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Israeli army says it intercepted two Iranian UAVs in Dead Sea area

Date: 2025-06-20 05:06:20 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:11225646

GAZA CITY, June 20 (MENA) - The Israeli army said the Israeli Air Force intercepted another two Iranian UAVs that had triggered sirens in the Dead Sea area shortly after 3 a.m., The Times of Israel reported. The interceptions came minutes after ....

Palestinian killed, 7 injured in Israeli shooting attack near Hebron

Date: 2025-06-19 18:17:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:11225286

RAMALLAH, June 19 (MENA) - An armed Israeli settler on Thursday shot at Palestinian civilians in the Surif town, northwest of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, killing one and injuring seven others, WAFA news agency reported, quoting the Health ....

Russian, Chinese presidents condemn Israeli strikes on Iran

Date: 2025-06-19 15:30:15 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:11225149

MOSCOW, June 19 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping both condemned Israel on Thursday over its strikes on Iran and agreed that de-escalation was needed, the Kremlin said after the two leaders spoke by ....

Indonesia: Military force cannot bring lasting peace to Middle East

Date: 2025-06-19 15:12:32 GMT - Indonesia - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:11225061

JAKARTA, June 19 (MENA) - Indonesia affirmed that military force cannot produce a lasting resolution to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, especially the conflict between Iran and Israel, ANTARA reported. A statement by the Indonesian ....

Moscow: Israeli attack on Iran is 'criminal adventure'

Date: 2025-06-19 15:07:23 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:11225059

MOSCOW, June 19 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova confirmed that the Israeli attack on Iran is a "criminal adventure" by Israel that threatens both regional and global security. Speaking at a press conference during ....

Death toll from Israeli aggression on Gaza rises to 55,706

Date: 2025-06-19 15:04:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:11225092

GAZA CITY, June 19 (MENA) - The number of Palestinians, who were killed since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, has surged to 55,706, the majority of whom are children and women. At least 130,101 others ....

16 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on northern Gaza

Date: 2025-06-19 15:02:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:11225206

GAZA CITY, June 19 (MENA) -At least 16 Palestinians, including two children and one woman, were killed on Thursday as Israeli warplanes bombed residential homes in the town of Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, WAFA news agency reported. Dozens ....

Xi says ceasefire an urgent priority in settling conflict in Middle East

Date: 2025-06-19 13:16:38 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:11224960

BEIJING, June 19 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that ceasefire is an urgent priority in settling the conflict in the Middle East, and the use of force is not the right way to resolve international disputes, Xinhua reported. ....

At least 22 civilians killed, others injured in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza

Date: 2025-06-19 11:45:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:11224836

GAZA CITY, June 19 (MENA) - At least 22 Palestinians were killed and dozens more wounded on Thursday as Israeli airstrikes targeted displaced persons and civilians waiting for aid in the Gaza Strip, according to medical sources. In al-Shati ....

Iranian FM to meet UK counterpart in Geneva Friday

Date: 2025-06-19 10:56:51 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:11224775

TEHRAN, June 19 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday he will meet his UK counterpart David Lammy and a number of European officials in Geneva Friday, Sky News reported quoting official media in Tehran. The Iranian ....