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US says it shot down 4 Houthi drones in southern Red Sea

Date: 2023-12-24 22:02:23 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:10505445

WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (MENA) - The United States shot down four drones headed towards a US destroyer in the southern Red Sea and launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, US Central Command (Centcom) said. “These attacks represent the 14th and ....

Israeli airstrikes, artillery continue to bound various areas across Gaza

Date: 2023-12-24 22:01:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:10505495

GAZA CITY, Dec 24 (MENA) – Israeli warplanes and artillery continued to target several areas across the Gaza Strip, WAFA reported on Sunday. Since this morning, the occupation forces have continued their heavy artillery bombardment and airstrikes ....

Fatah movement's spokesman confirms reports of possible truce in Gaza

Date: 2023-12-24 19:12:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:10505355

RAMALLAH, Dec 24 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Palestinian Fatah movement Abdel Fattah Dawla has confirmed reports of possible humanitarian truce in the Gaza Strip. In an interview via video link with Al-Qahera News channel, the Fatah spokesman said ....

Muslim World League welcomes UNSC resolution to allow aid into Gaza

Date: 2023-12-24 18:33:20 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:10505226

MECCA, Dec 24 (MENA) - The Muslim World League welcomed on Sunday the UN Security Council resolution calling for taking urgent steps to immediately allow the delivery of humanitarian aid in an expanded, safe and unhindered manner to the Gaza Strip, ....

Jordan, UAE urge immediate ceasefire, humanitarian aid to Gaza

Date: 2023-12-24 18:22:51 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10505225

ABU DHABI, Dec 24 (MENA) - Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman al Safadi and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the UAE Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan have emphasized the ....

WHO chief condemns 'decimation' of Gaza health system

Date: 2023-12-24 16:05:04 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:10505194

GENEVA, Dec 24 (MENA) - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), has said the "decimation" of the health system in Gaza was "a tragedy" and reiterated his call for a ceasefire. "The decimation of the Gaza ....

French Armed Forces minister to visit Diksmuide, where civilians from Gaza are being treated

Date: 2023-12-24 15:13:57 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:10505104

PARIS, Dec 24 (MENA) - French Minister of the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, will be on board the Dixmude on 31 December, his office announced on Sunday. The boat is the French helicopter carrier anchored in the Egyptian port of Al-Arish. The ....

166 Palestinians killed, 384 injured over past 24 hours in Gaza

Date: 2023-12-24 14:27:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:10505064

GAZA CITY, Dec 24 (MENA) - At least 166 civilians were confirmed killed and over 384 others injured over the past 24 hours, as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip, Wafa news agency quoted medical sources as saying on ....

Macron expresses 'great concern' about Gaza Catholic parish

Date: 2023-12-24 13:50:26 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:10504894

PARIS, Dec 24 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron expressed "great concern" about a Catholic parish in war-torn Gaza with the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, his office said on Sunday. Macron spoke with Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa by ....

Rafah crossing receives 41 injured Palestinians, companions

Date: 2023-12-24 12:14:55 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:10504822

RAFAH, Egypt, Dec 24 (MENA) - Rafah border crossing has received 41 wounded Palestinians and their companions coming from hospitals in the Gaza Strip to receive medical treatment in Egypt, a reliable medical source said Sunday. Ambulances rushed ....