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Israeli occupation forces raid Jenin, surround governmental hospital

Date: 2023-11-25 19:38:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:10459649

RAMALLAH, Nov 25 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces raided the West Bank city of Jenin from several directions on Saturday. Security sources said the occupation forces have besieged the Martyr Khalil Suleiman Governmental Hospital and the ....

Thousands of Israelis rally in Tel Aviv for hostages' release

Date: 2023-11-25 18:26:21 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:10459606

GAZA CITY, Nov 25 (MENA) - Thousands of Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv Saturday, calling on their government to secure the release of hostages. The protest is occurring as a four-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas secured the release of 13 ....

UNIFIL says Israeli gunfire hit its patrol in South Lebanon

Date: 2023-11-25 17:41:39 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:10459478

BEIRUT, Nov 25 (MENA) - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said Saturday that one of its patrols was hit by Israeli gunfire in the vicinity of Aitarun, in southern Lebanon. "No peacekeepers were injured, but the vehicle was ....

PJS: 66 journalists martyred in Gaza during Israeli aggression

Date: 2023-11-25 16:38:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:10459360

GAZA CITY, Nov 25 (MENA) - Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) has announced 66 of journalists and media people martyred in the Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip until the truce took place yesterday morning. PJS explained - in a statement - ....

Israel-Hamas war raises concerns in US about religious discrimination

Date: 2023-11-25 16:35:25 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:10459412

WASHINGTON, Nov 25 (MENA) - The Israel-Hamas war in the Middle East has sparked concerns about religious discrimination in the US, creating new fissures in a divided American electorate that could help shape next year’s presidential election, The ....

KSrelief sends second Saudi relief ship to Palestinians in Gaza

Date: 2023-11-25 14:37:54 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:10459320

JEDDAH, Nov 25 (MENA) - The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) dispatched its second relief ship from Jeddah Islamic Port today, as part of the Saudi initiative to provide aid to the people of the Gaza Strip, according to the ....

Filipino president welcomes release of Hamas-held hostage

Date: 2023-11-25 10:34:31 GMT - Philippines - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:10458818

MANILA, Nov 25 (MENA) – Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., who welcomed the release by Hamas of one Filipino hostage, on Saturday said the search continues for another who is still missing and is feared to have also been taken by the militant ....

France welcomes Egypt, Qatar, US efforts to reach truce in Gaza

Date: 2023-11-24 22:55:54 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:10458500

PARIS, Nov 24 (MENA) – France welcomed Egypt, Qatar and US efforts to reach a truce between Israel and Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip. In a statement, the French foreign ministry said on Friday that the French government remains "mobilised for ....

Hostage deal in Gaza is 'progress' but long-term peace needs 'many more steps': Trudeau

Date: 2023-11-24 22:54:44 GMT - Canada - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:10458492

OTTAWA, Nov 24 (MENA) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continued to reject demands for Canada to call for a full ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, but said a deal this week to temporarily halt hostilities so some hostages can be released is ....

Biden thanks Sisi for his efforts to solve crisis in Gaza

Date: 2023-11-24 22:53:19 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:10458449

WASHINGTON, Nov 24 (MENA) – US President Joe Biden thanked on Friday President Abdel Fattah El Sisi for his efforts to solve crisis in the Gaza Strip. In a speech to mark the beginning of a four-day truce in Israel’s war against Gaza, Biden hoped ....