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Israeli settlers break into Jerusalem's Aqsa mosque

Date: 2024-02-14 09:51:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:10579995

RAMALLAH, Feb 14 (MENA) - Dozens of fanatic Israeli colonists Wednesday morning broke into the compounds of al-Aqsa Mosque under heavy protection from the Israeli police, WAFA news agency reported. The extremist colonists, divided into groups, ....

Military operations in Rafah could lead to a massacre – UN warns

Date: 2024-02-13 22:16:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:97 - ID:10579614

RAMALLAH, Feb 13 (MENA) – Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for the United Nations Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, has warned that the Israeli military operations in Rafah could lead to a massacre, according to a ....

Jordan's King meets Blinken, warns of ramifications of Rafah attack

Date: 2024-02-13 21:09:20 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:92 - ID:10579530

AMMAN, Feb 13 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II on Tuesday met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, as he reiterated Jordan's call to end the war on Gaza and protect Gazans from a deteriorating humanitarian situation, Petra News Agency ....

Several civilians killed, injured in Israeli strikes on Gaza, Rafah, Khan Yunis

Date: 2024-02-13 19:32:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:85 - ID:10579433

GAZA, Feb 13 (MENA) - A least six civilians, including children and women, were killed this evening in an Israeli airstrike targeting a civilian vehicle on al-Jala Street to the north of Gaza City, WAFA reported on Tuesday. A civilian was also ....

France slaps travel bans on 28 ‘extremist’ Israeli settlers

Date: 2024-02-13 18:54:46 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:81 - ID:10579335

PARIS, Feb 13 (MENA) - France on Tuesday adopted travel bans against 28 extremist Israeli settlers “guilty of violence against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank”, according to a foreign ministry statement. The measure was prompted by ....

Int'l official voices concern over prospect of ground offensive in Rafah

Date: 2024-02-13 18:39:16 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:10579336

GENEVA, Feb 13 (MENA) - Advisor to the International Human Rights Committee in Geneva Ambassador Haitham Abu Saied voiced concern over the prospect of a ground offensive by the Israeli army in Rafah. He, meanwhile, warned of the consequences of ....

Russia sees no prospects for stabilization in Gaza given Israel’s position — Lavrov

Date: 2024-02-13 18:34:40 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:10579352

MOSCOW, Feb 13 (MENA) – Russia does not see any immediate prospects for reaching a settlement on the situation in the Gaza Strip given Israel’s position, TASS quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as saying at the 13th Middle East Conference ....

Egypt plays effective role in delivering humanitarian assistance to Gazans: UNICEF

Date: 2024-02-13 18:27:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:10579253

RAMALLAH, Feb 13 (MENA) - UNICEF Spokesperson Jonathan Crickx said Egypt plays an effective role in delivering humanitarian assistance to the war-devastated Gaza Strip. Speaking to AlQahera News on Tuesday, Crickx voiced hopes for an immediate ....

No safe place in Rafah anymore, UNRWA official warns

Date: 2024-02-13 18:19:57 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:76 - ID:10579344

GENEVA, Feb 13 (MENA) - UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini warned there is absolutely no safe place in Rafah anymore. "People are anxious and in fear of a possible large-scale military operation," he added, after emerging from a ....

OCHA not to take part in forced evacuation of Palestinians from Rafah

Date: 2024-02-13 17:39:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:73 - ID:10579332

GENEVA/RAMALLAH, Feb 13 (MENA) - The United Nations will not take part in the forced evacuation of Palestinians from the city of Rafah in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of ....