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PNC: Lapid's statement on establishing Palestinian state 'on Mars' reflects absence of peace partner

Date: 2023-11-07 17:34:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:10431041

RAMALLAH, Nov 7 (MENA) – The Palestinian National Council (PNC) considers what is said by Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid on the establishment of a Palestinian state on Mars as not surprising for it reflects the fact that there is no partner in ....

WHO director urges humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

Date: 2023-11-07 17:19:59 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:10431022

GENEVA, Nov 7 (MENA) - Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday urged all parties concerned to agree to a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and “work towards lasting peace.” Ghebreyesus said - in his ....

Gaza health ministry: 10,328 killed, 25,956 wounded in Israeli aggression on Gaza

Date: 2023-11-07 15:12:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:10430777

GAZA CITY, Nov 7 (MENA) – The Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip announced on Tuesday that 10,328 people have been killed, 25,956 others wounded in Israeli aggression on Gaza since the start of the Israeli operations on October 7th. Spokesman for ....

Scores killed, injured in Israeli attack on Gaza's Zaytoon neighborhood

Date: 2023-11-07 13:40:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:10430582

GAZA CITY, Nov 7 (MENA) - Israeli warplanes Tuesday struck a residential quarter in al-Zaytoon neighborhood of Gaza City killing and wounding dozens of civilians, most of them women and children, according to WAFA news agency. Civil defense and ....

UN official urges ending violence in Gaza

Date: 2023-11-07 12:18:07 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:10430243

CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) - United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk underlined the importance of ending violence in the Gaza Strip. He made the remarks in press statements after a meeting with Arab League Secretary General Ahmed ....

Israel detains scores of Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2023-11-07 10:32:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:10430119

RAMALLAH, Nov 7 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained on Tuesday 56 Palestinians from different parts in the West Bank. The detained include 15 from al Quds, 22 from Hebron, 11 from Ramallah, 2 from Jericho, 2 from Jenin and 4 from Bethlehem, ....

Malaysia’s leader rebuffs US sanctions on supporters of Hamas

Date: 2023-11-07 10:11:49 GMT - Malaysia - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:10430097

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 (MENA) - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim reiterated Palestine’s right to defend itself and said the Southeast Asian nation will continue its relationship with Hamas irrespective of US pressure, The Star Malaysia ....

Israeli settlers storm Jerusalem's Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2023-11-07 10:10:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:10430039

RAMALLAH, Nov 7 (MENA) - Dozens of Israeli settlers Tuesday morning stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Al Quds city, under protection from Israeli occupation police, Wafa news quoted local sources as saying. Witnesses said scores of ....

Guterres: 'Unfolding catastrophe' makes humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza more urgent

Date: 2023-11-07 09:52:36 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:10430092

CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) - As the conflict intensifies in Gaza, with risk of spillover to the wider region, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday underlined the need to support a dlrs 1.2 billion humanitarian appeal to help nearly three million ....

Japan decides to extend SDF mission in Middle East by 1 year

Date: 2023-11-07 09:52:10 GMT - Japan - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:10430036

TOKYO, Nov 7 (MENA) - The Japanese government has officially decided to extend the Self-Defense Forces mission in the Middle East by one year, NHK reported. The 12-month extension was confirmed at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. The government ....