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Spain applies to join South Africa's lawsuit against Israel

Date: 2024-06-06 10:36:43 GMT - Spain - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:10737186

MADRID, June 6 (MENA) - Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said on Thursday his country will apply to the International Court of Justice to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. The move makes Spain the first ....

Settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque anew

Date: 2024-06-06 10:05:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:10737107

RAMALLAH, June 6 (MENA) - Israeli settlers, heavily guarded by Israeli police, stormed Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Thursday. Eyewitnesses said settlers entered the mosque from the Magharibah Gate and conducted provocative ....

Palestinian Affairs Conference hails Egypt, Qatar’s efforts to stop Israeli aggression

Date: 2024-06-05 14:59:20 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:10736268

CAIRO, June 5 (MENA) – The 111th session of the Conference of Supervisors of Palestinian Affairs in the Host Arab Countries welcomed Egypt and Qatar’s efforts to stop the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. This came at the closing session of ....

Civilians killed, injured, in Israeli bombardment of Gaza

Date: 2024-06-05 08:06:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:10735435

GAZA CITY, June 5 (MENA) - Dozens of Palestinian civilians were last night and early Wednesday killed and injured in the Israeli occupation’s missile and artillery shelling on various areas of the Gaza Strip, WAFA reported. In the city of Deir ....

Israeli settlers storm Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2024-06-05 08:02:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:10735385

RAMALLAH, June 5 (MENA) - Israeli settlers stormed the holy mosque of Al Aqsa in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday, under police protection. The settlers entered the mosque from the Magharibah Gate and conducted provocative ....

Washington: Hamas's response to ceasefire proposal awaited

Date: 2024-06-05 06:06:16 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:5 - ID:10735241

WASHINGTON, June 5 (MENA) - US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan reported that the United States is still waiting for a response from Hamas regarding Israel’s ceasefire proposal, which was revealed by US President Joe Biden last Friday. ....

Israeli settlers stormed Old City, Silwan neighborhood ahead of provocative “flag march”

Date: 2024-06-04 22:08:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:10735183

RAMALLAH, June 4 (MENA) - Israeli settlers stormed the Old City in Occupied Jerusalem and Silwan neighborhood on the southeastern outskirts of the Old City this evening, ahead of a provocative “flag march” planned by settler organizations. The ....

Israeli chief of staff: We're nearing decision on whether to launch war against Hezbollah

Date: 2024-06-04 20:21:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:73 - ID:10735139

RAMALLAH, June 4 (MENA) - Israel is ready for an offensive along the northern border with Lebanon and is nearing a decision, the Israeli chief of staff said on Tuesday, as the Hezbollah movement said it was not seeking to widen the conflict but was ....

Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli forces committed 7 massacres in 24 hours

Date: 2024-06-04 19:12:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:10735066

GAZA CITY, June 4 (MENA) - The Health Ministry in the war-devastated Gaza Strip said Israeli occupation forces committed seven massacres in the enclave in the last 24 hours, killing 71 Palestinians and injuring 182 others. In a statement released ....

Biden says 'uncertain' if Israel committing war crimes

Date: 2024-06-04 18:40:47 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:10735061

WASHINGTON, June 4 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden said he was "uncertain" whether Israel was committing war crimes in Gaza. In statements carried by The Washington Post on Tuesday, Biden added: "a lot of innocent people have been killed" and ....