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  • Gaza goes into blackout due to Israel's relentless aggression

    Date: 2021-05-14 09:34:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:8956622

    RAMALLAH, May 14 (MENA) - Power went off in most areas of the besieged Gaza Strip since last night as a result of ongoing Israeli aggression from the land, sea and air, Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. All power lines that come from ....

  • UN chief calls for calm, cessation of hostilities in Gaza and Israel

    Date: 2021-05-14 09:22:20 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:8956610

    NEW YORK, May 14 (MENA) - UN Secretary General António Guterres called for calm and cessation of hostilities in Gaza and Israel, citing Thursday’s Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. “Out of respect for the spirit of Eid, I appeal for an immediate ....

  • US calls on citizens to reconsider travel to Israel

    Date: 2021-05-14 08:49:50 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:8956537

    WASHINGTON, May 14 (MENA) - The US Department of State called on US citizens to reconsider travel to Israel due to armed conflict and civil unrest. In its Travel Advisory, the State Department recommended the US citizens not to travel to Gaza due ....

  • Israel's aggression on Gaza claims lives of 115 Palestinians

    Date: 2021-05-14 07:31:02 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:3 - ID:8956522

    RAMALLAH, May 14 (MENA) - At least 115 Palestinians have been killed, including 28 children, and 621 others injured by the ongoing Israeli aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip which entered its fifth day on Friday, according to the last update by ....

  • Gaza death toll increased to 109, including 43 children, women

    Date: 2021-05-13 22:47:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:116 - ID:8956417

    GAZA CITY, May 13 (MENA) – The death toll in Gaza has increased to 109 martyrs, including 28 children, and 15 women, Palestinian Health Ministry said Thursday. This comes along with at least 621 injuries, some of them in critical conditions, ....

  • Jordanian, Spanish FMs stress need to end conflict in Middle East

    Date: 2021-05-13 21:36:06 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:111 - ID:8956383

    AMMAN, May 13 (MENA) – Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi and Spanish counterpart Arancha Gonzalez Laya have stressed the need for the international community to move effectively to end the ....

  • US backs UN meet on Mideast 'early next week'

    Date: 2021-05-13 20:52:57 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:107 - ID:8956374

    WASHINGTON, May 13 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced support for a Security Council session next week on the Israeli-Palestinian crisis after diplomats said Washington blocked a meeting due Friday. "We're looking at early next ....

  • Four Palestinians killed, dozens wounded as Israeli onslaught on Gaza escalates

    Date: 2021-05-13 19:01:17 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:96 - ID:8956259

    GAZA CITY, May 13 (MENA) – Four Palestinians were killed and dozens others wounded on Thursday evening in the northern besieged Gaza Strip amid a relentless escalation of the current Israeli onslaught, according to WAFA correspondent. Israeli ....

  • Jordanian, Russian FMs discuss escalation in Palestinian territories

    Date: 2021-05-13 18:47:18 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:94 - ID:8956270

    AMMAN, May 13 (MENA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi, on Thursday, along with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed efforts aiming at halting the escalation in holy city of Jerusalem, ....

  • Palestinian Health Ministry confirms victims asphyxiated from poisonous Israeli gas

    Date: 2021-05-13 18:19:07 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:90 - ID:8956191

    GAZA CITY, May 13 (MENA) – The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed on Thursday that a number of Palestinians died asphyxiated from poisonous gas emanating from Israeli missiles across the besieged Gaza Strip, WAFA reported. The ministry said ....

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