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Russia urges restraint as Palestinian-Israeli tensions flare up

Date: 2021-05-11 20:26:34 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:112 - ID:8953569

MOSCOW, May 11 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday called on Palestinians and Israelis to exercise restraint and refrain from steps that could further escalate the conflict in East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, Xinhua news agency ....

Israel's Ben Gurion airport halts flights over Gaza rockets

Date: 2021-05-11 20:09:41 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:110 - ID:8953523

GAZA CITY, May 11 (MENA) - Israeli authorities temporarily suspended air traffic at Ben Gurion Airport due to ongoing rocket attacks on central Israel from the Gaza Strip. Air traffic is being rerouted to Cyprus, The Times of Israel reported. ....

Death toll from Israeli strikes on Gaza rises to 28

Date: 2021-05-11 18:52:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:94 - ID:8953323

RAMALLAH, May 11 (MENA) - The death toll from ongoing Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip jumped to 28 after four Palestinians were killed. As many as 152 Palestinians were injured in the two-day Israeli raids on the enclave, WAFA news agency ....

10 more Palestinians wounded in Israeli raids on Gaza Strip

Date: 2021-05-11 14:33:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:8952904

RAMALLAH, May 11 (MENA) - Ten more Palestinians were injured in ongoing Israeli airstrikes on multiple parts of the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian news agency, WAFA, the total number of those killed in two days of Israeli attacks stands ....

MWL condemns Israel aggression on Aqsa

Date: 2021-05-11 08:55:24 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:8952080

RIYADH, May 11 (MENA) - The Muslim World League (MWL) strongly denounced the Israeli aggression against Aqsa Mosque. Secretary General of the MWL Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Issa said that these practices are violent and provoke Muslims around the ....

Arabia, Jordan discuss coordinating stances towards Arab issues especially Palestinian cause

Date: 2021-05-11 08:29:05 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:8952051

RIYADH, May 11 (MENA) - Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud conferred, during a phone call on Tuesday, with Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister Ayman Safadi on coordinating stances towards the Arab issues topped by the Palestinian ....

53 new coronavirus cases in Israel

Date: 2021-05-11 08:23:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:8952049

thGAZA CITY, May 11 (MENA) - Some 53 new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in Israel on Monday, with 0.1% of tests returning positive, The Jerusalem Post quoted the morning update by the Health Ministry on Tuesday as saying. Of those ....

Death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Gaza rises to 24

Date: 2021-05-11 07:58:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:8951979

RAMALLAH, May 11 (MENA) - A Palestinian youth was killed in Khan Younis as Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip continued for the second day. This brings the total number of Palestinian deaths to 24, the Health Ministry said in a brief statement ....

Palestinian flags flown at half mast in mourning of victims of Israeli airstrikes

Date: 2021-05-11 07:40:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:8951881

RAMALLAH, May 11 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has ordered cancellation of all celebrations marking the end of Ramadan /Eid Al-Fitr holiday in the wake of Israeli crimes in al Quds and airstrikes on the Gaza Strip that left 20 people ....

21 people killed in Israeli strike on Gaza, including 9 children

Date: 2021-05-10 21:39:25 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:87 - ID:8951749

RAMALLAH, May 10 (MENA) - The number of Palestinians killed in an Israeli airstrike on the northern Gaza Strip was put at 21, including nine children, state news agency WAFA reported Monday, citing figures from the Palestinian Health Ministry. An ....