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Israeli occupation forces detain over 26 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2024-08-07 09:47:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:10819135

RAMALLAH, Aug 7 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces conducted a series of detentions across the West Bank since last night until this morning, rounding up at least 26 people including siblings and former prisoners, WAFA quoted the Palestinian ....

India can use its influence to convince Israel to stop genocide in Gaza: Iran's envoy

Date: 2024-08-07 09:46:55 GMT - India - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:10819114

NEW DELHI, Aug 7 (MENA) - Terming India as a “big power” and “important country”, Iran’s Ambassador to India, Iraj Elahi on Tuesday said that there is an expectation that New Delhi can and should play a more active role in the current crisis in West ....

US defense secretary: "Will not tolerate" attacks on troops in Middle East

Date: 2024-08-07 06:12:28 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:10818790

WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (MENA) - The United States will not tolerate attacks on American troops in the Middle East, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday, after rocket fire in Iraq wounded five US personnel. The Monday attack was the third in ....

Blinken says Gaza ceasefire negotiations in their final stage

Date: 2024-08-07 03:54:56 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:1 - ID:10818726

WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (MENA) - A protracted effort to broker a ceasefire and hostage release deal has reached “the decisive moment” for a deal between Israel and Hamas, according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who pitched the pact as an off-ramp ....

Hamas names Sinwar as leader after Haniyeh assassination

Date: 2024-08-06 19:56:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:10818638

GAZA, Aug 6 (MENA) – Hamas named its Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar as successor to former political chief Ismail Haniyeh, the group said on Tuesday. Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran last week. (MENA) K F E/R E E ....

Italian FM: We care about protection of our citizens in Lebanon, army personnel in UNIFIL

Date: 2024-08-06 18:55:55 GMT - Italy - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:10818504

ROME, Aug 6 (MENA) - Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Tuesday his primary concern is to protect Italian citizens in Lebanon and Italian army personnel in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). This came in a speech ....

EU’s Borrell: Middle East is on “brink of a war of unknown proportions”

Date: 2024-08-06 17:20:30 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:10818404

BRUSSELS, Aug 6 (MENA) - The EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, has said the Middle East is on the “brink of a war of unknown proportions”, the Guardian reported on Tuesday. There is consensus on the need for a ceasefire in Gaza to “prevent ....

Israel shells towns in southern Lebanon

Date: 2024-08-06 17:09:12 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:10818457

BEIRUT, Aug 6 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces continued Tuesday shelling villages and towns in southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah targeted Israeli army barracks. National News Agency in Lebanon (NNA) reported that an Israeli raid targeted the ....

Italy donates 15 trucks to WFP for distributing food aid in Gaza

Date: 2024-08-06 17:05:22 GMT - Italy - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:10818282

ROME, Aug 6 (MENA) - Prompted by Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation signed an agreement with the World ....

UN Human Rights Commission dismayed due to Israel’s targeting of Gaza schools

Date: 2024-08-06 17:02:14 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:10818399

GENEVA, Aug 6 (MENA) - The United Nations Human Rights Commission expressed shock at the growing pattern of raids launched by the Israeli occupation army on schools in Gaza, which it said are killing internally displaced Palestinians seeking shelter ....