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Abbas: We are facing war of aggression targeting our existence, national identity

Date: 2023-11-15 12:58:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:10443416

RAMALLAH, Nov 15 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday said that the Palestinian people are facing a war of aggression, barbarism and genocide especially in the Gaza Strip. In a statement he issued on the 35th anniversary of ....

Saudi Arabia sends 7th relief plane for Palestinian people in Gaza

Date: 2023-11-15 12:55:37 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:10443123

RIYADH, Nov 15 (MENA) - The seventh Saudi relief plane arrived in Egypt Wednesday, carrying 35 tons of relief aid, including food and shelter materials, to be transported to the Palestinian people in Gaza Strip, SPA reported Wednesday. This ....

1st fuel shipment crosses Rafah Terminal to Gaza

Date: 2023-11-15 12:08:32 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:10443336

RAFAH, Egypt, Nov 15 (MENA) – A fuel shipment has crossed the Rafah Terminal into Gaza for the first time since October 7. The shipment carries 25,000 liters of fuel for the operation of UNRWA vehicles, an official source at the terminal said ....

Russian envoy to Israel: We seek evacuation of 100 Russians from Gaza Strip today

Date: 2023-11-15 10:58:29 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:10443118

MOSCOW, Nov 15 (MENA) - Moscow is concerned that a potential escalation may hinder the evacuation of Russian nationals via the Rafah border, Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov told Rossiya-24 television. "Evacuation efforts are ....

UN official hails Sisi's stances, his call for Gaza ceasefire

Date: 2023-11-15 10:35:46 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:10443006

CAIRO, Nov 15 (MENA) - UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous hailed stances of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and his call for an immediate and sustainable ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. She praised Sisi's stand on ....

Israel TV: No hostages found inside Al Shifa Hospital

Date: 2023-11-15 10:08:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:10443004

RAMALLAH, Nov 15 (MENA) – Israel's Channel 13 said on Wednesday that the Israeli forces did not find any hostages in Al Shifa Hospital in spite of the intelligence information they had. In an attempt to justify attacking the hospital at dawn, the ....

Israeli forces storm Gaza's Shifa hospital

Date: 2023-11-15 07:37:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:10442729

GAZA CITY, Nov 15 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces Wednesday dawn stormed the Al-Shifa Medical Complex, west of Gaza City, after besieging it for the sixth day in a row. WAFA correspondent, who was besieged inside the Shifa Complex, said that ....

Gaza war death toll hits 11,320 - Gaza gov't office

Date: 2023-11-14 23:19:50 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:86 - ID:10442517

GAZA, Nov 14 (MENA) - The Palestinian death toll from an ongoing Israeli onslaught in the Gaza Strip has soared to 11,320 people, the government media office said on Tuesday. “The victims include 4,650 children and 3,145 women, while 29,200 ....

PRCS: Patients, wounded evacuated from Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza

Date: 2023-11-14 23:01:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:83 - ID:10442512

GAZA/RAMALLAH, Nov 14 (MENA) - The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said on Tuesday it managed to evacuate patients, the wounded and their families, and medical staff who were all besieged at Al-Quds Hospital for more than 10 days. The move ....

Canada's FM criticizes lack of fuel in Gaza

Date: 2023-11-14 22:09:57 GMT - Canada - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:10442513

OTTAWA, Nov 14 (MENA) - A lack of available fuel in the Gaza Strip will likely mean that United Nations work to support Palestinian civilians will end before Wednesday — a situation that has Canada's foreign affairs minister "extremely ....