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Gaza death toll surges to 1,573

Date: 2023-10-13 04:26:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:1 - ID:10389387

RAMALLAH, Oct 13 (MENA) - Due to the devastating Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, the death toll has surged to 1,573, with 7,262 individuals injured, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said in an ....

Palestinian teen killed by Israeli gunfire in Qalqilia

Date: 2023-10-12 22:02:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:114 - ID:10389343

RAMALLAH, Oct 12 (MENA) – A Palestinian teenager was pronounced dead on Thursday after being injured with live ammunition by Israeli occupation forces in the town of Jayyus, east of Qalqilya, according to medical sources. The Ministry of Health ....

WFP raises alarms over "dangerous" humanitarian situation in Gaza

Date: 2023-10-12 16:05:24 GMT - Italy - Middle East - SN:88 - ID:10388962

ROME, Oct 12 (MENA) - Food and water are “quickly running out,” the deputy head of emergencies of the UN World Food Program, Brian Lander, was quoted by CNN as saying on Thursday while speaking about the situation in Palestinian territories. "It's ....

Gaza still has fuel but it could run out in hours, Red Cross official says

Date: 2023-10-12 15:28:25 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:81 - ID:10388854

GAZA/GENEVA, Oct 12 (MENA) - The blockaded Gaza Strip still has some fuel to operate generators such as those in hospitals but it could run out in hours, a Red Cross official said on Thursday, saying it is too unsafe to move stored aid around the ....

UNIFIL commander says situation in Lebanon is stable but volatile

Date: 2023-10-12 15:19:32 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:10388878

BEIRUT, Oct 12 (MENA) - UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Aroldo Lázaro said despite the worrying incidents in the past days, the situation in UNIFIL's area of operations in southern Lebanon remains stable but volatile. "The exchanges of ....

S.Korean defense minister calls for safety of troops in Middle East

Date: 2023-10-12 15:11:47 GMT - south korea - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:10388876

SEOUL, Oct 12 (MENA) - South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik called Thursday for South Korean troops deployed in the Middle East to maintain vigilance to keep their service members safe in the wake of the escalating Israel-Hamas conflict, his ....

Gaza death toll surges to 1,448, including 447 children

Date: 2023-10-12 15:11:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:76 - ID:10388851

GAZA/RAMALLAH, Oct 12 (MENA) - Due to the devastating Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank, the death toll has surged to 1,448, with 6,868 individuals injured, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said in an ....

China's Middle East envoy says ceasefire is 'top priority'

Date: 2023-10-12 14:41:47 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:10388747

BEIJING, Oct 12 (MENA) - The Chinese Foreign Ministry has announced that Special Envoy of the Chinese Government on the Middle East Issue Zhai Jun had a phone call with First Deputy Foreign Minister of Palestine Amal Jadou on the Palestine-Israel ....

Russian diplomat blames US, UK for Middle East escalation

Date: 2023-10-12 14:39:58 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:10388692

MOSCOW, Oct 12 (MENA) - Washington and London are responsible for the latest escalation in the Middle East, TASS news agency quoted Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying on Thursday. "The countries that neighbor Israel ....

Settlers kill Palestinian man, his son in attack on funeral in Nablus

Date: 2023-10-12 14:37:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:10388620

RAMALLAH, Oct 12 (MENA) - A Palestinian man and his son were killed on Thursday in an attack by Israeli settlers on the funeral of four people killed yesterday in the village of Qusra, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, WAFA news agency ....