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Israeli snipers kill mother & daughter at Holy Family Church in Gaza

Date: 2023-12-16 15:55:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:10493447

GAZA, Dec 19 (MENA) - A mother and her daughter were killed by Israeli sniper fire on Saturday at the Holy Family Church in the Al Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City, WAFA reported, quoting local sources and witnesses. The sources reported that ....

Qatar affirms continuation of its diplomatic efforts to renew humanitarian pause in Gaza

Date: 2023-12-16 15:21:37 GMT - Qatar - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:10493171

DOHA/NEW YORK, Dec 16 (MENA) - Qatar affirmed its ongoing diplomatic efforts to renew a Gaza humanitarian pause and expressed hope for building upon the progress made to accomplish a comprehensive and sustainable agreement that would end the war ....

UK destroyer downs suspected attack drone 'targeting Red Sea shipping'

Date: 2023-12-16 14:55:01 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:10493405

LONDON, Dec 16 (MENA) - A UK destroyer has brought down a suspected attack drone in the Red Sea, Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps said Saturday, amid rising maritime tensions in the region, The Journal reported. Britain announced last ....

For Palestinians in the West Bank, 2023 was the deadliest year on record

Date: 2023-12-16 14:34:30 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:10493165

NEW YORK, Dec 16 (MENA) - This year has been the deadliest for Palestinians in the West Bank since OCHA started recording casualties in 2005, surpassing the death toll of 2022, which itself was among the deadliest. Palestinians in Gaza have also ....

US: Timeline for Gaza military operations decision of Israel

Date: 2023-12-16 14:17:05 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:10493180

WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (MENA) - National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby Saturday said that the timeline for military operations in Gaza is up to Israel to decide about it. He added that the US and Israel are on the ....

FAJ mourns death of Al Jazeera cameraman

Date: 2023-12-16 12:34:40 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:10493027

CAIRO, Dec 16 (MENA) - The Federation of Arab Journalists (FAJ) mourned the death of Al Jazeera cameraman Samer Abu Daqqa who died Friday after being badly injured during an Israeli attack in southern the Gaza Strip after being forced to wait five ....

Dozens of Palestinian injuries, deaths by Israeli bombardment in Gaza

Date: 2023-12-16 11:43:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:10492952

GAZA CITY, Dec 16 (MENA)- Dozens of people were killed and injured, the majority of them women and children, at dawn today as a result of ongoing Israeli bombings that targeted most of the besieged Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian news ....

White House offers condolences after Al Jazeera says journalist killed in Israeli strike

Date: 2023-12-16 10:48:34 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:10492951

WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (MENA) - The White House offers condolences after Al Jazeera says one of its journalists was killed Friday in an Israeli strike. “I just want to offer our deepest condolences to Al Jazeera to and to the family and loved ones of ....

EU, 14 countries urge Israel to halt 'unprecedented settlers' violence' in West Bank

Date: 2023-12-15 17:08:21 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:10492254

PARIS, Dec 15 (MENA) - Western nations and the European Union on Friday urged Israel to "take concrete steps to halt unprecedented violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank," according to a joint statement published by France's foreign ....

French FM visits Lebanon to prevent further escalation bet. Israel, Hezbollah

Date: 2023-12-15 16:34:57 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:10492351

PARIS, Dec 15 (MENA) - French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna will visit Lebanon on Saturday, amid the increasing diplomatic efforts aimed at preventing further escalation between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah. "We must avoid a regional ....