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Israeli occupation forces continues assault on Balata refugee camp

Date: 2023-11-23 10:13:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:10455801

RAMALLAH, Nov 23 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Thursday continued their assault on Nablus city and Balata refugee camp, leaving a boy dead and injuring others. Around 10 were also detained in Nablus, including siblings and a father and ....

UN welcomes deal for pause in fighting, hostage-release pact

Date: 2023-11-23 10:12:44 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:10455818

NEW YORK, Nov 23 (MENA) - A deal on Wednesday to release hostages taken during the Hamas terror attack on Israel has been welcomed by UN chief António Guterres, who added that the UN stood ready to “maximize” the positive humanitarian impact of the ....

More than a million Palestinian refugees sheltering in 156 centers: UNRWA

Date: 2023-11-23 10:11:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:10455802

GAZA CITY, Nov 23 (MENA) - Almost 1,037,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) are now sheltering in 156 UNRWA installations across all five governorates of the Gaza Strip, including in the north, according to the UNRWA. Some 108 UNRWA ....

US asserts continuing commitment to resume partnership with Lebanon to promote peace, lower tensions in region

Date: 2023-11-23 09:38:29 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:10455788

WASHINGTON, Nov 23 (MENA) - On behalf of the United States of America, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken extended his best wishes to the people of Lebanon on their Independence Day, according to a statement of the US Department of State ....

Israeli settlers storm into Aqsa

Date: 2023-11-23 09:08:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:10455698

RAMALLAH, Nov 23 (MENA) - Israeli settlers stormed into Al Aqsa Mosque on Thursday guarded by the Israeli police. The settlers conducted provocative tours and performed Talmudic rituals. (MENA) M H K/D A E ....

Cameron in Israel following announcement of truce in war with Hamas

Date: 2023-11-23 09:07:47 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:10455646

LONDON, Nov 23 (MENA) - Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron is visiting Israel following the announcement of a truce in the war with Hamas, The Independent reported Thursday. The former prime minister arrived in Israel amid uncertainty about ....

Dozens, journalist included, killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza

Date: 2023-11-23 07:35:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:10455545

GAZA, Nov 23 (MENA) – The occupation warplanes Thursday launched several raids on citizens’ homes in Nuseirat and its camp in the central Gaza Strip, and Jabalia to the north, killing and injuring dozens, WAFA reported. Photojournalist Muhammad ....

UN relief chief: Humanitarians stand ready to ramp up aid deliveries in, across Gaza in wake of Israel, Hamas agreement

Date: 2023-11-23 06:31:18 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:10455518

NEW YORK, Nov 23 (MENA) - Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, said "I welcome the agreement reached by Israel and Hamas," according to OCHA. "I hope it brings some respite to the ....

Palestinian foreign ministry condemns execution of Palestinian teen by Israeli soldiers in Nablus

Date: 2023-11-22 23:01:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:103 - ID:10455439

RAMALLAH, Nov 22 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates denounced the execution of a Palestinian teenager by Israeli occupation forces' bullets in the village of Burin, south of Nablus. Moataz Anas Eid (16 years old) ....

Biden thanks Sisi for his efforts to reach humanitarian pause in Gaza

Date: 2023-11-22 21:18:57 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:97 - ID:10455414

CAIRO, Nov 22 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden thanked on Wednesday President Abdel Fattah El Sisi for his role in the joint mediation efforts that led to reaching a humanitarian pause in the Gaza Strip. Biden, in a phone call with Sisi, lauded ....