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Arab Parliament calls on UNHRC to investigate Israeli war crimes against Palestinians

Date: 2023-11-04 17:14:39 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:10426172

CAIRO, Nov 4 (MENA) - The Arab Parliament has sent an official request to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to form an international fact-finding committee to investigate Israeli war crimes against the Palestinian people. In a ....

Financial Times highlights Egypt's efforts in containing Gaza conflict

Date: 2023-11-04 16:47:49 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:10425972

LONDON, Nov 4 (MENA) - A senior US administration official said intense discussions to secure the release of 242 hostages in Gaza were continuing, including through indirect engagement with Hamas, The Financial Times reported. The official added ....

Arabs, US agree on necessity of working to protect civilians - Jordanian FM -- 3 Amman

Date: 2023-11-04 16:45:13 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:10426057

Safadi stressed the need to stop shielding Israel from international law and hold it accountable for the war crimes it is committing in the Gaza Strip. "Israel has killed more children in this war than in all conflicts since 2019." He warned ....

Indonesia coordinates with Egypt to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza

Date: 2023-11-04 16:42:54 GMT - Indonesia - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:10425973

JAKARTA, Nov 4 (MENA) – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in Indonesia Pahala Mansury said an aid shipment would be handed over to the Red Crescent of Egypt to be delivered to Gaza by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine ....

Blinken reaffirms US support for ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Gaza 2 Amman

Date: 2023-11-04 16:37:02 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:10426102

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday both Washington and Arab states believe the status quo of a Hamas-controlled Gaza cannot continue and that he has discussed with his Arab counterparts how to chart a better path forward toward a ....

Palestinian Red Crescent: 21 injured in attack on emergency entrance of Al Quds Hospital

Date: 2023-11-04 16:35:50 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:10425976

GAZA CITY, Nov 4 (MENA) - The Palestinian Red Crescent said Saturday Israeli occupation forces targeted the entrance to the emergency department of Al Quds Hospital in Gaza, causing major damage. In a brief press statement, the Red Crescent said ....

Arabs, US agree on necessity of working to protect civilians - Jordanian FM -- 2 Amman

Date: 2023-11-04 16:33:55 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:10426058

Safadi refused to describe the war launched by Israel on the Gaza Strip and the killing of civilians as "self-defence." The Arab countries demand an immediate ceasefire and an end to the war and the resulting killing of innocent people and the ....

Blinken reaffirms US support for ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Gaza

Date: 2023-11-04 16:25:57 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:10426063

AMMAN, Nov 4 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reaffirmed US support for “humanitarian pauses” in fighting between Israel and Hamas to ensure people in the besieged Gaza Strip get help. Speaking at a news conference in Amman about ....

Arabs, US agree on necessity of working to protect civilians - Jordanian FM

Date: 2023-11-04 16:23:57 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:10426042

AMMAN, Nov 4 (MENA) - Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi said Saturday that the talks held in the kingdom today between Arab foreign ministers and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken were ....

WHO: Attacks on hospitals in Gaza violation of int’l law

Date: 2023-11-04 16:21:33 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:10426040

CAIRO, Nov 4 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned attacks that took place on Friday near Al Shifa, Al Quds and Indonesian hospitals in Gaza, stressing the attacks on healthcare institutions, and imposing restrictions on basic ....