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Mediators agree on simultaneous release of 602 Palestinians, handover of 4 bodies of Israeli captives

Date: 2025-02-25 23:13:22 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:11082641

CAIRO, Feb 25 (MENA) - Mediators in Palestinian-Israeli prisoner swap negotiations reached an agreement to release all 602 Palestinian prisoners who were scheduled to be released last Saturday, a well-informed Egyptian official said. The ....

UK calls for enabling Palestinians to return home

Date: 2025-02-25 21:40:56 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:11082608

NEW YORK, Feb 25 (MENA) - The UK called for enabling Palestinian civilians to return home and rebuild their lives. The people of Gaza have suffered unimaginable horrors, with over 46,000 people killed, and homes and lives destroyed, the UK ....

Trump's envoy in Mideast won’t visit region tomorrow as planned: Israeli paper

Date: 2025-02-25 21:09:25 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:11082522

RAMALLAH, Feb 25 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump’s envoy to the Mideast Steve Witkoff won’t visit the region on Wednesday, Israel’s Ynet newspaper reported Tuesday night. Witkoff will postpone his tour of the region, despite the statements he ....

Over 35,000 families in Gaza suffer from severe shortage of basic supplies

Date: 2025-02-25 13:41:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:11081722

GAZA CITY, Feb 25 (WAFA) - Director of Medical Relief in Gaza Mohammed Abu Afash said that the suffering of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip is worsening due to severity of cold waves, heavy rains and shortage in basic supplies, including blankets, ....

Palestine's presidency warns of Israeli escalation in West Bank

Date: 2025-02-24 15:43:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:11080462

RAMALLAH, Feb 24 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Palestinian Presidency Nabil Abu Rudeineh warned of the escalation of the occupation forces' destructive aggression on the northern West Bank, by forcing 40,000 Palestinian civilians to flee their homes, ....

Israeli occupation continues aggression on Tulkarm, Tulkarm Camp for 29th consecutive day

Date: 2025-02-24 10:01:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:11080045

RAMALLAH, Feb 24 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces continue aggression on the city of Tulkarm and Tulkarm Camp for the 29th consecutive day and on the Nour Shams camp for the 16th day amid military reinforcements and the continued raids on houses ....

Netanyahu congratulates conservatives on victory in German elections

Date: 2025-02-24 07:29:20 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:3 - ID:11079942

RAMALLAH, Feb 24 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Friedrich Merz and the center-right CDU/CSU political alliance on their “clear election victory” in German elections yesterday, said the Times of Israel. “Looking ....

2nd batch of heavy equipment arrive in Gaza for its reconstruction process

Date: 2025-02-23 21:11:45 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:11079762

RAFAH, Egypt, Feb 23 (MENA) - A second batch of heavy equipment entered the Gaza Strip on Sunday to contribute to the reconstruction of the war-ravaged Palestinian enclave, without displacing its population out of their land. The second batch ....

43 injured, sick Palestinians cross into Egypt; 217 aid trucks transit to Gaza

Date: 2025-02-23 21:08:58 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:11079752

EL-ARISH, Egypt, Feb 23 (MENA) – As many as 43 injured and sick Palestinians crossed into Egypt via Rafah land crossing with 70 of their companions, coming from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, a responsible source said. The injured and sick ....

Hamas deplores Israel's delay of release of Palestinian prisoners

Date: 2025-02-23 09:32:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:11078623

GAZA CITY, Feb 23 (MENA) - Hamas condemned Israel's decision to delay the release of Palestinian prisoners, Al Qahera Al Ikhbariya reported. Hamas dismissed as fake pretext the claims of Israel on humiliating ceremonies of hostage ....