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Israel declares all of Khan Younis a combat zone, orders Gazans to leave

Date: 2025-05-19 12:58:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:11185224

GAZA CITY, May 19 (MENA) - The Israeli army on Monday said Palestinians living in and around the large southern Gaza Strip’s city of Khan Younis must leave their homes as it prepares to launch an “unprecedented attack” on the area, the Times of ....

Israeli shelling kills 17 Palestinians in Gaza's Khan Yunis

Date: 2025-05-19 06:32:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:11184491

GAZA CITY, May 19 (MENA) - Seventeen Palestinians, six of them from the southern city of Khan Yunis, were killed early Monday morning in Israeli shelling of various areas of the Gaza Strip, said WAFA news agency. Local sources reported that ....

Israel proposes releasing ten hostages in exchange for 60-day truce

Date: 2025-05-19 03:21:47 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:11184395

RAMALLAH, May 19 (MENA) - Israeli Channel 13 revealed last night that indirect talks between Israel and Hamas in Doha are ongoing, amid the escalating intensity of fighting in the Gaza Strip. The channel reported that, at this stage, an Israeli ....

Israeli cabinet approves immediate return of humanitarian aid in Gaza without release of hostages

Date: 2025-05-18 22:00:15 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:11184375

RAMALLAH, May 18 (MENA) - The Israeli security cabinet decided to allow the resumption of humanitarian aid into Gaza on Sunday night, according to Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper. The decision was made without holding a vote, with Finance Minister ....

Negotiations on Gaza marked by instability, US spokesman

Date: 2025-05-18 22:00:04 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:11184344

WASHINGTON, May 18 (MENA) - Adam Boehler, US Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs, said on Sunday that negotiations related to the Gaza Strip remain volatile and unstable. In press statements, Boehler noted that US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff is ....

Iran FM: Enrichment will continue in Iran with or without a deal

Date: 2025-05-18 21:15:19 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:11184331

TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has stressed that Iran will not abandon its right to uranium enrichment, adding that Tehran is ready to provide guarantees that it will never develop nuclear arms, Mehr News Agency ....

WFP calls on int’l community to ensure aid flows to Gaza before time runs out

Date: 2025-05-18 19:00:54 GMT - Italy - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:11184020

ROME, May 18 (MENA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Sunday of the risk of famine in Gaza as a result of the comprehensive blockade imposed by Israel on the Strip, calling on the international community to act quickly to ....

Palestinian Red Crescent: We are working to rescue victims of Israeli war on northern Gaza

Date: 2025-05-18 11:38:45 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:11183477

GAZA CITY, May 18 (MENA) - Media Director of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in Gaza Raed al-Nims confirmed deterioration of health system in northern areas of the Gaza Strip due to closure of all hospitals and Israeli occupation ....

Lebanese soldier injured in Israeli raid on Beit Yahoun road

Date: 2025-05-18 11:08:13 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:11183445

BEIRUT, May 18 (MENA) - An Israeli drone strike targeted a car on the Beit Yahoun road in Bint Jbeil district on Sunday, leaving two people injured, including a Lebanese army soldier. The Israeli drone has carried out several strikes in Bint ....

Palestinian Health Min: Gaza death toll surges to 53,339

Date: 2025-05-18 10:46:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:11183437

GAZA CITY, May 18 (MENA) - At least 67 Palestinians were killed and 361 others were injured in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, taking the death toll of Palestinians since October 2023 to 53,339, Wafa news agency reported on Sunday. Local ....