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EU states give nod to Red Sea mission to deter Houthis, says diplomats

Date: 2024-01-16 20:09:46 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:10536945

BRUSSELS, Jan 16 (MENA) - European Union member states have given initial backing to a naval mission to protect ships from attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militia in the Red Sea, European diplomats said on Tuesday, after the launch of a US-led ....

Israel destroying Gaza’s food system and weaponizing food, say UN human rights experts

Date: 2024-01-16 19:26:58 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:10536889

GENEVA, Jan 16 (MENA) – Gazans now make up 80 per cent of all people facing famine or catastrophic hunger worldwide, marking an unparalleled humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip amid Israel’s continued bombardment and siege, according to UN human ....

Palestine's PM warns of aggravating humanitarian disaster in Gaza

Date: 2024-01-16 17:10:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:10536722

RAMALLAH, Jan 16 (MENA) - Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh warned of the aggravating humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip over the shortage in food items and relief supplies that are delivered through the Rafah border ....

WHO: 83% of Gaza population subject to imminent famine

Date: 2024-01-16 13:20:47 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:10536003

CAIRO, Jan 16 (MENA) - Dr Ahmed Al Mandhari, Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Eastern Mediterranean, said on Tuesday that 93% of Gaza population are subjected to famine. In statements to Al Qahera Al Ikhbaria ....

Palestinian ministry: 158 martyrs in 15 Israeli massacres in 24 hours

Date: 2024-01-16 13:19:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:10536189

GAZA CITY, Jan 16 (MENA) - The health ministry in Gaza said on Tuesday that the Israeli occupation army committed 15 massacres in different areas of the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours, killing at least 158 civilians and injuring over 320 ....

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza claim dozens of lives as Israel's aggression enters its 102nd day

Date: 2024-01-16 10:15:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:10535775

GAZA CITY, Jan 16 (MENA) - At least 57 Palestinians at night were killed and dozens wounded following intense Israeli airstrikes targeting several areas in the Gaza Strip, WAFA quoted local and security sources as saying. Sources said that at ....

36 Palestinians arrested by Israeli forces in West Bank

Date: 2024-01-16 09:22:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:10535618

RAMALLAH, Jan 16 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested 36 Palestinians in different areas of the West Bank. Palestinian security forces said that 10 Palestinians were arrested in the Central West Bank city of Ramallah. They also ....

Aid officials think pockets of famine exist in Gaza: The Guardian newspaper

Date: 2024-01-16 09:21:38 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:10535597

LONDON, Jan 16 (MENA) - Aid officials in Gaza believe that pockets of famine already exist in the territory, with parents sacrificing remaining food for their children, an apple costing $8 (£6.30) and fuel for cooking almost impossible to find, the ....

Scores of settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2024-01-16 08:28:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:10535600

RAMALLAH, Jan 16 (MENA) - Scores of settlers, protected by Israeli forces, stormed Al Aqsa Mosque compound on Tuesday. The settlers carried out provocative tours in the mosque's yards and performed Talmudic rituals. (MENA) R R N/ ....

UN chief calls for 'immediate' ceasefire in Gaza

Date: 2024-01-16 08:24:27 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:10535593

NEW YORK, Jan 16 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an "immediate humanitarian ceasefire" in the Gaza Strip, as the fighting passed the 100-day milestone, the UN News Center reported. "We need an immediate humanitarian ....