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Israel-Hamas hostage deal hinges on Gaza ceasefire: senior Russian diplomat

Date: 2024-02-07 16:53:06 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:10570368

MOSCOW, Feb 7 (MENA) - The main condition in any potential hostage deal between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement must be an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin told TASS News ....

Israeli forces kill 123 Palestinians, death toll reaches 27,700

Date: 2024-02-07 16:40:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:10570360

GAZA CITY, Feb 7 (MENA) - Israeli forces have killed at least 123 Palestinians over the past 24 hours in 16 "massacres", the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Wednesday. This brings the Palestinian death toll in four months to more than ....

Qatar urges continued entry of humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip

Date: 2024-02-07 16:22:12 GMT - Qatar - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:10570321

DOHA, Feb 7 (MENA) - Minister of State for International Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater met on Wednesday with HE Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations Nada Al Nashif, who is ....

Russia: Ceasefire only option to help Gaza

Date: 2024-02-07 13:14:08 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:10569906

MOSCOW, Feb 7 (MENA) - The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is working under adverse conditions, and only a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will allow it and other organizations to provide the assistance the ....

U.S. presses for long cease-fire to pave way for end of Gaza war--Paper

Date: 2024-02-07 12:08:03 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:10569482

WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (MENA) - U .S. negotiators are pushing for a cease-fire deal that could stop the war in Gaza long enough to stall Israel’s military momentum and potentially set the stage for a more lasting truce, U.S. and Arab officials ....

Blinken: I presented serious proposal with our partners in Egypt, Qatar

Date: 2024-02-07 12:07:47 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:10569487

WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel to probe a serious proposal on the release of hostages in return for the ceasefire in Gaza. Blinken had initiated the suggestion during his visit to Egypt and ....

PLO thanks Saudi Arabia for its firm stand on Palestinian cause

Date: 2024-02-07 09:15:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:10569275

RAMALLAH, Feb 7 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Hussein al-Sheikh thanked Saudi Arabia for its firm stand and painstaking efforts in support of the Palestinian people and their ....

Scores of settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2024-02-07 08:48:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:10569270

GAZA, Feb 7 (MENA) - Scores of settlers stormed Al Aqsa Mosque compound on Wednesday under the protection of Israeli forces. The settlers broke into the Mosque's compound from Bab al-Maghariba 's Gate, carried out provocative tours in the ....

UN says Israeli offensive in ‘overcrowded Rafah’ could amount to ‘war crimes’

Date: 2024-02-06 22:30:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:87 - ID:10569016

GENEVA / GAZA, Feb 6 (MENA) – The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned on Tuesday that any planned Israeli military offensives against the densely populated Rafah governorate in the Gaza Strip could amount ....

Russian foreign ministry summoned Israeli envoy over unacceptable remarks

Date: 2024-02-06 21:27:30 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:84 - ID:10568976

MOSCOW, Feb 6 (MENA) - Israeli Ambassador to Russia Simona Halperin was summoned to the Russian foreign ministry over a number of unacceptable pronouncements in the mass media, TASS reported Tuesday. The Russian foreign ministry told TASS earlier ....