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Israeli airstrikes claim lives of at least 20 Palestinian civilians in Rafah

Date: 2023-12-28 19:58:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:10510990

GAZA/RAMALLAH, Dec 28 (MENA) - At least 20 Palestinian civilians were confirmed killed and dozens more injured this evening as a result of Israeli airstrikes targeting a residential building in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, state news ....

UN warns of rapidly deteriorating human rights situation in West Bank

Date: 2023-12-28 19:36:15 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:10510992

NEW YORK, Dec 28 (MENA) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said that the use of military tactics means and weapons in law enforcement contexts, the use of unnecessary or disproportionate force, and the enforcement of broad, ....

UNRWA: 40% of Gaza's population now at risk of famine

Date: 2023-12-28 16:03:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:10510761

GAZA CITY, Dec 28 (MENA) – The UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) has said that 40% of Gaza’s population is now at risk of famine. In a post on social media, the agency said: “Gaza is grappling with catastrophic hunger. 40% of the ....

AP condemns UNSC failure to issue resolution to cease fire in Gaza

Date: 2023-12-28 15:38:41 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:10510661

CAIRO, Dec 28 (MENA) – The Arab Parliament condemned on Thursday the international silence and UN Security council’s failure to issue a resolution to cease fire in the Gaza Strip. This came in the final statement of a special session titled ....

210 Palestinians killed, 360 injured in Gaza in past 24 hours, says health ministry

Date: 2023-12-28 15:06:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:10510605

GAZA CITY, Dec 28 (MENA) - As many as 210 Palestinians were killed and 360 others were injured in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, said Spokesman for the Health Ministry in the enclave Ashraf al Qudra. In a press statement, the spokesman ....

PNC head: No return to Gaza rule away from Palestinians' options

Date: 2023-12-28 14:27:55 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:10510552

CAIRO, Dec 28 (MENA) - Speaker of the Palestinian National Council Rawhi Fattouh asserted no return to rule over the Gaza Strip without a complete pullout of the Israeli occupation forces from the coastal enclave, in addition to lifting the siege, ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry blames Israel for disastrous humanitarian situation in Gaza

Date: 2023-12-28 14:11:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:10510503

RAMALLAH, Dec 28 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry blamed the Israeli government for the disastrous humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, which it described as a disgrace to humanity. In a statement released on Thursday, the ministry ....

Syrian Foreign Ministry urges Security Council, UN put an end to Israeli aggressive policies

Date: 2023-12-28 13:58:40 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:10510569

DAMASCUS, Dec 28 (MENA) - Syria has called on the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council to assume responsibility for ending the Israeli aggressive policies that threaten to ignite the region and drive it towards a ....

Jordan reiterates rejection of attempts to drive Palestinians out of their lands

Date: 2023-12-28 13:49:26 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:10510551

CAIRO, Dec 28 (MENA) - Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament Ahmed Safadi asserted that security and stability in the region are contingent on a comprehensive and just solution to the Palestinian issue, ensuring the establishment of an ....

Palestinian official lauds Sisi's stance towards Palestinian issue

Date: 2023-12-28 13:37:31 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:10510532

CAIRO, Dec 28 (MENA) - Head of the Palestinian National Council Rouhi Fatouh lauded on Thursday the courageous stance of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi against Israeli policies aiming at displacing Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to the Egyptian ....