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Israel carrying out widespread attacks on terrorist targets in Gaza - IDF

Date: 2021-05-17 08:39:39 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:8960216

GAZA CITY, May 17 (MENA) - Israeli fighter jets are carrying out widespread attacks on terrorist targets throughout the Gaza Strip, concentrating in the vicinity of Gaza City, according to a statement by the Israeli army spokesperson. In the ....

Israel shells various parts of Gaza Strip

Date: 2021-05-17 07:43:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:8960120

GAZA CITY, May 17 (MENA) – The Israeli military Monday continued its relentless bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip as the onslaught entered its eighth day, according to WAFA correspondent. Israeli warplanes renewed their strikes on various ....

UNIFIL: Our officers coordinating with Lebanese, Israeli armies to ensure stabilityMAINS STABLE

Date: 2021-05-17 06:42:16 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:8960022

BEIRUT, May 17 (MENA) - UNIFIL Chief Commander, Major General Stefano Del Col, is in direct contact with both the Lebanese and Israeli armies to coordinate efforts to realize security and stability. The UNIFIL command announced, in a statement ....

Israeli airstrikes kill 4 more Palestinians in Gaza

Date: 2021-05-16 17:49:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:8959650

GAZA CITY, May 16 (MENA) – Four Palestinians were killed Sunday as the Israeli airstrikes against the besieged Gaza Strip continued for the seventh consecutive day, WAFA reported. Israeli warplanes targeted a group of Palestinian civilians to the ....

Death toll from Israeli aggression in Gaza, WB rises to 209, thousands injured

Date: 2021-05-16 17:35:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:8959619

RAMALLAH, May 16, (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Health said Sunday that a total of 209 Palestinians have been killed and 5,600 others injured by the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and in the crackdown on West Bank protests, WAFA ....

Chinese FM to chair UNSC Middle East debate

Date: 2021-05-16 16:42:43 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:8959570

BEIJING, May 16 (MENA) - Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will chair the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) open debate on "The Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question" Sunday, Xinhua ....

Iran registers 18,230 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-05-16 14:04:51 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:8959359

TEHRAN, May 16 (MENA) – The Iranian health ministry announced on Saturday that 18,230 new cases of coronavirus infection have been reported across the country during the past 24 hours, adding that 374 patients have passed away in the same period of ....

Jordanian parl't: Jordan supports Palestinians to establish independent state

Date: 2021-05-16 13:03:14 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:8959033

AMMAN, May 16 (MENA) – Speaker of Jordan's House of Representatives Abdul Monem Odat asserted on Sunday that the Jordanian people are united to support Palestinian people in their aim to establish an independent Palestinian state. In statements ....

23 Palestinian civilians pulled out dead from debris

Date: 2021-05-16 10:23:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:8958964

RAMALLAH, May 16 (MENA) - Twenty-three more dead bodies for innocent Palestinian civilians were pulled out from the rubble of the homes levelled to the ground last night by Israeli warplanes in the neighborhood of Al-Rimal in Gaza City, raising the ....

Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli violations against Palestinians

Date: 2021-05-16 10:14:52 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:8959022

RIYADH, May 16 (MENA) - Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal ben Farhan condemned on Sunday flagrant Israeli violations against the Palestinians and the expulsion of Palestinians from the east Jerusalem Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. At the virtual meeting ....