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Israeli forces demolish building in Al Quds

Date: 2023-12-13 07:15:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:3 - ID:10488815

RAMALLAH, Dec 13 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces Wednesday demolished a residential building in Ras al-Amud neighborhood in Al Quds (East Jerusalem). Eyewitnesses said occupation forces, with military reinforcements, stormed the neighborhood ....

Palestinian foreign ministry decries Israel's seizure of Palestinian land in Old City

Date: 2023-12-12 23:17:04 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:104 - ID:10488668

RAMALLAH, Dec 12 (MENA) - The Palestinian foreign ministry condemned the Israeli occupation authorities for seizing eight donums of Palestinian owned territories in the Occupied East Jerusalem's Silwan neighborhood for an air rail train ....

UNGA passes resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Date: 2023-12-12 23:14:13 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:103 - ID:10488688

NEW YORK/RAMALLAH, Dec 12 (MENA) - The United Nations General Assembly has passed an Egypt and Mauritania-initiated resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The UN General Assembly met on ....

Israel begins pumping seawater into Hamas tunnels in Gaza -WSJ

Date: 2023-12-12 22:31:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:101 - ID:10488667

GAZA, Dec 12 (MENA) – The Israeli military has begun pumping seawater into Hamas' tunnel complex in Gaza, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday citing unnamed US officials, adding that the process would likely take weeks. Some Biden ....

Palestinian economy severely impacted by Israeli war in Gaza: World Bank

Date: 2023-12-12 21:51:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:98 - ID:10488661

WASHINGTON/RAMALLAH, Dec 12 (MENA) - The Israeli war against the Gaza Strip is having a severe impact on the Palestinian economy, according to the World Bank, that said Tuesday that a sharp economic contraction is likely this year and next. "The ....

US defense secretary to visit Bahrain, Qatar, Israel next week

Date: 2023-12-12 21:48:07 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:97 - ID:10488659

WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is traveling to the Middle East next week, the Pentagon said. Austin is scheduled to visit Bahrain, Qatar and Israel, Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters. ....

Biden: Israel is losing support, Netanyahu must change his government

Date: 2023-12-12 19:42:51 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:83 - ID:10488561

WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (MENA) – US President Joe Biden said Tuesday Israel’s prime minister needs to change his hardline government and warned support for the country’s military campaign is waning amid heavy bombardment of Gaza, the CNN ....

King Abdullah of Jordan discusses with Spain monarch need for ceasefire in Gaza

Date: 2023-12-12 19:32:28 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:81 - ID:10488436

AMMAN, Dec 12 (MENA) - King Abdullah II of Jordan on Tuesday met with King Felipe VI of Spain in Madrid, as part of efforts to mobilize international support for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The Jordanian monarch stressed the need to ....

UNRWA chief describes situation in Gaza as 'hell on earth'

Date: 2023-12-12 19:30:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:10488538

GAZA CITY, Dec 12 (MENA) – Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini described the situation in the Gaza Strip as “hell on earth”. In statements on X, he ....

6 Palestinians killed by Israeli occupation forces in Jenin

Date: 2023-12-12 18:36:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:10488433

RAMALLAH, Dec 12 (MENA) - Six Palestinians were killed in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, including five in a drone strike during an Israeli raid, the Palestinian health ministry said. The Israeli military’s assault on the ....