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Palestinian president declares three days of mourning for victims of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza hospital

Date: 2023-10-17 19:51:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:95 - ID:10397151

RAMALLAH, Oct 17 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared that three days of mourning will be observed across Palestine over the victims of the Israeli brutal airstrike on al-Ahli hospital in Gaza, state news agency WAFA reported on ....

Abul Gheit deplores massacre committed by Israel at Gaza hospital

Date: 2023-10-17 19:33:08 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:92 - ID:10397150

CAIRO, Oct 17 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit has denounced the massacre committed by the Israeli occupation at Al-Ahli Arabi Baptist Hospital in the Gaza Strip. "What mind from hell would deliberately bomb a hospital with ....

Israel's decision to prevent aid from entering Gaza means humanitarian catastrophe: Palestinian FM

Date: 2023-10-17 18:37:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:86 - ID:10396862

RAMALLAH, Oct 17 (MENA) - Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Riyad al Maliki said that the statements made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about preventing aid from entering the Gaza Strip means a humanitarian ....

Hundreds killed, injured in Israeli airstrike against al Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza

Date: 2023-10-17 18:34:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:84 - ID:10397032

GAZA CITY, Oct 17 (MENA) - Israeli warplanes launched Tuesday evening an airstrike against the al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza city, killing and injuring hundreds of people, according to WAFA News Agency. Sources said that Israeli warplanes ....

Israel's Gaza evacuation order could breach international law - UN

Date: 2023-10-17 17:36:16 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:81 - ID:10396986

GENEVA, Oct 17 (MENA) - The United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday that Israel's siege of Gaza and its evacuation order for the north of the enclave could amount to a forcible transfer of civilians and be in breach of international ....

Damage, casualties caused by Israeli attacks constitute war crimes: UN

Date: 2023-10-17 17:34:59 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:10396954

GENEVA, Oct 17 (MENA) - The damage and casualties caused by Israel’s ongoing attacks on Gaza were not proportionate to the military advantage and so they constitute a war crime, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied ....

EU launches humanitarian air bridge operation to bring aid to Gaza

Date: 2023-10-17 17:31:55 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:10396997

BRUSSELS, Oct 17 (MENA) - The European Union has announced it is now launching an EU Humanitarian Air Bridge operation consisting of several flights to Egypt to bring lifesaving supplies to humanitarian organizations on the ground in Gaza. The ....

UN denies evacuating staff from Lebanon

Date: 2023-10-17 17:28:41 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:10396918

BEIRUT, Oct 17 (MENA) - The United Nations has denied reports it would evacuate staff in Lebanon and their families to Jordan and other countries. The United Nations said, in a statement on Tuesday, it continues operations and activities in ....

Palestinian PM calls for stopping Israeli aggression, ensuring delivery of aid to Gaza

Date: 2023-10-17 17:26:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:10396870

RAMALLAH, Oct 17 (MENA) - Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on Tuesday said the priority now is to stop the Israeli occupation's aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, ensure the delivery of medical and food ....

UN expert urges immediate ceasefire and humanitarian access as Gaza health sector reaches “breaking point”

Date: 2023-10-17 16:53:29 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:10396724

GENEVA, Oct 17 (MENA) - Continuing violent displacement and threats of further attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip pose a major public health risk and emergency, a UN expert said on Tuesday after at least 12 health workers were killed and 24 Gazan ....