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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 ....

Netanyahu govt determined to eradicate Palestinian issue - official

Date: 2023-12-24 10:05:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:10504539

RAMALLAH, Dec 24 (MENA) - Mahmoud al Habash, adviser to the Palestinian president, said on Sunday the situation in Gaza is aggravating amid continued and intense Israeli bombing of Palestinian infrastructure in a bid to force Palestinians out of ....

Israel is seeking to erase history of Palestine by targeting ancient places - official

Date: 2023-12-24 09:32:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:10504505

RAMALLAH, Dec 24 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative Moustafa al Barghouthi said on Sunday Israeli forces are deliberately targeting archaeological and ancient sites and landmarks in the Gaza Strip in a bid to erase the ....

Scores of settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque under protection of occupation troops

Date: 2023-12-24 09:32:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:10504484

RAMALLAH, Dec 24 (MENA) - Scores of settlers stormed Al Aqsa Mosque Compound Sunday under protection of Israeli occupation troops. The settlers pushed deep into the holy site from Bab al-Maghreba Gate and carried out provocative tours in the ....

Dozens of civilians killed by indiscriminate Israeli bombardments

Date: 2023-12-24 09:12:25 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:10504503

GAZA CITY, Dec 24 (MENA) - Dozens of innocent civilians, including children and women, were brutally murdered over the last few hours across the Gaza Strip, as the Israeli genocide campaign persists for the 79th day in a row, WAFA News Agency ....

OIC welcomes UN Security Council’s resolution facilitating aid to Palestinians in Gaza

Date: 2023-12-24 08:47:11 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:10504470

RIYADH, Dec 24 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) welcomed UN Security Council Resolution No. 2720, which calls for urgent steps to "allow, facilitate and enable the immediate, safe and unhindered delivery of humanitarian ....

President Abbas expresses hope Christmas would bring an end to Israeli aggression

Date: 2023-12-24 08:45:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:10504486

RAMALLAH, Dec 24 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed hope that this Christmas would mark a cessation of the Israeli war against the Palestinian people in Gaza, as well as across the occupied Palestinian territories, wishing ....

Fatah official: Real will must for realizing peace, setting up independent Palestinian state

Date: 2023-12-24 08:05:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:10504371

RAMALLAH, Dec 24 (MENA) - Fatah Movement Leader Munir al-Gaghoub said the establishment of an independent Palestinian state and realizing peace won't be achieved unless there is a real international will. In statements Sunday to Nile News ....

Biden presses Netanyahu on protecting civilians in Gaza: W. House

Date: 2023-12-24 06:13:37 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:3 - ID:10504308

WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (MENA) - President Joe Biden pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to protect civilian lives in Gaza, the White House said. The conversation came a day after the UN Security Council passed a resolution demanding ....

Biden convinced Netanyahu to halt pre-emptive strike against Hezbollah

Date: 2023-12-23 23:03:34 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:10504265

WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (MENA) – US President Joe Biden urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to halt a pre-emptive strike against Hezbollah forces in Lebanon, just after Hamas launched its attack on Israel, the Wall Street Journal reported on ....