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Jordan, UAE urge immediate ceasefire, humanitarian aid to Gaza

Date: 2023-12-24 18:22:51 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10505225

ABU DHABI, Dec 24 (MENA) - Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman al Safadi and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the UAE Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan have emphasized the ....

WHO chief condemns 'decimation' of Gaza health system

Date: 2023-12-24 16:05:04 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:10505194

GENEVA, Dec 24 (MENA) - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), has said the "decimation" of the health system in Gaza was "a tragedy" and reiterated his call for a ceasefire. "The decimation of the Gaza ....

French Armed Forces minister to visit Diksmuide, where civilians from Gaza are being treated

Date: 2023-12-24 15:13:57 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:10505104

PARIS, Dec 24 (MENA) - French Minister of the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, will be on board the Dixmude on 31 December, his office announced on Sunday. The boat is the French helicopter carrier anchored in the Egyptian port of Al-Arish. The ....

166 Palestinians killed, 384 injured over past 24 hours in Gaza

Date: 2023-12-24 14:27:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:10505064

GAZA CITY, Dec 24 (MENA) - At least 166 civilians were confirmed killed and over 384 others injured over the past 24 hours, as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip, Wafa news agency quoted medical sources as saying on ....

Macron expresses 'great concern' about Gaza Catholic parish

Date: 2023-12-24 13:50:26 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:10504894

PARIS, Dec 24 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron expressed "great concern" about a Catholic parish in war-torn Gaza with the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, his office said on Sunday. Macron spoke with Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa by ....

Rafah crossing receives 41 injured Palestinians, companions

Date: 2023-12-24 12:14:55 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:10504822

RAFAH, Egypt, Dec 24 (MENA) - Rafah border crossing has received 41 wounded Palestinians and their companions coming from hospitals in the Gaza Strip to receive medical treatment in Egypt, a reliable medical source said Sunday. Ambulances rushed ....

Nearly 4,695 Palestinians arrested by Israel since October, says prisoner advocacy groups

Date: 2023-12-24 11:59:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:10504798

GAZA, Dec 24 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces have reportedly arrested approximately 4,695 Palestinians in the West Bank since the outbreak of the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people on October 7, according to the Palestinian ....

US Central Command: Two Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles fired in southern Red Sea from Houthi controlled areas

Date: 2023-12-24 10:59:01 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:10504597

WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (MENA) - Two Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles were fired into international shipping lanes in the Southern Red Sea from Houthi controlled areas of Yemen. AlHurra TV Channel quoted US Central Command (Centcom) as saying ....

Palestinian Justice minister: Israel commits genocide in Gaza

Date: 2023-12-24 10:48:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:10504543

RAMALLA, Dec. 24 - (MENA) - Palestinian Minister of Justice Mohammed Shalaldeh has said that Israel is committing a genocide and extrajudicial killings that do not only threaten peace in the Gaza Strip but around the world. The Palestinian ....

8 Israeli troops killed in heavy fighting with Palestinian factions in Gaza

Date: 2023-12-24 10:37:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:10504651

GAZA CITY, Dec 24 (MENA) - The Palestinian resistance intensified on Sunday its battle with the Israeli occupation forces in the northern Gaza Strip, killing at least 8 Israeli soldiers across the enclave. The Palestinian factions announced ....