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Israeli authorities close Ibrahimi Mosque to Muslims

Date: 2024-10-09 07:25:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:10904256

RAMALLAH, Oct 9 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation authorities closed the Ibrahimi Mosque in the city of Al Khalil to Muslim worshipers until Saturday evening. The director of the mosque and its head custodian Moataz Abu Sneineh told WAFA Wednesday ....

US defense secretary stresses importance of partnership with Saudi Arabia

Date: 2024-10-09 07:07:06 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:10904285

WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (MENA) - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin spoke with Saudi Minister of Defense Khalid bin Salman to review US efforts to promote security in the Middle East, the US Department of Defense said Wednesday. The US Secretary ....

Israeli occupation army announces 3 soldiers seriously wounded in southern Lebanon fighting

Date: 2024-10-09 06:49:24 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:10904254

GAZA CITY, October 9 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation army said three soldiers have been seriously wounded in separate incidents in southern Lebanon. In the first incident, a Non-commissioned officer (NCO), and reservist from the Military ....

Hezbollah targets Israeli force with explosive device

Date: 2024-10-09 06:21:33 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:10904196

BEIRUT, Oct 9 (MENA) - Lebanese Hezbollah announced targeting an Israeli force with an explosive device following clashes with them, reported the Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) Wednesday. In a statement Hezbollah said: "in support of our ....

Four Palestinians killed in Israeli bombing of Bureij Camp

Date: 2024-10-09 06:13:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:10904210

RAMALLAH, Oct 9 (MENA) - Four Palestinians including a child were killed and others were injured as a result of Israeli bombing of Bureij Camp in the central Gaza Strip, Wafa reported Wednesday. Palestinian paramedics recovered the bodies of ....

Death toll from Israeli aggression on Lebanon surges to 2,119

Date: 2024-10-08 22:07:21 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:10904120

BEIRUT, Oct 8 (MENA) - The death toll from Israel's ongoing aggression on Lebanon has risen to 2,119, with injuries reported at 10,019, the Lebanese Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Israeli airstrikes on towns and villages in South Lebanon, ....

Knesset law blocking UNRWA ‘would be a catastrophe’: UN chief warns

Date: 2024-10-08 22:00:12 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:10904050

NEW YORK, Oct 8 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he has written to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, warning him that draft Israeli legislation to prevent the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) from working in the ....

Several Palestinians killed, injured in Israeli airstrikes on areas in Gaza

Date: 2024-10-08 20:29:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:10903988

RAMALLAH, Oct 8 (MENA) - Several Palestinians were killed and others injured on Tuesday in Israeli airstrikes targeting different areas in the Gaza Strip, WAFA news agency reported. Medical sources in the Strip said that several civilians were ....

Death toll from Israeli onslaught in Gaza surges to 41,965; over 97,590 injured

Date: 2024-10-08 17:27:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:10903879

RAMALLAH, Oct 8 (MENA) – Israeli occupation forces committed eight massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours, resulting in the killing of at least 56 Palestinians and the injury of 278 others, WAFA reported. Local health ....

3 family members killed in Lebanon’s Al-Khodor massacre, rubble removal operations continue

Date: 2024-10-08 16:12:03 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:10903819

BEIRUT, Oct 8 (MENA) – Israeli aircraft committed a massacre by bombarding a house of a citizen from the Audeh family in Baalbek’s town of Al-Khodor, where five family members were inside, the National News Agency reported. Rescue teams of the ....