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Egypt strongly condemns civilian deaths in Gaza
Date: 2014-07-28 19:27:53 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:849259
Egypt has strongly condemned the excessive and unjustifiable use of force by Israel against the civilians in Gaza. Egypt's Foreign Ministry issued Monday a statement strongly denouncing and condemning strikes on a Gaza park and Gaza's Shifa ....
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Gaza: UN renews appeal for humanitarian ceasefire leading to political talks
Date: 2014-07-28 19:24:32 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:849256
Welcoming the broadly observed 12-hour humanitarian pause in the Gaza conflict, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon renewed his appeal to all parties to declare a week-long ceasefire as a prelude to restarting political negotiations, the UN ....
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Gaza in critical condition, says UN's Ban Ki-moon
Date: 2014-07-28 19:21:56 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:849253
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged an immediate halt to violence in Gaza, saying the Palestinian territory is in a "critical condition", according to the BBC. "In the name of humanity, the violence must stop," he told reporters. He ....
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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 ....