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Israel's Knesset decision to ban UNRWA activities 'very dangerous precedent': Russia UN envoy

Date: 2024-10-29 21:17:29 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:10931315

MOSCOW/NEW YORK, Oct 29 (MENA) - The decision of Israel's Knesset (parliament) to ban the activities of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) would have the most corrosive repercussions both for the region ....

Jordan calls for AL emergency meeting following Israeli Knesset's law against UNRWA

Date: 2024-10-29 20:53:16 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:10931258

AMMAN, Oct 29 (MENA) – Jordan Tuesday called for an Arab League emergency meeting to discuss a response to the laws passed by the Israeli Knesset that restrict the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) operations in ....

Gaza war death toll surges to 43,061

Date: 2024-10-29 20:26:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10931264

RAMALLAH, Oct 29 (MENA) - The number of people killed since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7th, 2023, has surged to 43,061, the majority of whom are children and women. Some 101,223 others have been wounded, WAFA ....

5 killed, 33 injured in Israeli strike on southern Lebanon

Date: 2024-10-29 19:42:02 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:10931265

BEIRUT, Oct 29 (MENA) - At least five people were killed and 33 were injured in an Israeli strike on Sidon suburb of Haret Saida in southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. "An Israeli enemy strike on Haret Saida this evening ....

Jordanian parl't member lauds coordination with Egypt to deliver aid to Gaza

Date: 2024-10-29 19:11:32 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:10931102

AMMAN, Oct 29 (MENA) - Member of the Jordanian House of Representatives Abdel Hadi Suleiman Al Breizat lauded the existing coordination between Egypt and Jordan in delivering medical and humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. In statements to MENA ....

Jordan condemns attack on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

Date: 2024-10-29 16:58:46 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:10931115

AMMAN, Oct 29 (MENA) - Jordan Tuesday condemned an attack on United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers in Naqura in southern Lebanon, in which several Austrian members of the force were injured, according to Petra News ....

Israel defense min. vows new won't last leader won't last 'long'

Date: 2024-10-29 16:11:30 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:10931053

RAMALLAH, Oct 29 (MENA) - Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant warned Hezbollah's new leader, Naim Qassem, on Tuesday that his appointment was "not for long". "Temporary appointment. Not for long," Gallant wrote in a post on X alongside a ....

4 Israeli soldiers killed in explosion in N. Gaza

Date: 2024-10-29 15:29:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:10930955

GAZA CITY, Oct 29 (MENA) - Four Israeli soldiers were killed on Tuesday in an explosion in the northern Gaza Strip, The Times of Israel quoted a statement issued by the Israel army. The four, including an officer, served at the Israeli army's ....

Israeli settlers storm into Aqsa

Date: 2024-10-29 09:27:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:10930355

RAMALLAH, Oct 29 (MENA) – Israeli settlers stormed into Al Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday guarded by the Israeli police. Scores of settlers stormed into the mosque in groups, conducted provocative tours and performed Talmudic rituals. Meanwhile, a ....

US expresses concern over barring UNRWA

Date: 2024-10-29 06:58:11 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:10930058

GAZA CITY, Oct 29 (MENA) - The US Department of State expressed concern regarding a law adopted by the Israeli Knesset to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Unrwa). A spokesperson told The ....