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10 children killed, 30 injured in Israeli raid on Gaza park
Date: 2014-07-28 19:21:04 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:849252
At least 10 children were killed and scores others injured in an Israeli air raid targeting a park on the first day of Eidul Fitr in Gaza Strip. Medical and eyewitnesses said the first day of Eid was seeing children visiting the park and that was ....
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Nayef Hawatmeh calls on Palestinian factions to close ranks
Date: 2014-07-28 10:36:27 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:848766
Head of Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine Nayef Hawatmeh has called on all Palestinian resistance factions to unify their ranks to liberate the Gaza Strip from the Israeli occupation and siege. In a statement on Monday, Hawatmeh ....
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Palestinian, Saudi envoys slam UNSC statement over Gaza situation
Date: 2014-07-28 10:18:09 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:848737
Palestinian and Saudi envoys to the United Nations have slammed a statement issued by Security Council over the latest developments in the Gaza Strip. In press statements following the UN Security Council meeting on the early hours of Monday, ....
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UNSC urges immediate ceasefire, protection of civilians in Gaza
Date: 2014-07-28 08:20:54 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:848540
The UN Security Council late Sunday expressed deep concern over the deteriorating situation in Gaza in view of the rising number of deaths among civilians and the huge losses, urging an immediate and unconditional ceasefire. In a presidential ....
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Hamas slams Israel for rejecting 'humanitarian truce'
Date: 2014-07-28 07:14:27 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:848449
Hamas has slammed Israel for rejecting any "humanitarian truce" in the Gaza Strip on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr. "The Israeli occupation still rejects any humanitarian truce linked to Eid Al-Fitr and this represents a disregard for the feelings ....
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Hamas agrees to 24-hour ceasefire in Gaza
Date: 2014-07-27 11:31:08 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:847424
The Hamas movement announced that the Palestinian factions have agreed to a 24-hour humanitarian truce in the Gaza Strip, starting at 2pm local time. Hamas Spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said in a statement on Sunday the group took the decision after ....
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8 Palestinians killed as Israel resumes shelling of Gaza Strip
Date: 2014-07-27 11:28:51 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:847418
Eight Palestinians were killed Sunday in the Israeli aggression across several areas in the Gaza Strip. Israel pounded several areas in the coastal enclave, Sky News reported on Sunday. Earlier in the day, the Israeli army announced that it ....
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Abbas arrives in Saudi Arabia Sunday -- Palestinian envoy
Date: 2014-07-27 10:32:13 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:847315
Palestinian Ambassador in Riyadh Bassem Abdullah Alagha said on Sunday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will visit Saudi Arabia today and meet with Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz. In statements to Saudi Okaz Newspaper, he added that ....
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Algerian PM terms as "excellent" Algerian-Egyptian relations
Date: 2014-07-27 09:45:49 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:847231
Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal uncovered mediation efforts made by Algeria with Arab and foreign parties, including Egypt, to halt the Israeli aggression on Gaza. In statements on Sunday, Sellal pointed out that series of secret ....
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200,000 Palestinian IDPs in Gaza due to Israeli military op.
Date: 2014-07-27 08:49:11 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:847142
Tens of thousands of Palestinians have fled their homes in search of a safe haven in which UNRWA is hosting 165,548 IDPs in 92 schools operating as emergency shelters, an additional 6,000 compared to yesterday, OCHA said in a report. It is ....