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Israel shells Sanaa Airport, power stations

Date: 2025-05-06 14:15:15 GMT - Yemen - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:11167431

SANAA, May 6 (MENA) - The Israeli army has confirmed in a statement launching a wave of airstrikes in Yemen, saying it destroyed the Sanaa International Airport in response to a Houthi attack on Ben Gurion Airport, according to The Times of ....

Israel announces start of air raid on Sanaa

Date: 2025-05-06 14:07:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:11167421

RAMALLAH, May 6 (MENA) - The Israeli army announced on Tuesday that it has started an air assault targeting the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. Media photos and footage showed plumes of smokes emerging from the Sanaa International Airport which was ....

Israeli army issues ‘urgent’ evacuation warning for Yemen’s Sanaa International Airport

Date: 2025-05-06 13:43:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:11167275

GAZA CITY, May 6 (MENA) - The Israeli army has issued - in an unusual move - an “urgent” evacuation warning for Yemen’s Sanaa International Airport, The Times of Israel reported. In a post on X, the Israeli army's Arabic-language spokesman, Col. ....

Death toll from Israeli aggression on Gaza surges to 52,615

Date: 2025-05-06 12:29:02 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:11167219

GAZA CITY, May 6 (MENA) - The number of civilians killed since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7th, 2023, has surged to 52,615, the majority of whom are children and women, WAFA reported. At least 118,752 others ....

France strongly condemns Israel's Gaza conquest plan

Date: 2025-05-06 11:53:04 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:11166931

PARIS, May 6 (MENA) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Tuesday Paris "very strongly" condemns Israel's Gaza plan to control the Gaza Strip. In statements to reporters Tuesday the French foreign minister said, the Israeli government ....

Foreign airlines extend Israel flight suspensions

Date: 2025-05-06 11:14:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:11166992

RAMALLAH, May 6 (MENA) - Many foreign airlines have suspended all Tel Aviv flights this week, as Israeli carriers have added flights to rescue Israelis stranded abroad. In the wake of Sunday's direct hit at Ben Gurion Airport by a missile fired ....

Israel’s latest plan for Gaza is an apocalyptic nightmare: The Independent

Date: 2025-05-06 11:02:15 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:11166994

LONDON, May 6 (MENA) - Israel’s intentions can only result in yet more unimaginable suffering for civilians in the Strip, who have endured 19 months of intense bombardment and slaughter, mass displacement and starvation, according to the Independent ....

Scores of Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2025-05-06 07:55:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:11166680

RAMALLAH, May 6 (MENA) - Dozens of Israeli settlers on Tuesday barged into the compound of al-Aqsa Mosque in Al Quds city (occupied East Jerusalem) in the West Bank, under protection of Israeli occupation forces, WAFA news agency reported. The ....

UN chief alarmed by reports of Israel expanding operations, blocking aid in Gaza, says UN spokesman

Date: 2025-05-06 07:50:22 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:11166672

NEW YORK, May 6 (MENA) - A UN spokesman said reports that Israel is expanding military operations in Gaza have alarmed the UN chief, the UN News reported. Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said at a ....

Ynet: Cost of Gaza war escalation could top dlrs 4.1 billion, threatening Israeli budget stability

Date: 2025-05-06 07:07:51 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:11166558

GAZA CITY, May 6 (MENA) - Israeli Finance Ministry officials warn expansion of ground operations will trigger steep cuts to public services, and require new taxes, as Israel faces growing pressure to fund prolonged reservist mobilization and defense ....