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Well-placed source: Joint operations room formed to follow up compliance with Gaza ceasefire deal

Date: 2025-01-18 00:12:04 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:11031045

CAIRO, Jan 17 (MENA) - A well-informed Egyptian source said Friday that the Cairo-hosted meeting on the implementation mechanisms of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, which was announced two days ago, had already wrapped up this evening amid optimistic ....

Malaysia will assist in reconstruction of Gaza: Malaysian PM

Date: 2025-01-17 20:33:28 GMT - Malaysia - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:11030980

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 (MENA) - Malaysia, which has for decades championed the rights and freedoms of the Palestinian people, will extend assistance for the reconstruction of Gaza, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday. "There are challenges, ....

Occupation army committed 4 massacres in Gaza in past 24 hours

Date: 2025-01-17 19:42:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:11030672

GAZA CITY, Jan 17 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation army committed four massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, resulting in the killing of 88 civilians and the injury of 189 others, according to medical sources, the ....

Russia, Iran sign Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty

Date: 2025-01-17 19:39:17 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:11030964

MOSCOW, Jan 17 (MENA) - The Russian and Iranian presidents, Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian signed Friday a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty. The ceremony was held following the talks in the Kremlin, TASS reported. "The ....

UN says Israel killed 35 Palestinian children every single day

Date: 2025-01-17 19:18:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:11030975

RAMALLAH, GENEVA, Jan 17 (MENA) - The United Nations Friday said that Israel killed 35 Palestinian children every single day in the Gaza Strip, WAFA news agency reported. "We have been standing by our use of those Ministry of Health's numbers of ....

3 Palestinians killed in Israeli drone strike in eastern Gaza

Date: 2025-01-17 18:52:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:11030963

GAZA CITY, Jan 17 (MENA) - An Israeli drone strike targeting a group of Palestinian citizens in Al Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza city, left three people dead this evening, WAFA reported on Friday. The attack, launched two days since a ....

Italy sends 50 tons of humanitarian aid to Gaza

Date: 2025-01-17 18:04:31 GMT - Italy - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:11030925

ROMA, Jan 17 (MENA) - Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said Friday that Italy was continuing its efforts to help Palestinian civilians affected by the war between Hamas and Israel with a new consignment of 50 tons of humanitarian aid, the ....

Israeli airstrike on Gaza City kills father, his son

Date: 2025-01-17 17:23:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:11030898

GAZA CITY, Jan 17 (MENA) - An Israeli airstrike in al-Jurn area, north of Gaza City, Friday evening killed two Palestinians, a father and his son, WAFA reported. He said that an Israeli fighter jet targeted a house in the area, claiming the lives ....

Netanyahu's office says 'Deal to release hostages' reached

Date: 2025-01-17 09:50:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:11030249

GAZA CITY, Jan 17 (MENA) - The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that a deal to release the hostages had been reached. "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was informed by the negotiating team that agreements have been ....

UN Rapporteur says Israel's face-covering directive for soldiers a tacit acceptance of potential war crimes

Date: 2025-01-17 09:07:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:11030238

NEW YORK/RAMALLAH, Jan 17 (MENA) - Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, has criticized Israel for instructing its soldiers to "cover or blur their faces before posting videos", calling the directive ....