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Gaza Health Ministry: 11 people killed in Israeli airstrike targeting tent for displaced persons in Rafah

Date: 2024-03-02 15:03:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:10606990

GAZA CITY, March 2 (MENA) – At least 11 civilians were killed and others were wounded in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a tent for displaced people near the Emirati Hospital, west of the city of Rafah, south the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian news ....

Biden announces US airdrops of humanitarian assistance into Gaza

Date: 2024-03-01 20:40:46 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:10606010

WASHINGTON, March 1 (MENA) – The United States will begin air dropping food aid to the people of Gaza, US President Joe Biden announced Friday. Speaking in the Oval Office, Biden said the US would be “pulling out every stop” to get additional aid ....

Gaza famine 'almost inevitable': UN

Date: 2024-03-01 20:12:33 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:10605817

NEW YORK, March 1 (MENA) - A famine in the Gaza Strip "is almost inevitable" unless the Israel-Hamas war changes, the United Nations warned Friday. "The production of foodstuff within Gaza itself is almost impossible," said Jens Laerke, ....

China condemns killing of Palestinians waiting for aid in Gaza

Date: 2024-03-01 19:30:05 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10605754

BEJING, March 1 (MENA) - China is deeply shocked and strongly condemns the killing of more than 100 Palestinians in an Israeli attack when they were waiting for aid in Gaza, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday, according to Xinhua news ....

EU to proceed paying EUR 50m to UNRWA, increase support to Palestinians in 2024

Date: 2024-03-01 18:22:51 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:10605849

CAIRO, March 1 (MENA) – The European Commission has decided to allocate an additional EUR 68 million to support the Palestinian population across the region to be implemented through international partners like the Red Cross and the Red Crescent. ....

Brazil says Israel’s action in Gaza beyond ethical, legal limits

Date: 2024-03-01 18:09:59 GMT - Brazil - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:10605760

BRAZILIA, March 1 (MENA) - The Brazilian government said that Thursday's mass-casualty incident in northern Gaza where dozens of civilians were killed swarming humanitarian aid trucks shows that Israel’s military action in the enclave has no ethical ....

Syria: Seven drones shot down in Hama and Idlib countryside

Date: 2024-03-01 16:28:27 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:10605523

DAMASCUS, March 1 (MENA) - The Syrian Ministry of Defense announced that seven terrorist drones have been shot down and destroyed in Hama and Idlib countryside, state news agency SANA reported. “Our forces operating in the direction of Hama and ....

El Arish airport receives 7 Gaza-bound aid aircraft

Date: 2024-03-01 13:30:06 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:10605351

EL ARISH, Egypt, March 1 (MENA) - El Arish International Airport Friday received seven humanitarian aid aircraft from the UAE, Jordan and Belgium for the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. In statements, a source at the airport said the ....

16 massacres perpetrated by Israel in Gaza over past 24 hours: local health authorities

Date: 2024-03-01 13:18:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:10605274

GAZA, March 1 (MENA) - A total of 193 Palestinians were killed in 16 massacres perpetrated by the Israeli occupation forces over the past 24 hours in the Gaza Strip, bringing the documented death toll since the outbreak of the Israeli war of ....

Pentagon 'clarifies' Austin's Gaza death toll of 25,000 women and children

Date: 2024-03-01 10:07:47 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:10604960

WASHINGTON, March 1 (MENA) – The Pentagon has clarified comments made by US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after he said more than 25,000 women and children have been killed by Israel since the Hamas attacks on October 7, according to a press ....