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Israeli soldier handed over to Red Cross under Gaza ceasefire deal

Date: 2025-01-30 10:49:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:11047815

RAMALLAH, Jan 30 (MENA) - Israeli soldier Agam Berger was released by Hamas in Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip and transferred to the Red Cross, the Israeli military said on Thursday, adding that the vehicle carrying her was making its way to ....

Aid efforts in Gaza escalate, as risk from deadly unexploded ordnance grows: UN

Date: 2025-01-30 07:10:00 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:11047422

NEW YORK, Jan 30 (MENA) - UN agencies are scaling up humanitarian aid and addressing the growing risks posed by unexploded ordnance such as landmines (UXO), according to a report published by the website of the UN on Thursday. The UN Mine Action ....

Ahmed al Sharaa named transitional president of Syria

Date: 2025-01-29 21:05:28 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:11047279

DAMASCUS, Jan 29 (MENA) - Spokesman for Syria’s new government’s military operations sector Col. Hassan Abdul Ghani announced the appointment of Ahmad al-Sharaa as Syria's interim president, AlQahera News‎ reported on Wednesday. Under the ....

200 aid trucks enter Gaza from Egypt

Date: 2025-01-29 16:26:15 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:11046900

ARISH, Jan 29 (MENA) - The number of aid trucks that entered the Gaza Strip on Wednesday from Egypt reached 200, including 11 fuel trucks, according to a source at Rafah border terminal. The source said the trucks entered the strip through Al ....

Trump’s Middle East envoy heads to Israel, plans to visit Gaza

Date: 2025-01-29 14:26:36 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:11046780

WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (MENA) - President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff traveled to Israel on Wednesday and is expected to visit the Gaza Strip, the devastated Palestinian enclave where a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel has held for ....

130 aid trucks enter Gaza from Egypt Wednesday

Date: 2025-01-29 12:13:43 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:11046534

RAFAH, Egypt, Jan 29 (MENA) - The number of aid trucks that entered Gaza on Wednesday from Egypt reached 130 including 11 fuel trucks. A source at Rafah border terminal said the trucks entered the strip through Al Ouja and Karm Abu Salim ....

Turkish aid ship for Gaza arrives in Al Arish port

Date: 2025-01-29 11:52:57 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:11046497

AL ARISH, Egypt, Jan 29 (MENA) - A Turkish ship carrying various humanitarian and relief aid for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip arrived in Al Arish port in North Sinai governorate on Wednesday. A team from the Egyptian Red Crescent received ....

Israel says Netanyahu invited to meet Trump at White House next week

Date: 2025-01-28 21:07:34 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:11045924

RAMALLAH, Jan 28 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit the White House on February 4, the Israeli Prime Minister's Office announced on Tuesday, in what would be the first visit by a foreign ....

UNRWA should not be banned from operating based on occupation's allegations - Egyptian diplomat

Date: 2025-01-28 20:52:38 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:73 - ID:11045916

NEW YORK, Jan 28 (MENA) - Egypt's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Osama Abdel Khalek said that Israeli occupation's allegations cannot serve as a justification for taking a unilateral decision to ban UNRWA from operating. ....

UK gives £17m in drive to aid Gaza amid continuing ceasefire

Date: 2025-01-28 20:15:52 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:11045841

LONDON, Jan 28 (MENA) - The UK has provided an extra £17 million in humanitarian aid toward Gaza, amid the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, according to The Independent. British Development minister Anneliese Dodds announced the aid ....