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Settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque under heavy Israeli protection

Date: 2024-11-05 08:22:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:10938875

RAMALLAH, Nov 5 (MENA) - Israeli settlers stormed the Al Aqsa Mosque compound on Tuesday, supported by a significant presence of Israeli forces. Palestinian sources said that dozens of settlers entered the holy site in groups, conducted ....

OCHA deeply concerned about reports of mounting casualties in Gaza

Date: 2024-11-05 07:30:38 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:10938779

NEW YORK, Nov 5 (MENA) - OCHA is deeply concerned about persistent reports of mounting casualties in Gaza, with the number of Palestinians reported killed and injured especially high in North Gaza Governorate, where the Israeli siege ....

Blinken urges Israel to take further actions to substantially increase humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza

Date: 2024-11-05 07:18:59 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:10938753

WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with the Israeli Defense Minister Gallant to urge further actions to substantially increase and sustain humanitarian aid – including food, medicine, and other essential ....

Israeli soldier seriously injured in southern Lebanon fighting

Date: 2024-11-05 07:12:29 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:10938739

GAZA CITY, Nov 5 (MENA) - A soldier with the Nahal Brigade’s 932nd Battalion was seriously wounded during fighting in southern Lebanon on Monday, the Israeli army said. He was taken to a hospital in Israel for treatment, the Times of Israeli ....

US voices alarm to Israel over settler violence in West Bank

Date: 2024-11-04 21:26:06 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:10938598

WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (MENA) - The United States on Monday urged Israel to take action over violence by settlers in the West Bank, voicing alarm after the torching of nearly 20 cars near Ramallah, AlArabiya News reported. “The United States is deeply ....

Borrell: Israel's severing of ties with UNRWA could deprive millions of people of life-saving services

Date: 2024-11-04 21:05:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:10938523

RAMALLAH, Nov 4 (MENA) - European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Monday Israel's decision to sever ties with UNRWA could deprive millions of people of life-saving services in the Palestinian territories, WAFA news agency quoted him ....

UNRWA cuts to deepen Gazan aid crisis

Date: 2024-11-04 19:54:14 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:10938481

NEW YORK, Nov 4 (MENA) - UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said that aid entering Gaza reached a new low in October. He, meanwhile, highlighted the continued need for UNRWA's lifesaving work even as Israel moves to end its ....

UNRWA says Israeli ban would lead to 'collapse' of Gaza humanitarian work

Date: 2024-11-04 18:01:45 GMT - Austria - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:10937848

VIENNA, Nov 4 (MENA) - The UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Monday that Israel's ban on its operations would lead to the "collapse" of humanitarian work in the war-torn Gaza Strip after Israel formally told the UN it had ....

UNICEF: Situation in Gaza requires urgent, humanitarian response

Date: 2024-11-04 13:56:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:10937842

RAMALLAH, Nov 4 (MENA) - UNICEF spokesperson Kazem Abu-Khalaf asserted the situation in the Gaza Strip requires a comprehensive and urgent humanitarian response. Such practices come in violation of international humanitarian law, he said, adding ....

Death toll in Gaza rises to 43,374 as Israel continues its aggression

Date: 2024-11-04 12:52:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:10937831

RAMALLAH, Nov 4 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces committed seven massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours, resulting in the killing of at least 33 Palestinians and the injury of 156 others, Wafa news agency reported on ....