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Israel strikes across Gaza as the offensive leaves both it and the US increasingly isolated

Date: 2023-12-12 11:50:33 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:10487523

WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (MENA) - Israeli forces carried out strikes across Gaza overnight and into Tuesday as they pressed ahead with an offensive that officials say could go on for weeks or months, even as global calls for a cease-fire left both Israel ....

The US must change course on Gaza today: New York Times

Date: 2023-12-12 11:39:43 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:10487512

NEW YORK, Dec 12 (MENA) - We are no strangers to human suffering — to conflict, to natural disasters, to some of the world’s largest and gravest catastrophes. We were there when fighting erupted in Khartoum, Sudan. As bombs rained down on Ukraine. ....

Fatah spokesman: Palestinians will never leave their land

Date: 2023-12-12 11:10:26 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:10487393

RAMALLAH, Dec 12 (MENA) - Fatah Movement Spokesman Hussein Hamayel asserted Tuesday that the Palestinian people will never leave their land, saying they reject any attempt about forced displacement. He noted that all security solutions will not ....

Israeli forces detain 50 Palestinians from West Bank

Date: 2023-12-12 10:53:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:10487430

RAMALLAH, Dec 12 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation forces Tuesday detained 50 Palestinians in raids at their homes across the occupied West Bank, including two women, according to Wafa news agency. In Ramallah, the occupation forces detained 22 ....

Iranian, Russian FMs call for more aid delivery to Gaza

Date: 2023-12-12 10:34:38 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:10487290

BEIJING, Dec 12 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Monday called for increasing delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing conflict, Xinhua reported. In a ....

Blinken, Gantz discuss efforts to facilitate safe return of hostages in Gaza

Date: 2023-12-12 09:46:18 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:10487225

WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Israeli War Cabinet member Minister Benny Gantz, the Department of State said in a statement. Secretary Blinken and Minister Gantz discussed ongoing efforts to facilitate ....

Dozens of Israeli settlers break into Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2023-12-12 08:03:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:10486985

RAMALLAH, Dec 12 (MENA) - Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed the compound of Al Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday under heavy protection from the Israeli police. The settlers raided the holy Islamic Mosque and carried out provocative tours in its ....

12 Palestinians killed, scores injured in Israeli airstrike southern Gaza

Date: 2023-12-12 07:21:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:10486815

GAZA CITY, Dec 12 (MENA) - At least 12 Palestinians were killed and dozens others injured early Tuesday in Israeli airstrikes that targeted a home in the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. According to medical sources, twelve Palestinians, ....

Israeli occupation troops storm Ramallah, Al-Bireh

Date: 2023-12-11 23:01:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:102 - ID:10486717

RAMALLAH, Dec 11 (MENA) - For the second consecutive night, Israeli occupation forces stormed Ramallah and Al-Bireh cities in the West Bank on Monday evening. The occupation troops raided Sateh Marhaba neighborhood in central Al-Bireh and shot ....

Palestinian Journalists Syndicate calls for prosecuting occupation for killing of journalist's father in Gaza

Date: 2023-12-11 21:58:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:98 - ID:10486694

RAMALLAH, Dec 11 (MENA) – The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate tonight called on the International Federation of Journalists to document the assassination of the father of Al-Jazeera correspondent Anas Al-Sharif in the northern Gaza Strip, WAFA ....