-04-11 14:59:56 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:10658228

NEW YORK, April 11 (MENA) - The UN Security Council on Thursday acknowledged Israel's pledge to open more entry points to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza but said "more should be done" to help civilians in the besieged Palestinian territory, ....

Israeli warplanes launch strikes on villages, towns in southern Lebanon

Date: 2024-04-11 11:39:46 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:10657945

BEIRUT, April 11 (MENA) - Israeli warplanes on Thursday launched strikes on villages and town in southern Lebanon. Lebanon's National News Agency said Israeli warplanes raided the town of Al Dhahira, adding that the raid coincided with bombing ....

US expects Israel to quickly implement its commitments on humanitarian aid in Gaza

Date: 2024-04-11 08:10:12 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:10657591

WASHINGTON, April 11 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, reiterating the United States’ support for Israel’s security and made clear that the US will stand with Israel against any threats ....

Iraqi PM, Jordan's king discuss ongoing aggression on Gaza over phone

Date: 2024-04-10 19:26:50 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:10657461

BAGHDAD, April 10 (MENA) - Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani and King Abdullah II of Jordan discussed the current situation in the region, especially the ongoing aggression against the Palestinian people, INA reported. During a phone ....

22 injured Palestinians crossed Rafah terminal for treatment

Date: 2024-04-10 17:59:46 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10657446

RAFAH/ARISH, April 10 (MENA) - Some 22 injured Palestinians and 48 of their companions crossed Rafah land terminal on Wednesday coming from the Gaza Strip for treatment. On the other hand, the source said a Qatari plane carrying humanitarian aid ....

Gaza aid shipments to resume soon, Cyprus says

Date: 2024-04-10 17:54:31 GMT - Cyprus - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:10657445

NICOSIA, April 10 (MENA) - Aid shipments to Gaza are expected to resume soon from Cyprus, officials said on Wednesday, after the project was brought to a halt last week following Israel's killing of seven aid workers. Cyprus has about 1,000 tons ....

Haniyeh's granddaughter wounded in Israeli airstrike that killed 6 relatives in Gaza

Date: 2024-04-10 17:11:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:10657376

GAZA, April 10 (MENA) - A granddaughter of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has reportedly been injured in an Israeli airstrike that had claimed the lives of three sons and three grandchildren of Haniyeh on Wednesday, medical sources said. Earlier, a ....

3 sons, 3 grandchildren of Hamas leader killed in Israeli airstrike

Date: 2024-04-10 16:27:21 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:10657344

GAZA, April 10 (MENA) - Three sons and three grandchildren of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh have reportedly been killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip, according to local media reports. A vehicle carrying the family members of Haniyeh, ....

British FM: Biden is right to press Netanyahu for halt in fighting in Gaza

Date: 2024-04-10 16:22:24 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:10657363

LONDON, April 10 (MENA) – British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has said US President Joe Biden is “rightly pressing [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu” for a pause in fighting to allow for more humanitarian aid. In an interview with ....

Gaza death toll from ongoing Israeli aggression surpasses 33,482 people

Date: 2024-04-10 14:21:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:10657264

GAZA CITY, April 10 (MENA) – The Palestinian death toll from Israel's ruthless offensive against the Gaza Strip since October 7th, 2023, has now soared to 33,482 people, medical sources confirmed on Wednesday. Sources added that at least 76,049 ....