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US airdrops aid to Gaza for third time in week

Date: 2024-03-07 17:27:36 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:10615347

WASHINGTON, March 7 (MENA) – American C-130 cargo planes airdropped aid to Gaza Thursday, the US military said, adding this is its third joint operation with Jordan to deliver assistance by air in less than a week. "US C-130s dropped over 38,000 ....

EU condemns Israeli plans for advancing more housing units in West Bank

Date: 2024-03-07 17:05:46 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:10615300

BRUSSELS, March 7 (MENA) – The European Union condemned Wednesday’s approval by the Israeli High Planning Committee of plans for advancing over 3.426 housing units, further expanding illegal settlements across the occupied West Bank. In a press ....

Scores of settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2024-03-07 12:11:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:10614831

RAMALLAH, March 7 (MENA) - Scores of settlers stormed Al Aqsa Mosque compound on Thursday under the protection of Israeli forces. The settlers broke into the Mosque's compound from Bab al-Maghariba 's Gate, carried out provocative tours in the ....

Israel commits nine new massacres in the Gaza Strip, leaving 83 dead - ministry

Date: 2024-03-07 11:58:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:10614813

GAZA CITY, March 7 (MENA) - The Palestinian death toll from Israel's deadly offensive against the Gaza Strip since October 7 has climbed to 30,800 after Israel committed over the past 24 hours nine new massacres, according to medical sources. “At ....

Rocket sirens sound in northern Israel

Date: 2024-03-07 11:36:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:10614759

RAMALLAH/BEIRUT, March 7 (MENA) - Rocket sirens are sounding in several communities near the Lebanon border on the eastern end of the Galilee. The rocket alarms are heard on Kibbutz Dan, Sha’ar Yeshuv, and Dafna, according to Israeli ....

Egypt takes part in int'l alliance to airdrop humanitarian aid on the Gaza Strip

Date: 2024-03-07 10:31:00 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:10614582

CAIRO, March 7 (MENA) - Egyptian Air Forces are taking part in an international alliance to airdrop tons of relief aid over the Gaza Strip. The alliance includes Jordan, US, France, the Netherlands and Belgium. The move comes in implementation ....

Israel detains 37 Palestinians om West Bank

Date: 2024-03-07 09:42:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:10614446

RAMALLAH, March 7 (MENA) – The Israeli occupation forces today detained 37 Palestinians, including four women, during large-scale campaigns across the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. The Palestinian Prisoner ....

Israeli soldier killed in South Gaza Strip fighting; 12 wounded

Date: 2024-03-06 21:16:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:10614046

RAMALLAH, March 6 (MENA) - The IDF announces the death of a soldier killed during fighting in the southern Gaza Strip Wednesday, bringing the toll of slain troops in the ground offensive against Hamas to 247m according to The Times of Israel ....

Safadi, Blinken prioritize Gaza ceasefire and humanitarian aid

Date: 2024-03-06 17:55:21 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:10613858

AMMAN, March 6 (MENA) - Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi received a phone call from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, emphasizing efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and negotiate the exchange of prisoners and detainees. ....

18 martyrs in Gaza due to dehydration, malnutrition

Date: 2024-03-06 14:07:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:10613238

GAZA CITY, March 6 (MENA) – As many as 18 people in Gaza succumbed to death due to dehydration and malnutrition, health ministry in the Strip said on Wednesday. Famine in the northern Strip has reached fatal levels, especially for children, ....