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100% of Gaza population experiencing severe levels of food insecurity: US diplomat

Date: 2024-03-26 17:33:50 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:10639657

NEW YORK, March 26 (MENA) - Deputy US Ambassador at the UN Robert Wood said 100 per cent of the population in Gaza is experiencing severe levels of food insecurity. Addressing a UNSC session on the latest developments in Palestine, the US envoy ....

Safety of more than 1 million Palestinians 'top priority' for US: Secretary of Defense

Date: 2024-03-26 15:51:59 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:10639698

WASHINGTON, March 26 (MENA) - US Secretary of Defense Lloyd James Austin said that the safety of the more than 1 million Palestinian people sheltering in Rafah constitutes a matter of top priority for the US. During his meeting with his Israeli ....

OIC welcomes UNSC ceasefire resolution in Gaza during Ramadan

Date: 2024-03-26 12:49:48 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:10639166

JEDDAH, March 26 (MNEA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) welcomed the Security Council’s adoption of a resolution demanding immediate ceasefire during the month of Ramadan, according to a statement published by the website of the OIC. ....

US paper: Biden-Netanyahu rift grows, as Israel cancels delegation visit

Date: 2024-03-26 11:31:26 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:10639058

WASHINGTON, March 26 (MENA) - Senior Biden administration officials believed they made clear to their Israeli counterparts in nonstop talks over the weekend the possibility that the United States would abstain from — rather than veto — a U.N. ....

UK Forces airdrop over 10 tons of food supplies to civilians in Gaza

Date: 2024-03-26 09:23:04 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:10638918

LONDON, March 26 (MENA) - The UK's Royal Air Force airdropped over 10 tons of food supplies into Gaza for the first time on Monday (25 March 2024), as part of international efforts to provide life-saving assistance to civilians, according to a ....

Blinken reiterates US opposition to Israel ground operation in Rafah

Date: 2024-03-26 07:39:49 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:10638724

WASHINGTON, March 26 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in Washington, the State Department said in a press release Tuesday. The Secretary reiterated the United States’ opposition to a ....

Jordan dispatches 73 new food-laden trucks to Gaza

Date: 2024-03-25 21:31:13 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:10638539

AMMAN, March 25 (MENA) – The Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization (JHCO) has sent three convoys of food aid to the people of Gaza in cooperation with the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) - Arab Army and the World Food Program (WFP), Petra reported. A ....

UNSC Gaza ceasefire resolution increases chances of lasting solution: Diplomat

Date: 2024-03-25 19:32:01 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:10638264

CAIRO, March 25 (MENA) - The United Nations Security Council's resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during the holy month of Ramadan increases chances of reaching a lasting solution to the ongoing crisis in the occupied Palestinian ....

Palestinian presidency welcomes UNSC resolution on Gaza, calls for its immediate implementation

Date: 2024-03-25 19:02:45 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:10638362

RAMALLAH, March 25 (MENA) - The Palestinian Presidency on Monday welcomed the passing of a United Nations Security Council's resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that leads to a permanent and sustainable ceasefire, WAFA ....

‘We want unanimous vote for Gaza ceasefire’: Shtayyeh

Date: 2024-03-25 14:33:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:10638048

RAMALLAH, March 25 (MENA) – Prime Minister of Palestinian caretaker government Mohammed Shtayyeh said Monday he wanted a unanimous vote on a draft resolution later in the evening at the UN Security Council for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and ....