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More than 13,000 children killed in Gaza: UN

Date: 2025-01-26 10:12:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:11041934

RAMALLAH, Jan 26 (MENA) - The war in Gaza has been devastating for children, as more than 13,000 have been killed, an estimated 25,000 were injured, and at least 25,000 were hospitalized for malnutrition, according to UN agencies. As Britain's ....

Lebanese female soldier injured by Israeli army

Date: 2025-01-26 09:53:22 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:11041851

BEIRUT, Jan 26 (MENA) - A Lebanese female soldier was injured in Mays al-Jabal when Israeli occupation army forces fired live bullets at her car, the Lebanese news agency said Sunday. She was slightly injured by when the car's glass windows that ....

1 killed, 17 injured after Israeli troops fire on residents in southern Lebanon

Date: 2025-01-26 08:24:57 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:4 - ID:11041740

BEIRUT, Jan 26 (MENA) - The Lebanese Health Ministry said the Israeli army opened fire Sunday on residents of southern Lebanon trying to return to their villages, killing one person and injuring 17 others. "The aggression of the Israeli ....

US stresses critical need for hostage deal to continue

Date: 2025-01-26 06:18:25 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:11041648

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (MENA) - The United States stressed the critical need for the ceasefire deal implementation to continue. It is critical that all of the hostages are freed from Hamas captivity and safely returned to their families, according to ....

Hamas hands four Israeli hostages over to ICRC in Gaza

Date: 2025-01-25 09:59:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:11040791

GAZA CITY, Jan 25 (MENA) - Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas handed four female Israeli soldier hostages over to the International Committee of the Red Cross on Saturday, live TV showed. The four were led onto a podium in Gaza City ....

UN rights office raises alarm over escalating violence in occupied West Bank

Date: 2025-01-24 20:59:24 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:11040457

GAZA CITY/GENEVA, Jan 24 (MENA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday expressed grave concerns over escalating violence in the Jenin area of the occupied West Bank, condemning the use of "unlawful lethal force" by Israeli security forces, ....

Israel won’t complete full withdrawal from Lebanon by Sunday deadline: Netanyahu

Date: 2025-01-24 16:07:18 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:11040069

GAZA, Jan 24 (MENA) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that Israel will not complete its full withdrawal from southern Lebanon by the 60-day deadline set under the ceasefire deal with the Hezbollah terror group, the Times of Israel ....

Israel by banning UNRWA violates terms of its admission to UN: Russia’s UN envoy

Date: 2025-01-24 12:59:09 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:11039927

MOSCOW, Jan 24 (MENA) - By banning the activities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Israel not only violates international law, but also contradicts the conditions under which the Jewish ....

US Secretary of State, Sa’ar discuss developments of ceasefire deal

Date: 2025-01-24 12:41:48 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:11039809

WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (MENA) - New US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar developments of implementing the ceasefire agreement and releasing hostages in the Gaza Strip and Iranian threats. According ....

Israeli bulldozers destroy entrance to al-Yamoun town, continuing assault on Jenin

Date: 2025-01-24 08:40:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:11039642

RAMALLAH, Jan 24 (MENA) - Israeli bulldozers destroyed the entrance to the town of al-Yamoun, located to the west of Jenin, as part of an ongoing military assault in the Jenin province, WAFA news agency reported Friday. Local sources reported ....