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89 United Nations staff members killed since war began in Gaza, UN chief says

Date: 2023-11-07 20:44:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:90 - ID:10431422

GAZA, Nov 7 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has said 89 staff members of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) have been killed since the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza began a month ago, ....

Israeli army shells areas in southern Lebanon

Date: 2023-11-07 20:34:41 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:88 - ID:10431151

BEIRUT, Nov 7 (MENA) - The Israeli army on Tuesday conducted heavy shelling targeting different areas in southern Lebanon, prompting the Lebanese military to shut the main road from Nabatieh province to Marjayoun town. In return, Hezbollah ....

UNRWA warns of grave consequences from Israeli escalation in Gaza

Date: 2023-11-07 19:01:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:10431044

GAZA CITY, Nov 7 (MENA) - UNRWA Media Advisor Adnan Abu Hasna warned of the grave consequences of escalating violence between the Palestinian and Israeli sides centered on the Gaza Strip. In an exclusive interview with Al Qahera News on Tuesday, ....

Over 100 French nationals evacuated from Gaza: French foreign ministry

Date: 2023-11-07 18:59:03 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:10431149

PARIS, Nov 7 (MENA) - More than 100 French nationals and their dependents have been evacuated from the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing to Egypt, the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs said. "Two groups of French ....

New Israeli massacre in Gaza leaves dozens of civilians dead, wounded

Date: 2023-11-07 18:56:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:10431212

GAZA CITY/RAMALLAH, Nov 7 (MENA) - A new Israeli massacre in the Gaza Strip claimed the lives of dozens of civilians on Tuesday. Israeli warplanes fired several missiles at residential buildings in the center of Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza ....

First group of Canadian evacuees leave Gaza: Canadian FM

Date: 2023-11-07 18:08:23 GMT - Canada - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:10431137

OTTAWA, Nov 7 (MENA) - The first group of Canadians has left Gaza amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, said Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly. In a video posted on "X" platform, Joly said a team of officials "met them on the Egyptian side of ....

UK ministers to hold emergency meeting over Israel-Hamas war

Date: 2023-11-07 18:06:56 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:10431141

LONDON, Nov 7 (MENA) - UK government ministers are to hold an emergency committee meeting as work intensifies to secure “pauses” in the conflict between Israel and Hamas after a tank raid of Gaza, according to The Guardian newspaper. Oliver ....

PNC: Lapid's statement on establishing Palestinian state 'on Mars' reflects absence of peace partner

Date: 2023-11-07 17:34:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:10431041

RAMALLAH, Nov 7 (MENA) – The Palestinian National Council (PNC) considers what is said by Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid on the establishment of a Palestinian state on Mars as not surprising for it reflects the fact that there is no partner in ....

WHO director urges humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

Date: 2023-11-07 17:19:59 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:10431022

GENEVA, Nov 7 (MENA) - Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday urged all parties concerned to agree to a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and “work towards lasting peace.” Ghebreyesus said - in his ....

Gaza health ministry: 10,328 killed, 25,956 wounded in Israeli aggression on Gaza

Date: 2023-11-07 15:12:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:10430777

GAZA CITY, Nov 7 (MENA) – The Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip announced on Tuesday that 10,328 people have been killed, 25,956 others wounded in Israeli aggression on Gaza since the start of the Israeli operations on October 7th. Spokesman for ....