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Gaza war death toll rises to 20,915

Date: 2023-12-26 22:38:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:10508201

GAZA, Dec 26 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip said Tuesday that the death toll from the ruthless Israeli offensive on the enclave since October 7 has risen to 20,915 martyrs while the number of the wounded has so far reached ....

Palestinian President says attacks in occupied territories are beyond genocide

Date: 2023-12-26 21:41:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:10508172

RAMALLAH, Dec 26 (MENA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel's attacks in the occupied Palestinian territories are far beyond a catastrophe and a genocidal war. Speaking to ON TV channel, he added on Tuesday that the Palestinian ....

UN names outgoing Dutch minister humanitarian coordinator for Gaza

Date: 2023-12-26 21:01:46 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:10508165

NEW YORK, Dec 26 (MENA) – The United Nations named an outgoing Dutch minister its humanitarian coordinator for Gaza on Tuesday following last week's watered-down Security Council resolution which called for aid to be delivered to the strip "at ....

Pro-Palestinian activists protest in front of homes of Biden administration officials

Date: 2023-12-26 19:44:48 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:10508132

WASHINGTON, Dec 26 (MENA) – Pro-Palestinian activists had early Christmas Day messages for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and national security adviser Jake Sullivan, as groups protested outside the pair’s homes in an attempt to wake them early, The ....

UN official: Israel must strictly adhere to int’l humanitarian law

Date: 2023-12-26 18:32:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:10507979

RAMALLAH, Dec 26 (MENA) – The UN has expressed deep concern about the continued bombing by Israeli forces of the central Gaza area. In a press statement Tuesday, spokesman for the Human Rights Office Seif Magango said: “We are gravely concerned ....

Civilians killed and injured in ongoing Israeli strikes on Gaza

Date: 2023-12-26 17:27:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:10507935

GAZA, Dec 26 (MENA) - A number of civilians were killed and others injured Tuesday as a result of the continuous Israeli bombardment of several areas in the Gaza Strip, WAFA News Agency reported. Israeli warplanes launched intense and violent ....

Seven fully-equipped ambulances enter Gaza Strip via Rafa crossing

Date: 2023-12-26 16:57:55 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:10507914

RAFAH, Egypt, Dec 26 (MENA) - Seven fully-equipped ambulances entered to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip on Tuesday with the help of the Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC) via Rafah border crossing. In press statements, Head of ERC's branch in North Sinai ....

151 aid trucks enter Gaza via Rafah crossing, says official source

Date: 2023-12-26 16:28:18 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:10507913

RAFAH, Egypt, Dec 26 (MENA) - As many as 151 aid trucks and 7 ambulances entered the war-battered Gaza Strip through Rafah border crossing on Tuesday, said an official source in North Sinai. The source added that the trucks were laden with large ....

Rafah crossing receives 35 injured Palestinians, their companions

Date: 2023-12-26 11:05:52 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:10507129

RAFAH, North Sinai , Dec 26 (MENA) - Rafah border crossing has received 17 wounded Palestinians and 18 of their companions coming from hospitals in the Gaza Strip to receive medical treatment in Egypt, a reliable medical source in North Sinai said ....

Israel detains Palestinian activist after inspecting her house in West Bank

Date: 2023-12-26 09:26:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:10507043

RAMALLAH, Dec 26 (MEN) - Israeli forces detained on Tuesday Palestinian activist Khalida Jarrar who is a prominent leader in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). The Israeli forces stormed into Jarrar's house in al Bireh and ....