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Hope grows for UN mission to ‘flood’ Gaza with food, despite fears of imminent Rafah invasion

Date: 2024-04-08 21:01:03 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:10655429

NEW YORK, April 8 (MENA) – The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Jamie McGoldrick, underlined that the entire UN aid effort is about saving lives “and nothing else,” according to a press release issued by the ....

Bank of Israel keeps rate at 4.5%

Date: 2024-04-08 19:26:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:10655391

RAMALLAH, April 8 (MENA) - The Bank of Israel said that the extent of geopolitical uncertainty has increased, reflecting a relatively high risk premium for the economy. The Bank of Israel Monetary Committee, headed by Governor Prof. Amir Yaron, ....

Al-Assad: Occupation bombardment of civilians in Gaza is indication failure to achieve military targets

Date: 2024-04-08 17:57:44 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:10655291

DAMASCUS, April 8 (MENA) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that the Zionist entity’s bombardment of civilians in Gaza in such unprecedented bloody and brutal way is an indication to its failure to achieve its military targets, Syrian News ....

Israel uses starvation as weapon of war in Gaza: Palestine's UN envoy

Date: 2024-04-08 16:13:07 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:10655158

NEW YORK, April 8 (MENA) - Permanent Representative of the State of Palestine to the United Nations (UN) Ambassador Riyad Mansour said Monday the Israeli occupation is using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza. Addressing a UN General Assembly ....

32 Palestinians killed, 47 others injured in Gaza in past 24 hours

Date: 2024-04-08 14:03:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:10654923

GAZA CITY, April 8 (MENA) - The Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip on Monday announced that 32 Palestinians were killed and 47 others injured in Israeli attacks on the enclave in the past 24 hours. In a statement carried by WAFA news agency, the ....

IFRC warns of catastrophic conditions in Gaza Strip

Date: 2024-04-08 12:09:25 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:10654634

WASHINGTON, April 8 (MENA) - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on Monday warned of the catastrophic conditions in the Gaza Strip, especially as millions face the risk of hunger amidst the ongoing war ....

Palestinian woman shot dead by Israeli forces near Tubas

Date: 2024-04-08 09:43:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:10654423

RAMALLAH, April 8 (MENA) - A Palestinian young woman was killed Monday morning after she was shot by Israeli occupation forces at Tayasir military checkpoint, east of Tubas, WAFA reported. Local sources said that the occupation forces fired ....

Qatar, Hamas delegations leave Cairo

Date: 2024-04-08 09:39:53 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:10654354

CAIRO, April 8 (MENA) – The delegations of Qatar and Hamas have left Egypt and are expected back within two days after they have reached a consensus about terms of the final agreement, a high-ranking source said Monday. The source was quoted by ....

Source: Hamas-Israel negotiations continue in Cairo

Date: 2024-04-08 08:36:04 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:10654160

CAIRO, April 8 (MENA) – Brokered by Egypt, negotiations continue in Cairo between the Palestinian movement of Hamas and Israel, a high-ranking source has said. The negotiations are conducted with Qatari and US presence, the source told Al Qahera ....

Australia appoints former ADF chief to scrutinize investigation into Israeli air strike

Date: 2024-04-08 07:01:41 GMT - Australia - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:10654159

CANBERRA, April 8 (MENA) - Former ADF chief Mark Binskin has been appointed as Australia's special adviser on Israel's response to an air strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza last week, ABC News reported Monday. Australian Zomi Frankcom ....