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Famine 'quite possibly' in some areas of north Gaza, US official says

Date: 2024-03-29 18:58:29 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:10643429

WASHINGTON, March 29 (MENA) - Famine is quite possibly present in parts of the northern Gaza Strip, a senior US State Department official said on Friday, adding that an obstacle to getting more aid to Palestinians was a scarcity of trucks in the ....

Syria condemns terrorist Israeli aggression on Aleppo countryside

Date: 2024-03-29 14:15:45 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:10643248

DAMASCUS, March 29 (MENA) - Syria has condemned the terrorist aggression launched by the Israeli occupation against a number of points in Aleppo countryside at dawn Friday, state news agency SANA reported. “Syria condemns the terrorist aggression ....

A number of civilians, military personnel killed, wounded in Israeli airstrike on Aleppo province

Date: 2024-03-29 10:56:40 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:10642872

DAMASCUS, March 29 (MENA) - A number of civilians and military personnel were martyred and injured on Friday as a result of an Israeli aggression targeting a number of points in Aleppo countryside, according to Syrian news agency (SANA). “Nearly ....

Death toll in Gaza rises to 32,552 as Israeli aggression continues

Date: 2024-03-29 06:32:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:3 - ID:10642636

GAZA, March 29 (MENA) - Dozens of civilians were killed and others wounded in a series of Israeli bombardments of several neighborhoods in Gaza City, WAFA news agency reported. Local sources reported that six civilians waiting for humanitarian ....

Italy supports Gaza truce, hostage release, entry of humanitarian aid

Date: 2024-03-28 21:02:03 GMT - Italy - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:10642486

ROME, March 28 (MENA) – Italy backed this week's UN Security Council resolution demanding a ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza, the freeing of hostages and entry of vital humanitarian aid for the Palestinian enclave's population, while it ....

OCHA: Delivery of food, nutrition supplies and medicines to Gaza must be allowed and accelerated

Date: 2024-03-28 20:15:57 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:10642509

NEW YORK, March 28 (MENA) - Aid organizations need additional entry points and supply routes into Gaza – and safe and sustained access throughout the Gaza Strip – to reach everyone in need, said UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ....

Italian PM: Peace is deterrence, Lebanon is fundamental for the balance in the Middle East

Date: 2024-03-28 18:32:49 GMT - Italy - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:10642409

ROME/BEIRUT, March 28 (MENA) - Peace “is deterrence, commitment. There can be no peace without respect." This is the message launched by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, from Shama, headquarters of the Italian contingent engaged in the United ....

Dozens of civilians killed and injured in Israel's relentless bombardment of Gaza

Date: 2024-03-28 16:55:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:10642345

GAZA, March 28 (MENA) - Dozens of civilians on Thursday were killed and others wounded in a series of Israeli bombardments of several neighborhoods in Gaza City, WAFA News Agency reported. Local sources reported that six civilians waiting for ....

US understands that Israel's response to October 7 attack is disproportionate: Lavrov

Date: 2024-03-28 16:21:30 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:10642377

MOSCOW, March 28 (MENA) - The United States now understands that Israel's reaction to the October 7, 2023 attack carried out by Hamas is disproportionate, Tass News Agency reported quoting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as saying in an ....

Palestinian president approves line-up of new government chaired by Mohammad Mustafa

Date: 2024-03-28 15:37:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:10642298

RAMALLAH, March 28 (MENA) - Palestinian Prime Minister-designate Mohammad Mustafa has presented his government's action plan and proposed formation list to President Mahmoud Abbas for confidence under the Basic Law for its approval. Abbas issued ....