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  • China calls for ceasefire in Gaza

    Date: 2023-12-11 08:47:45 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:10485113

    BEIJING/GENEVA, Dec 11 (MENA) - China has called for a truce in Gaza and a response to the health crisis unfolding there, stressing that the fundamental way out of this conflict lies in the two-state solution. Chen Xu, head of the Chinese ....

  • UN General Assembly likely to vote Tuesday on Gaza ceasefire demand: diplomats

    Date: 2023-12-11 07:18:42 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:10484900

    NEW YORK, Dec 11 (MENA) - The 193-member United Nations General Assembly is likely to vote Tuesday on a draft resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas in the Gaza Strip, ....

  • As part of the global strike for Gaza call, life comes to a standstill in the Palestinian territories

    Date: 2023-12-11 07:15:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:10484891

    RAMALLAH, Dec 11 (MENA) - Life came to a standstill in the Palestinian territories today as a general strike is observed in line with the international call for a global strike in protest against Israel’s 66-day-long genocidal war against the Gaza ....

  • Palestinian Journalists Syndicate: 16 journalists working for various media institutions killed in Gaza, 17 others detained

    Date: 2023-12-11 06:31:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:5 - ID:10484812

    RAMALLAH, Dec 11 (MENA) - The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate stressed the need for urgent intervention by international human rights and media institutions to stop the ongoing crimes of the Israeli occupation against the media and journalism ....

  • 22 Palestinians killed by Israeli air strikes in central, southern Gaza

    Date: 2023-12-10 22:56:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:91 - ID:10484722

    CAIRO, Dec 10 (MENA) - Twenty-two people have been killed after a residential block was hit by Israeli air strikes in the al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza on Sunday. Earlier, at least four civilians were killed this evening and others ....

  • Humanitarian crisis in Gaza ‘a choice’ by Israel: Save the Children

    Date: 2023-12-10 22:22:22 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:90 - ID:10484579

    LONDON, Dec 10 (MENA) - The CEO of the global aid group 'Save the Children' said the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza is “a choice” by Israel to withhold food and aid from the territory. The situation in Gaza is “absolutely horrific” as the ....

  • US wants to make sure Israel continues campaign on Gaza - Blinken

    Date: 2023-12-10 21:26:45 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:87 - ID:10484565

    WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (MENA) - The US wants to make sure that Israel continues this campaign on Gaza, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CNN on Sunday, commenting on his country's decision to veto a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ....

  • Israeli army raids civilian homes in South Lebanon

    Date: 2023-12-10 21:16:46 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:85 - ID:10484540

    BEIRUT, Dec 10 (MENA) - Towns in the eastern, western and central sectors of southern South Lebanon were hit by violent shelling of Israeli artillery and bombardment of aircraft in a major escalation between the Lebanese and Israeli sides. On the ....

  • Putin says 'ready to help deescalate situation in Gaza'

    Date: 2023-12-10 21:00:24 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:82 - ID:10484518

    MOSCOW, Dec 10 (MENA) - President Vladimir Putin has expressed Russia’s readiness to help deescalate the situation in the Gaza Strip, the Kremlin press service said after a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, the ....

  • WFP: Half of Gaza population are starving

    Date: 2023-12-10 20:45:38 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:81 - ID:10484515

    WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (MENA) - UN World Food Program's deputy executive director, Carl Skau said after visiting Gaza that “half of the population are starving” and described the humanitarian needs as “massive,” The Washington Post reported ....

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