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Airstrikes on northern Gaza leave hundreds of thousands with nowhere to go - paper

Date: 2024-10-13 07:21:00 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:10909053

LONDON, Oct 13 (MENA) - At least 22 people have been killed in airstrikes in northern Gaza, with Israeli forces stepping up their campaign on the besieged Palestinian territory even as fighting in the new war in Lebanon escalates, The Observer ....

8 family members killed in Israeli strike on Nuseirat refugee camp

Date: 2024-10-13 07:14:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:10909107

RAMALLAH, Oct 13, (MENA) - A devastating Israeli airstrike Sunday targeted a home in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, resulting in the murder of eight members of the Abu Ghali family. The victims, who had previously been ....

Israel narrowed down targets for strike on Iran, NBC reports

Date: 2024-10-13 06:02:29 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:10909010

WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (MENA) - US officials believe Israel has narrowed down targets in its response to Iran’s recent attack to military and energy infrastructure, NBC reported on Saturday. There is no indication that Israel will target nuclear ....

Lebanese health ministry: Death toll since start of Israeli aggression rises to 2,255

Date: 2024-10-12 21:47:09 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:10908691

BEIRUT, Oct 12 (MENA) - Lebanon's health ministry said Saturday that 26 people were killed the previous day, reporting 2,255 dead in a year of violence, France 24 reported. The health ministry said Israeli strikes on two villages Saturday, one ....

UN official appeals for Lebanon's ports and airport to be spared as Israel presses its offensive

Date: 2024-10-12 20:08:50 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:10908814

BEIRUT, Oct 12 (MENA) – A top United Nations official said during a visit to Beirut Saturday that he is concerned that Lebanon’s ports and airport might be taken out of service, with serious implications for getting food supplies into the county, as ....

Death toll from Israeli drone attack on 2 Gaza refugee camps rises to 10

Date: 2024-10-12 18:04:02 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:10908754

GAZA, Oct 12 (MENA) - The death toll from an Israeli drone airstrike Saturday evening in the Jabalia and al-Maghazai refugee camps rose to 10 Palestinian civilians, WAFA reported. According to local sources, an Israeli army drone conducted an ....

EU expresses grave concerns about Israeli draft bill to stop UNRWA operations in Occupied Palestinian Territory

Date: 2024-10-12 16:37:30 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:10908692

BRUSSELS, Oct 12 (MENA) – The European Union expressed its grave concern about the draft bill on UNRWA currently discussed in the Israeli parliament, WAM reported. "The EU strongly supports the UN Secretary General’s call on the matter and shares ....

Fatah movement calls for broader UN action to stop aggression on Palestinians

Date: 2024-10-12 11:17:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:10908247

RAMALLAH, Oct 12 (MENA) – The central committee of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement ‘Fath’ has called for broader action by the United Nations to put an end to injustice and aggression on Palestine and Palestinian people. In a ....

Israel issues new evacuation orders for northern Gaza

Date: 2024-10-12 08:30:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:10908036

GAZA CITY, Oct 12 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation army has ordered residents in northern Gaza to evacuate their homes, as part of an ongoing military offensive that began on October 6, Palestinian news agency (WAFA) said. The army specifically ....

Two Palestinians killed, several injured in Israeli drone strike near Gaza fishing port

Date: 2024-10-12 07:25:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:10907988

GAZA CITY, Oct 12 (MENA) - Two Palestinian persons were killed and several others sustained injuries in an Israeli drone strike targeting a group of individuals near the fishing port west of Gaza City on Saturday. Eyewitnesses reported that the ....