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Scores killed, injured in Israeli shelling of houses in Gaza City
Date: 2024-02-20 23:13:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:90 - ID:10590467
GAZA, Feb 20 (MENA) – Scores of civilians were killed and more others were injured in Israeli strikes targeting houses in the Zeitoun, southeast Gaza City, WAFA reported. The Israeli bombing targeted houses belonging to families of Naim, Khalifa, ....
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US proposes 6-week ceasefire in Gaza after vetoing Arab-backed resolution
Date: 2024-02-20 21:58:23 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:87 - ID:10590426
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (MENA) - The US proposed a United Nations Security Council draft resolution on Gaza calling for a temporary ceasefire in the war-ravaged strip and warning against an Israeli ground incursion into Rafah, CNN reported ....
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Moscow says holds phone talks with Fatah, Hamas on inter-Palestinian meeting
Date: 2024-02-20 21:56:17 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:86 - ID:10590443
MOSCOW, Feb 20 (MENA) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov held a phone conversation with the leaders of Fatah and Hamas to discuss the inter-Palestinian meeting planned to take place in Moscow, Sputnik reported. "At the initiative ....
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US-owned grain carrier attacked in Red Sea by Houthis - Central Command says
Date: 2024-02-20 21:53:37 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:85 - ID:10590435
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (MENA) – The US Central Command said on Tuesday that two anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) were launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward M/V Sea Champion, a Greek-flagged, US-owned grain carrier in the Gulf of Aden ....
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Saudi Arabia deplores quashing Algeria’s draft resolution for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Date: 2024-02-20 20:55:44 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:82 - ID:10590380
RIYADH, Feb 20 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry issued a statement deploring quashing Algeria’s draft resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. In a statement reported by Al Ekhbariya Saudi news channel on Tuesday, the ministry ....
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China urges Israel to abandon its plan on attacking Rafah
Date: 2024-02-20 20:31:32 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:81 - ID:10590411
CAIRO, Feb 20 (MENA) – Zhang Jun, Representative of China to the United Nations, said his country urges Israel to cancel its plans on attacking Rafah, according to a statement issued by the Chinese embassy in Cairo. The Chinese diplomat’s ....
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Algeria’s draft resolution supports Palestinians’ rights to live – Algerian amb. to UN
Date: 2024-02-20 20:30:31 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:10590061
NEW YORK, Feb 20 (MENA) – Amar Benjama, Algeria's Ambassador to the United Nations Security Council, stressed that his country’s draft resolution on Palestine backs the life rights for the Palestinians, according to a statement issued by the ....
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Palestinian presidency condemns US UNSC veto
Date: 2024-02-20 19:26:26 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:73 - ID:10590316
RAMALLAH, Feb 20 (MENA) - The Palestinian presidency has condemned the United States veto at the UN Security Council against a resolution to force Israel to stop its aggression against the Gazans. It said in a statement Tuesday the US defies the ....
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WFP pauses deliveries to northern Gaza
Date: 2024-02-20 19:11:06 GMT - Italy - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:10590156
ROME, Feb 20 (MENA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is pausing deliveries of life-saving food aid to northern Gaza until conditions are in place that allow for safe distributions. The decision to pause deliveries to the north of the Gaza ....
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US blocks Algerian-drafted Gaza ceasefire resolution at UN, 2 last New York
Date: 2024-02-20 16:57:13 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:10590094
US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said her delegation is working on a hostage deal. Although gaps remain, the key elements are on the table, so if an arrangement were reached it would involve a sustainable peace, she added. "Sometimes hard ....
