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Blinken: Rafah offensive will isolate Israel

Date: 2024-03-22 17:59:52 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:10634561

GAZA CITY, March 22 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken emerged from meetings in Tel Aviv emphasizing his warning to the Israeli government about the perilous stakes of an incursion into Rafah. “It risks further isolating Israel around ....

Jordan condemns Israeli decision to seize 8k donums in occupied Palestinian territories

Date: 2024-03-22 15:24:29 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:10634414

AMMAN, March 22 (MENA) - Jordan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has denounced the Israeli radical minister's decision to seize 8,000 donums from the Jordan Valley region in the occupied Palestinian territories, state news agency Petra ....

Palestinian youth killed by Israeli occupation forces near Ramallah

Date: 2024-03-22 13:57:04 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:10634303

RAMALLAH, March 22 (MENA) - A Palestinian young man was shot dead this morning by Israeli occupation forces near the village of Deir Ibzi'a, located west of Ramallah city in the occupied West Bank, WAFA quoted Palestinian security sources as ....

Rafah crossing receives 37 Palestinian injured

Date: 2024-03-22 13:56:34 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:10634305

RAFAH, March 22 (MENA) – Rafah crossing received on Friday 37 Palestinian injured in the Israeli war on Gaza and their 82 companions coming. As many as 300 people holding residence papers, 204 carrying foreign passports, 93 carrying Egyptian ....

Palestine: Settlement projects defy US, Arab, int'l efforts

Date: 2024-03-22 13:53:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:10634237

RAMALLAH, March 22 (MENA) - The Palestinian Presidency has condemned the Israeli government's decision to seize 8,000 dunams of Palestinian land as part of its efforts to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state, Wafa news agency reported on ....

Palestinians open fire against Israeli settlers west of Ramallah

Date: 2024-03-22 09:50:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:10633892

RAMALLAH, March 22 (MENA) – Six Israeli settlers were injured in a Palestinian shooting operation at the 'Habarsa' crossroads near the 'Dolev' settlement, west of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, Israeli media outlets reported. The Palestinian ....

EU leaders urge Israel to skip Rafah ground offensive

Date: 2024-03-22 07:52:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:10633746

BRUSSELS, March 22 (MENA) – European Union leaders have called on Israel to forgo a ground offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah to avoid escalating the loss of life and disrupting humanitarian aid efforts, NHK reported. The EU leaders ....

8 Palestinians, including 3 children, killed in Israeli airstrike in Rafah

Date: 2024-03-22 07:40:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:10633734

GAZA CITY, March 22 (MENA) - Several Palestinian civilians, including three children, were killed and injured in an Israeli airstrike early Friday morning northeast of Rafah city, south of the Gaza Strip, according to local sources. The sources ....

WHO chief highlights the plight of Palestinian children as he calls for peace in Gaza

Date: 2024-03-21 16:18:25 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:10633397

GENEVA, March 21 (MENA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has reiterated calls for peace in the Gaza Strip, highlighting the plight of “many” youngsters in northern Gaza lying seriously injured in ....

Satellite images show 35% of Gaza's building destroyed - UN

Date: 2024-03-21 11:02:10 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:10632721

GENEVA, March 21 (MENA) - Satellite images analyzed by the United Nations Satellite Centre show that 35% of Gaza's buildings have been destroyed or damaged in the Israel offensive in the Palestinian enclave. Israel's assault has killed nearly ....