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Japan stresses commitment to humanitarian support in Gaza after Trump's remark

Date: 2025-02-05 08:25:38 GMT - Japan - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:11055008

TOKYO, Feb 5 (MENA) - Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa has stressed Japan's commitment to humanitarian support for the Gaza Strip following US President Donald Trump's remark on taking over Gaza, NHK World Japan reported. Hayashi ....

Trump says US “will take over” the Gaza Strip and Palestinians there should leave 2 last Washington

Date: 2025-02-05 05:02:47 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:3 - ID:11054936

“I don’t think people should be going back to Gaza,” Trump said in the Oval Office earlier in the day. “I heard that Gaza has been very unlucky for them. They live like hell. They live like they’re living in hell. Gaza is not a place for people to ....

Trump says US “will take over” the Gaza Strip and Palestinians there should leave

Date: 2025-02-05 05:01:01 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:11054935

WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has said the United States “will take over” the Gaza Strip — possibly with the help of American troops — while the Palestinians who live there should leave, a stunning proposal that would ....

2nd phase of Gaza ceasefire deal headed for trouble: Lavrov

Date: 2025-02-04 21:29:46 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:11054819

MOSCOW, Feb 4 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned the West against treating the Middle East like a geopolitical playground. "The West is used to wreaking havoc, creating crises, and then seeing what happens," TASS quoted ....

Trump reimposes pressure campaign on Iran

Date: 2025-02-04 21:28:40 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:11054861

WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump issued an executive order reinstating a "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran, according to Fox News. As he signed the memo, Trump described it as very tough and said he was torn on whether ....

Russia supports stance by Egypt, Jordan against Palestinian displacement: Envoy

Date: 2025-02-04 20:18:09 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:11054785

CAIRO, Feb 4 (MENA) - Russia's Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov affirmed his country's support of the stance adopted by Egypt and Jordan against the forced displacement of Palestinians. There ....

UNRWA: Situation in Jenin catastrophic, all residents displaced

Date: 2025-02-04 19:47:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:11054599

RAMALLAH/GENEVA, Feb 4 (MENA) - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said Tuesday the situation in Jenin camp in the northern West Bank is heading towards a catastrophic situation and all its residents have left ....

230 aid trucks enter Gaza, including 24 laden with fuel

Date: 2025-02-04 15:15:36 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:11054376

RAFAH, Egypt, Feb 4 (MENA) – A total of 230 humanitarian aid trucks, including 24 carrying fuel, entered Gaza on Tuesday, continuing the delivery of essential supplies to Palestinians in the war-ravaged enclave. According to an official source at ....

Times of Israel: 2 soldiers killed, 8 hurt in shooting attack at checkpoint in West Bank

Date: 2025-02-04 12:12:11 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:11054056

GAZA CITY, Feb 4 (MENA) - A Palestinian infiltrated an army checkpoint in the northern West Bank on Tuesday morning, opening fire and killing two soldiers and wounding eight others before being killed, according to the Times of Israel ....

Security Council to hold briefings on Palestine, Syria, Yemen in February

Date: 2025-02-04 09:34:53 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:11053628

NEW YORK, Feb 4 (MENA) - The Middle East will remain a priority on the Security Council’s February agenda this month, with briefings set to be held on the Palestinian issue, Syria and Yemen, according to a statement issued by the Security ....