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Spain rejects Israeli 'restrictions' on its Jerusalem consulate

Date: 2024-05-31 10:03:21 GMT - Spain - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:10728247

MADRID, May 31 (MENA) - Spain rejects "restrictions" that Israel plans to impose on the activities of its consulate in Jerusalem in response to Madrid's recognition of a Palestinian state, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said ....

Hiroshima urges Israel to cease Gaza attack in peace ceremony invite

Date: 2024-05-31 07:41:19 GMT - Japan - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:10728206

TOKYO, May 31 (MENA) - The western Japanese city of Hiroshima has urged Israel to cease its offensive in Gaza in its invitations to the country's representatives to the August 6 annual peace ceremony marking the atomic bombing of the city, Kyodo ....

Moscow working to release Russian nationals held by Hamas — MFA

Date: 2024-05-31 05:29:30 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:10728087

MOSCOW, May 31 (MENA) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov met with relatives of the Russians that are held by Hamas and briefed them about efforts to free them, TASS news agency reported. Bogdanov is also a special presidential ....

UNRWA slams Israeli proposal designating agency as terrorist organization

Date: 2024-05-31 02:29:51 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:10728068

CAIRO, May 31 (MENA) - Israel is seeking to enact legislation to designate the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) as a terrorist organization, which, according to UNRWA spokesman Adanan Abu Hasanah, will lead ....

PRCS announces the killing of two of its crews in an Israeli airstrike on Rafah

Date: 2024-05-30 20:24:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:10727823

RAMALLAH, May 30 (MENA) – The Palestine Red Crescent Society Thursday announced the killing of two of its crew members in an Israeli airstrike targeting the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, bringing the number of PRCS`S crews killed in the ....

Israeli occupation storms Jenin, its camp again, 6 people injured with live bullets

Date: 2024-05-30 16:41:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:10727724

JENIN, May 30 (MENA) - Israeli occupation army stormed Thursday the city of Jenin and its camp again and at least six young men were injured with live bullets as a result of the continued storming. Medical sources reported that six young men were ....

Israel is targeting UNRWA to liquidate Palestinian refugee issue: spokesman

Date: 2024-05-30 16:21:20 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:10727690

CAIRO, May 30 (MENA) – Spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Adnan Abu Hasna said Israel is systematically targeting UNRWA with a view to liquidating it as well as obliterating the Palestinian ....

Israel is committing genocide in Jabalia camp - official

Date: 2024-05-30 16:07:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:10727645

GAZA CITY, May 30 (MENA) - Spokesman for Gaza civil defense service Mahmoud Basal said on Thursday Israeli forces destroyed hundreds of houses in Jabalia refugee camp in northern the Gaza Strip, killing a number of civilians. The occupation ....

Death toll in Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli aggression rises to 36,224

Date: 2024-05-30 15:33:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:10727684

GAZA, May 30 (MENA) - The Palestinian death toll from Israel's deadly aggression against the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has now surged to 36,224, medical sources confirmed on Thursday. At least 81,777 others have also been injured in the ....

War to cost Israel over $67 bn: Israel's central bank chief

Date: 2024-05-30 14:42:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10727628

RAMALLAH, May 30 (MENA) - The ongoing war with the Hamas is slated to cost Israel NIS 253 billion ($67 billion) in defense outlays, expenditures for civilian needs and lost tax income in the years 2023 to 2025, Israel’s central Bank Governor Amir ....