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French foreign min. mobilizes to follow developments in Gaza

Date: 2023-10-29 15:12:10 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:10415622

PARIS, Oct 29 (MENA) - The French Foreign Ministry is mobilizing all its forces to communicate with French nationals permanently present in Gaza, through hundreds of its employees specialized in following up developments in the region. The French ....

Iraq, Qatar assert necessity of coordinating stances to stop Israeli aggression on Gaza

Date: 2023-10-29 14:33:13 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:10415346

BAGHDAD, Oct 29 (MENA) - Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shaya Al-Sudani asserted the necessity of coordinating efforts and accelerated action to stop Israeli aggression on Gaza. The Premier made the remarks during a meeting with Qatari Ambassador ....

UN chief warns Gaza growing more desperate 'by the hour'

Date: 2023-10-29 14:06:23 GMT - Nepal - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:10415477

KATHMANDU, Oct 29 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday warned the situation in Gaza is declining rapidly as he repeated desperate appeals for a ceasefire to end the "nightmare" of bloodshed, according to a statement issued by ....

Abbas hails continued support of Arab countries, people

Date: 2023-10-29 12:48:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:10415361

RAMALLAH, Oct 29 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday expressed appreciation for the supportive stances of Arab countries and their people who advocated for the rights of the Palestinian people and called for an end to Israeli ....

Palestine says Israeli aggression jeopardizes world system

Date: 2023-10-29 12:41:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:10415215

RAMALLAH, Oct 29 (MENA) - Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Sunday said that the failure of the international community to put an end to the devastating Israeli aggression, which aims to liquidate the Gaza Strip and subsequently the Palestinian cause, ....

1,590 Palestinians arrested by Israel since October 7, rights groups say

Date: 2023-10-29 11:21:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:10415279

RAMALLAH, Oct 29 (MENA) - More than 1,590 Palestinians have been arrested by the Israeli occupation forces since the onset of the Israeli aggression on October 7, the Palestinian Authority's Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the ....

UNIFIL warns of attempts of targeting it

Date: 2023-10-29 10:53:56 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:10415217

BEIRUT/NEW YORK, Oct 29 (MENA) - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) warned of attempts to target it after a shell hit its premises in south Lebanon. In a statement Sunday, UNIFIL urged all sides to implement a ceasefire ....

Netanyahu apologizes for statement blaming defense forces for October 7

Date: 2023-10-29 10:10:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:10415079

RAMALLAH, Oct 29 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized on Sunday morning for a statement on Saturday night attacking the defense, and especially intelligence, forces, according to The Jerusalem Post. The tweet was posted ....

Gaza Civil Defense warns of repeated disruption of communication services in Gaza

Date: 2023-10-29 09:34:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:10415028

GAZA CITY, Oct 29 (MENA) - Mahmud Bassal, a spokesman for the Gaza Civil Defense, warned of repeated disruption of communication and internet services in Gaza, which affects work of civil defense teams and the lives of citizens in the Gaza Strip in ....

13 Palestinians civilians killed in Israeli bombardment in Gaza

Date: 2023-10-29 09:32:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:10415076

GAZA CITY, Oct 29 (MENA) - Thirteen Palestinian civilians were brutally murdered Sunday and many more were injured as a result of Israeli airstrikes targeting two residential homes in Gaza City and in the town of Beit Lahia, according to local ....