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100,000 protesters rally over renewed Gaza fighting

Date: 2025-03-19 17:58:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:11108828

RAMALLAH, March 19 (MENA) - Severe clashes were reported in Jerusalem between protesters and policemen on Wednesday, with an estimated 100,000 across the country rallying against the resumption of hostilities in the Gaza Strip, and for the 59 ....

Palestinian envoy urges world countries to meet legal commitment to protect Palestinians

Date: 2025-03-19 13:43:09 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:11108285

CAIRO, March 19 (MENA) - Palestine's permanent delegate to the Arab League Muhannad al Aklouk urged all world countries to meet their legal commitments and protect the Palestinian people to guarantee Israel's respect of international ....

Casualties in new Israeli strikes on Gaza

Date: 2025-03-19 12:25:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:11108172

GAZA, March19 (MENA) - Israeli bombardment Wednesday killed several Palestinians and injured dozens across the Gaza City, said WAFA news agency. It said Israeli warplanes conducted an airstrike targeting a house in the Zeitoun neighborhood, ....

German FM: Images of burnt tents in Gaza shocking

Date: 2025-03-19 12:25:08 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:11108177

CAIRO, March 19 (MENA) - Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has slammed the renewal of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. The resumption of fighting in the war between Israel and Hamas threatens peace efforts of the Arab states, ....

Israeli aggression on Jenin continues for the 58th day in a row

Date: 2025-03-19 09:41:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:11107930

RAMALLAH, March 19 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation continues its aggression on the city and camp of Jenin for the 58th consecutive day, amidst bulldozing and burning homes and converting others into military outposts, WAFA reported. This morning, ....

Fatah leader: Egypt backs Palestinians' right to cling to their land

Date: 2025-03-19 09:01:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:11107813

GAZA CITY, March 19 (MENA) - Fatah's leading member Yasser Abu Sido said that Egypt supports the right of the Palestinian people to cling tightly to their land and exerts utmost efforts to bring about peace in the region. In a phone-in with Nile ....

With renewed airstrikes in Gaza, UN Relief Chief urges restoration of ceasefire

Date: 2025-03-19 06:37:25 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:4 - ID:11107760

GENEVA, March 19 (MENA) - Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said that the total blockade of life-saving aid, basic commodities and commercial goods will have a "disastrous impact" on the ....

Netanyahu says hostage talks only to be held 'under fire'

Date: 2025-03-19 06:24:36 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:3 - ID:11107753

GAZA CITY, March 19 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to press heavy strikes on Gaza that resumed hours earlier, saying any future hostage negotiations with Hamas would be conducted "under fire," the Times of Israel ....

Israel intercepted missile launched by Yemen's Houthis

Date: 2025-03-19 06:18:35 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:11107744

RAMALLAH, March 19 (MENA) - The Israeli military said it intercepted a ballistic missile fired Tuesday from Yemen by the Houthi group, i24NEWS reported. The missile triggered air raid sirens across southern Israel. Following the sirens that ....

Muslim Council of Elders decries Israel's renewed bombardment of Gaza

Date: 2025-03-18 23:06:14 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:11107577

CAIRO, March 18 (MENA) - The Muslim Council of Elders, led by Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb, has strongly condemned Israel's renewed bombardment of various areas in the Gaza Strip, which left hundreds of innocent civilians dead and ....