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At least 198 Palestinians dead, 1,610 injured in Israeli aggression on Gaza

Date: 2023-10-07 14:51:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:10379941

RAMALLAH, Oct 7 (MENA) - At least 198 Palestinians were killed during the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, WAFA reported. Also, 1,610 people were injured, according to the same report. The death toll was reported following clashes with ....

5 Palestinians killed in ongoing Israeli aggression against Gaza

Date: 2023-10-07 14:20:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:10379814

RAMALLAH, Oct 7 (MENA) - Five Palestinians were killed Saturday during the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, local sources said. Four Palestinians were killed in airstrikes on Gaza City and Khan Yunis, while the fifth person was ....

ICRC calls for immediate protection of civilians after horrific violence

Date: 2023-10-07 14:18:16 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:10379892

GENEVA, Oct 7 (MENA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is extremely concerned by the alarming intensification of armed violence in Israel and the Occupied Territories this morning, it said in a press release Saturday. “The ....

US condemns Hamas attacks against Israel

Date: 2023-10-07 13:35:38 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10379807

WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (MENA) - The United States has unequivocally condemned the unprovoked attacks by Hamas group against Israeli civilians. There is never any justification for violence, said US National Security Council Spokesperson Adrienne ....

One Palestinian killed, others injured in Israeli airstrikes on eastern Gaza

Date: 2023-10-07 13:27:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:10379636

RAMALLAH, Oct 7 (MENA) - Israeli warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes Saturday on the Al- Shejaeya neighborhood in eastern Gaza City, killing at least one Palestinian and injuring many others, some of them seriously, according to Wafa news ....

Israel says at least 40 people killed, 700 injured after Hamas attack

Date: 2023-10-07 12:39:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:10379705

RAMALLAH, Oct 7 (MENA) - At least 40 people have been killed and over 700 injured since the start of the massive attack by Hamas, Israel’s the Magen David Adom emergency service says. The Israeli Health Ministry says 779 people have been ....

British PM says Israel has “an absolute right to defend itself”

Date: 2023-10-07 12:20:30 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:10379657

LONDON, Oct 7 (MENA) - Rishi Sunak has said Israel has “an absolute right to defend itself” as the country’s prime minister said it was “at war” following attacks by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip. The UK Prime Minister said the ....

Israeli forces clash with Palestinians in Hebron

Date: 2023-10-07 12:06:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:10379572

RAMALLAH, Oct 7 (MENA) - Israeli forces engaged in clashes with Palestinians in Hebron in the southern West Bank, leaving behind casualties. Palestinian sources said a journalist sustained a rubber bullet injury during confrontations. A ....

Abbas chairs an emergency leadership meeting, gives instructions to provide protection for Palestinian people

Date: 2023-10-07 10:26:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:10379407

RAMALLAH, Oct 7 (MENA) - President Mahmoud Abbas today chaired an emergency leadership meeting that included a number of civilian and security officials, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. The President gave instructions to provide ....

‘We are at war,’ Netanyahu says after Hamas launches surprise attack

Date: 2023-10-07 10:23:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:10379403

RAMALLAH, Oct 7 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel “is at war” after Hamas launched a surprise attack on the country on Saturday, and vowed to exact an “unprecedented price” from the Palestinian group, according to The ....