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US condemns Hamas attacks against Israel

Date: 2023-10-07 13:35:38 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10379807

WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (MENA) - The United States has unequivocally condemned the unprovoked attacks by Hamas group against Israeli civilians. There is never any justification for violence, said US National Security Council Spokesperson Adrienne ....

One Palestinian killed, others injured in Israeli airstrikes on eastern Gaza

Date: 2023-10-07 13:27:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:10379636

RAMALLAH, Oct 7 (MENA) - Israeli warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes Saturday on the Al- Shejaeya neighborhood in eastern Gaza City, killing at least one Palestinian and injuring many others, some of them seriously, according to Wafa news ....

Israel says at least 40 people killed, 700 injured after Hamas attack

Date: 2023-10-07 12:39:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:10379705

RAMALLAH, Oct 7 (MENA) - At least 40 people have been killed and over 700 injured since the start of the massive attack by Hamas, Israel’s the Magen David Adom emergency service says. The Israeli Health Ministry says 779 people have been ....

British PM says Israel has “an absolute right to defend itself”

Date: 2023-10-07 12:20:30 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:10379657

LONDON, Oct 7 (MENA) - Rishi Sunak has said Israel has “an absolute right to defend itself” as the country’s prime minister said it was “at war” following attacks by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip. The UK Prime Minister said the ....

Israeli forces clash with Palestinians in Hebron

Date: 2023-10-07 12:06:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:10379572

RAMALLAH, Oct 7 (MENA) - Israeli forces engaged in clashes with Palestinians in Hebron in the southern West Bank, leaving behind casualties. Palestinian sources said a journalist sustained a rubber bullet injury during confrontations. A ....

Abbas chairs an emergency leadership meeting, gives instructions to provide protection for Palestinian people

Date: 2023-10-07 10:26:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:10379407

RAMALLAH, Oct 7 (MENA) - President Mahmoud Abbas today chaired an emergency leadership meeting that included a number of civilian and security officials, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. The President gave instructions to provide ....

‘We are at war,’ Netanyahu says after Hamas launches surprise attack

Date: 2023-10-07 10:23:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:10379403

RAMALLAH, Oct 7 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel “is at war” after Hamas launched a surprise attack on the country on Saturday, and vowed to exact an “unprecedented price” from the Palestinian group, according to The ....

Haaretz: Surprise infiltration, massive barrages shock Israel; several killed, hundreds wounded

Date: 2023-10-07 09:25:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:10379236

RAMALLAH, Oct 7 (MENA) - On Saturday morning, some 2,500 rockets were launched from Gaza on cities across central and southern Israel, reaching as far as Jerusalem, while Palestinians infiltrated communities in the country's south by land, sea and ....

Gallant approves widescale call-up of Israeli reservists amid ongoing Hamas attack

Date: 2023-10-07 09:01:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:10379079

RAMALLAH, Oct 7 (MENA) – Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has approved a widescale call-up of reservists, following a surprise attack by Hamas on Israel, The Times of Israel reported. The number of reservists to be called up will depend on ....

Israeli media: Loss of control over army position and a soldier was captured

Date: 2023-10-07 08:09:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:10379040

RAMALLAH, Oct 7 (MENA) – The Israeli Channel 13 said on Saturday morning that control had been lost over an Israeli army site in the northern Gaza Strip. The channel reported through its military correspondent that Palestinian resistance fighters ....