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UK welcomes Egyptian-brokered ceasefire in Gaza

Date: 2023-05-14 10:23:37 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:10157021

LONDON, May 14 (MENA) - Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Sunday welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian factions in Gaza, brokered by Egypt. "The ceasefire must now be honored to prevent the loss of further ....

Egypt brokers ceasefire deal between Israel, Palestine: The Guardian

Date: 2023-05-14 10:11:48 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:10156836

LONDON, May 14 (MENA) - Egypt, a longtime mediator in Gaza, secured the agreement of both Israel and Palestinian group Islamic Jihad to its latest ceasefire proposal, the Guardian newspaper of Sunday quoted an Egyptian security official as ....

Abbas lauds Sisi's efforts to reach ceasefire between Palestinians, Israelis

Date: 2023-05-14 09:18:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:10156716

RAMALLAH, May 14 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas lauded on Sunday efforts exerted by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to reach a ceasefire between the Palestinians and Israelis and end the aggression on the Gaza Strip. Abu Mazen said ....

Scores of settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque under protection of Israeli occupation troops

Date: 2023-05-14 07:58:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:10156545

RAMALLAH, May 14 (MENA) - Scores of Israeli settlers stormed Al Aqsa Mosque Sunday under protection of Israeli occupation troops, Palestinian sources said. Israeli settlers broke into the mosque from Bab al-Maghariba Gate, performed Talmudic ....

Turkish presidential, parliamentary elections start

Date: 2023-05-14 07:55:18 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:10156548

ANKARA, May 14 (MENA) - Polling stations have opened across Turkey on Sunday for crucial parliamentary and presidential elections, TRT World channel said. Roughly 64 million people are eligible to vote, including nearly 5 million first-time ....

UN welcomes ceasefire between Gaza, Israel

Date: 2023-05-14 07:28:23 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:10156483

NEW YORK, May 14 (MENA) - UN Mideast peace envoy Tor Wennesland welcomed on Sunday the ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Palestinian factions in Gaza, calling on all sides to abide by the agreement. He hoped for facilitating the ....

Israeli forces storm Old Town in Nablus

Date: 2023-05-14 05:48:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:4 - ID:10156398

RAMALLAH, May 14 (MENA) - Israeli forces broke into the Old Town in Nablus on Sunday. Eyewitnesses said the occupation forces are surrounding a house in the Old Town. The Palestinian Red Crescent said one person suffered from tear gas ....

PLO thanks Egypt over role in reaching ceasefire

Date: 2023-05-13 21:24:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:10156249

RAMALLAH, May 13 (MENA) – The Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) thanked Egypt for its great role in reaching a ceasefire between the Palestinian and Israeli sides. In statements on Saturday, secretary-general of the PLO's executive ....

Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian youth in West Bank

Date: 2023-05-13 18:09:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10156060

RAMALLAH, Ma 13 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation forces on Saturday shot dead a Palestinian young man at Rihan military checkpoint stationed in the southwest of Jenin city, northern the occupied West Bank. According to Palestinian security ....

5 Palestinians injured in Israeli occupation airstrikes in Gaza

Date: 2023-05-13 14:16:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:10155622

RAMALLAH, May 13 (MENA) - At least five Palestinians, including three children, were injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes today on the fifth day of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, WAFA reported Sunday. Israeli warplanes attacked an ....