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OHCHR - OPT says Israel executed 11 unarmed men in Gaza

Date: 2023-12-21 15:01:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:10501382

GAZA CITY/RAMALLAH, Dec 21 (MENA) - The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights - Occupied Palestinian Territory (OHCHR - OPT) said it received disturbing information alleging that Israeli forces summarily killed at least 11 unarmed ....

Qatari aircraft carrying aid to support Palestinian brethren in Gaza heads to Egypt's Arish city

Date: 2023-12-21 14:58:13 GMT - Qatar - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:10501425

DOHA, Dec 21 (MENA) - A Qatari Armed Forces aircraft headed to the city of Arish in Egypt, carrying 20 tons of aid supplies, including food and medicines, provided by the Qatar Fund for Development, the Qatar Red Crescent Society, and Qatar Charity, ....

WHO: Gaza witnesses soaring rates of infectious disease outbreaks

Date: 2023-12-21 14:38:54 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:10501394

GENEVA, Dec 21 (MENA) - The World Health Organization has voiced concern over the toxic mix of disease, hunger and lack of hygiene and sanitation that people in the war-battered Gaza Strip are facing right now. Director-General of WHO Tedros ....

Settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2023-12-21 12:41:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:10501312

RAMALLAH, Dec 21 (MENA) - Scores of Israeli settlers, heavuly guarded by policem stormed Al Aqsa Mosque compound on Thursday. The settlers raided the holy compound from Al Maghariba gate and carried out provocative tours in its yards, according ....

Israeli forces arrest 25 Palestinians

Date: 2023-12-21 11:06:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:10501115

RAMALLAH, Dec 21 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested 21 Palestinians in different parts of the West Bank on Thursday, according to Palestinian Prisoners Club. The arrests took place in Bethlehem, Tulkarm, Hebron, Ramallah, Nablus and ....

1st Jordanian aid truck crosses King Hussein Bridge, enters Gaza via Karam Abu Salem border crossing, says Gov't Comms Minister

Date: 2023-12-21 07:40:35 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:10500702

AMMAN, Dec 21 (MENA) - The first direct aid convoy from Jordan arrived at the Karam Abu Salem border crossing in Gaza via the King Hussein Bridge, according to the Jordanian news agency Petra. Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization (JHCO) and the ....

At least 24 Palestinian civilians killed in Israeli strikes on Khan Yunis city

Date: 2023-12-20 22:52:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:88 - ID:10500536

GAZA, Dec 20 (MENA) - At least 24 Palestinian civilians were killed and others were injured on Wednesday night in Israeli strikes on homes and areas sheltering the displaced people near the European Hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, ....

Macron says fighting terror does not mean 'to flatten Gaza'

Date: 2023-12-20 21:49:51 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:85 - ID:10500507

PARIS, Dec 20 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that fighting terrorism did not mean “to flatten Gaza”, referring to Israel’s response to an unprecedented attack by Hamas on October 7. “We cannot let the idea take root ....

UNSC postpones vote on Gaza resolution due to wording dispute

Date: 2023-12-20 21:28:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:83 - ID:10500497

NEW YORK/RAMALLAH, Dec 20 (MENA) - A UN Security Council vote on a much-delayed resolution calling for a pause to the Israel-Hamas war was postponed again Wednesday as members wrangled over wording while the death toll in Gaza continued climbing, Al ....

Abbas stresses need to stop ongoing Israeli aggression against Palestinian people

Date: 2023-12-20 19:37:25 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:10500434

RAMALLAH, Dec 20 (MENA) - President Mahmoud Abbas received on Wednesday a French delegation headed by Gerard Larcher, President of the French Senate, at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah. During the meeting, the President stressed the ....