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US president Biden welcomes Israel, Hamas deal

Date: 2023-11-22 20:12:07 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:94 - ID:10455375

WASHINGTON, Nov 22 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden has welcomed the deal to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza, US News reported. Israel's government and Hamas agreed to a four-day pause in fighting to allow the release of 50 hostages ....

Blinken: US to continue to partner with Lebanon to promote peace, lower tensions in region

Date: 2023-11-22 19:43:49 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:93 - ID:10455362

WASHINGTON, Nov 22 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has extended his best wishes to the people of Lebanon on their Independence Day, on behalf of the United States of America. "We know you are marking this moment in a challenging ....

Gaza world's 'most dangerous place' for children: UNICEF

Date: 2023-11-22 19:22:20 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:90 - ID:10455300

NEW YORK, Nov 22 (MENA) - The head of the United Nations children's agency on Wednesday called the besieged Gaza Strip "the most dangerous place in the world to a child," and said that the hard-won truce deal between Israel and Hamas was not enough ....

Israeli soldiers martyr Palestinian child in West Bank

Date: 2023-11-22 18:34:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:87 - ID:10455280

RAMALLAH, Nov 22 (MENA) - A Palestinian child was martyred Wednesday evening of injuries he sustained after the Israeli forces stormed the village of Burin, south of Nablus, in the northern West Bank. The Israeli forces fired live and ....

1.7 million Palestinians became internally displaced persons in Gaza - OCHA

Date: 2023-11-22 18:31:30 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:84 - ID:10455311

CAIRO, Nov 22 (MENA) - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said nearly 770,000 out of 1.7 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) are sheltering in 99 UNRWA facilities south of Wadi Gaza in extremely ....

Israel-Hamas hostage deal offers hope for longer-term peace in Gaza: Trudeau

Date: 2023-11-22 18:23:00 GMT - Canada - Middle East - SN:83 - ID:10455299

OTTAWA, Nov 22 (MENA) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said a truce-for-hostages deal between Israel and Hamas might set the groundwork for an eventual end to the fighting. "This is an important bit of progress, but we have to redouble our efforts ....

UK diplomat lauds efforts of Egypt, Qatar, the US to reach Gaza deal

Date: 2023-11-22 18:19:51 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:82 - ID:10455294

LONDON, Nov 22 (MENA) - UK Ambassador to Security Council Ambassador James Kariuki welcomed the immense international cooperation, including the efforts from Qatar, Egypt, the US, and Israel, that has led to an agreement being reached. Speaking ....

UAE president calls for serious int’l action to achieve ceasefire, protect civilians in Gaza

Date: 2023-11-22 18:08:49 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Middle East - SN:81 - ID:10455219

ABU DHABI, Nov 22 (MENA) - UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has said the dangerous situation in the Palestinian territories requires serious and urgent international action to impose a ceasefire, and protect civilians in the Gaza ....

Russian envoy says Israel did not submit evidence on Hamas use of Gaza hospitals for military purposes

Date: 2023-11-22 18:04:20 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:10455230

NEW YORK, Nov 22 (MENA) - Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya asserted that Israel did not submit any evidence proving that Hamas has used hospitals in the Gaza Strip for military purposes. Nebenzya voiced ....

Arab countries commend Egypt's mediation efforts to reach pause in Gaza

Date: 2023-11-22 17:38:21 GMT - Arab Capitals - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:10455179

ARAB CAPITALS, Nov 22 (MENA) - Arab countries commended Wednesday Egypt's mediation efforts to reach a humanitarian pause in the Gaza Strip. Saudi Arabia welcomed the move and hailed the Egyptian-Qatari and US mediation. The country reiterated ....