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Boris Johnson urges Israel and Palestinians to ‘step back from brink’ as tensions rise
Date: 2021-05-12 12:51:03 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:8954392
LONDON, May 12 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged Israel and the Palestinians to “step back from the brink” and for both sides to show restraint, amid rising tensions and violence, said the Independent newspaper. "The UK is ....
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Palestine: 43 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza Strip
Date: 2021-05-12 11:35:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:8954226
RAMALLAH, May 12 (MENA) - Three days of Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip left 43 Palestinians dead, including 13 children and three women, while 296 were wounded, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in an update on the ....
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UNRWA decries Israeli killing of four Palestinian children in Gaza
Date: 2021-05-12 11:30:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:8954227
RAMALLAH, May 12 (MENA) - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) condemned "in the strongest possible terms" the Israeli killing on Monday of four Palestinian children near Beit Hanoun refugee camp in the northern ....
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Israeli forces arrest seven Palestinians in Hebron
Date: 2021-05-12 08:14:21 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:8953934
RAMALLAH, May 12 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested on Wednesday seven Palestinians in Hebron, Palestinian security sources said. Among those arrested was a journalist covering the clashes that broke out on Tuesday in Hebron. (MENA) M N E ....
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Israeli jets destroy residential tower in central Gaza
Date: 2021-05-12 06:56:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:8953743
RAMALLAH, May 12 (MENA) – The Israeli jets destroyed at dawn on Wednesday a multi-storey residential tower in central Gaza. The forces targeted the eight-storey building with three rockets, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa. ....
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UN envoy calls for Palestinian-Israeli de-escalation, warning of “full-scale war” in ME
Date: 2021-05-11 23:34:48 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:123 - ID:8953689
NEW YORK, May 11 (MENA) - UN Special Envoy to the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland urged both sides to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict to de-escalate amid heightened tension after weeks of mounting violence in the occupied Al Quds (East ....
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Israeli forces storm Al Aqsa Mosque and attack worshipers anew
Date: 2021-05-11 23:06:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:122 - ID:8953683
RAMALLAH, May 11 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces raided the holy Al Aqsa Mosque compound once again and showered worshipers inside with rubber bullets and incendiary grenades. Eyewitnesses said the military troops stormed the third holiest ....
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Israeli warplanes destroy high rise in Gaza City, people evacuated before attack
Date: 2021-05-11 20:58:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:116 - ID:8953541
RAMALLAH, May 11 (MENA) - Israeli warplanes destroyed a high rise in Gaza City after warning its occupants to leave it, reported WAFA correspondent. He said the warplanes first fired warning missiles at the 14-story high rise before firing ....
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Abbas receives message from Biden on restoring calm to Jerusalem
Date: 2021-05-11 20:58:07 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:114 - ID:8953532
WASHINGTON, May 11 (MENA) - President Mahmoud Abbas received on Tuesday a message from US President Joe Biden on efforts exerted to restore calm to Palestine. A White House official said that the message also underlined the necessity of easing ....
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US supports Palestinians' right to live in peace
Date: 2021-05-11 20:28:34 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:113 - ID:8953530
WASHINGTON, May 11 (MENA) - The US State Department has reiterated its support for the Palestinians' right to live in peace. The department voiced regret over human losses among Palestinians. In statements on Tuesday, US State Department ....
