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The Guardian: Pentagon to send military advisers, air defense systems to Israel

Date: 2023-10-24 09:33:10 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:10407366

LONDON, Oct 24 (MENA) - The Pentagon is sending military advisers and sophisticated air defense systems to Israel ahead of an anticipated ground assault into Gaza by Israel’s military, the Guardian reported Tuesday. The US advisers will not be ....

Gaza needs peace-making efforts rather than geopolitical calculation, says Chinese FM

Date: 2023-10-24 07:54:09 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:10407288

BEIJING, Oct 24 (MENA) - What the Gaza Strip needs most is peace-making efforts, not geopolitical calculation, Xinhua reported Tuesday quoting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. What the people of Gaza need most is security, food and medicine, ....

Six UN refugee agency workers killed in Gaza in 24 hours

Date: 2023-10-24 07:25:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:10407203

GAZA, Oct 24 (MENA) - Six workers with the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency were killed in just 24 hours in Gaza, the global body said Tuesday, bringing to 35 the total of its staff killed since October 7. “Since the start of hostilities, at least ....

120 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on populated areas in Gaza Strip

Date: 2023-10-24 06:48:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:10407104

GAZA CITY, Oct 24 (MENA) - More than 120 Palestinians were killed in a series of violent raids launched by Israeli warplanes on Tuesday, targeting populated homes in various areas in the Gaza Strip on the 18th day of the aggression, according to ....

Indonesian Hospital in Gaza suffers power outage

Date: 2023-10-24 06:38:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:10407144

GAZA, Oct 24 (MENA) - The Indonesian hospital in the town of Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip, has officially been out of electricity since last night as a result of the exhaustion of fuel needed to operate the electric generators inside it, WAFA ....

French president arrives in Tel Aviv for talks on Middle East conflict

Date: 2023-10-24 06:12:37 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:10407063

RAMALLAH, Oct 24 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Tel Aviv Tuesday morning to meet with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former defense minister Benny Gantz and main opposition leader Yair Lapid. ....

Death toll rises to 5,100 in Gaza Strip: Health Ministry

Date: 2023-10-23 21:35:05 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:87 - ID:10406924

CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) - As many as 5,100 people have been killed since October 7, including 2,055 children and 1,150 women, said Palestinian Health Ministry Spokesman Dr. Ashraf al Qedra. In a phone interview with Sada el Balad talk show host Ahmed ....

French FM heads to New York tomorrow for UNSC meeting on Gaza war

Date: 2023-10-23 20:34:04 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:84 - ID:10406875

PARIS, Oct 23 (MENA) - French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna will visit New York on tomorrow Tuesday for an open debate on the Middle East at the United Nations Security Council. Colonna is expected to reaffirm France’s ....

Jordan, Palestine FMs discuss latest developments in Gaza

Date: 2023-10-23 19:24:13 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:10406877

NEW YORK/AMMAN, Oct 23 (MENA) - Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi discussed with Palestinian Foreign Minsiter Riyad al Maliki the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian ....

7 killed, including pharmacist, in series of airstrikes on multiple areas in Gaza

Date: 2023-10-23 19:20:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:76 - ID:10406761

GAZA, Oct 23 (MENA) - At least seven people were killed, including a pharmacist, and others injured this evening in the ongoing Israeli airstrikes against the besieged Gaza Strip, WAFA reported. Sources said that Israeli warplanes shelled an ....