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Deep concerns over 'inhuman' detention of Gazans by Israeli authorities

Date: 2024-05-28 18:43:18 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:10725060

NEW YORK, May 28 (MENA) - UN and partner organizations have expressed deep concern over the "inhuman" detention of suspected Palestinian fighters in the enclave by Israeli authorities, citing information that treatment is so poor that some had to ....

More people will die in Gaza if they don’t receive treatment: WHO

Date: 2024-05-28 18:35:58 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:10725014

GENEVA, May 28 (MENA) - More people will die waiting for treatment in the besieged and war-devastated Gaza Strip if Israel continues its campaign of death and destruction in the border city of Rafah, the World Health Organization (WHO) has ....

New Israeli genocide in Rafah kills dozens

Date: 2024-05-28 15:36:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:10724854

GAZA CITY, May 28 (MENA) - More than 20 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured Tuesday in new Israeli strikes on displaced persons' tents in Al-Mawasi area in the west of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip. In a press release, the ....

Palestine expects Slovenia, Luxembourg, Portugal, Belgium to recognize it soon — envoy

Date: 2024-05-28 13:20:31 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:10724551

MOSCOW, May 28 (MENA) - Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal and Slovenia are expected to recognize Palestine as an independent state soon, Ambassador to Russia Abdel Hafiz Nofal told TASS. "We expect Slovenia to make a decision in the next few days. We ....

Spain, Norway formally recognize Palestinian state

Date: 2024-05-28 13:18:53 GMT - World Capitals - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:10724543

WORL CAPITALS, May 28 (MENA) - Spain and Norway on Tuesday formally recognized a Palestinian state. The two European countries believe the initiative is likely to encourage others to follow suit. Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide ....

Palestinian flag raised at Leinster House as Ireland recognises state of Palestine

Date: 2024-05-28 13:16:10 GMT - Ireland - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:10724549

DUBLIN, May 28 (MENA) - The Palestinian flag has been flown over Leinster House as the Government says it recognises Palestine as a sovereign and independent state and agreed to establish full diplomatic relations between Dublin and Ramallah, ....

Health Ministry says all hospitals in Rafah are out of service amid ongoing Israeli incursion

Date: 2024-05-28 12:05:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10724310

GAZA CITY, May 28 (MENA) – Medical sources reported that all hospitals in the Rafah Governorate, south of the Gaza Strip, were out of service, with the exception of Tal Al-Sultan Maternity Hospital, according to the Palestinian news agency ....

Jordan dispatches new food aid convoy to Gaza

Date: 2024-05-28 11:41:24 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:10724301

AMMAN, May 28 (MENA) - The Jordan Armed Forces, in collaboration with the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization (JHCO) and the World Food Program (WFP), have dispatched a new humanitarian aid convoy to the Gaza Strip, according to the Jordanian news ....

Israeli forces detain 22 Palestinians in the West Bank

Date: 2024-05-28 11:08:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:10724218

RAMALLAH, May 28 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces detained at least 22 Palestinians, including a child and former detainees, Wafa news agency quoted a joint statement by the Detainees' Affairs Authority and the Palestinian Prisoners' Society on ....

Spanish PM: Recognizing Palestinian state only path to peace

Date: 2024-05-28 09:50:47 GMT - Spain - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:10723949

MDRID, May 28 (MENA) - Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Tuesday his government is set to approve official recognition of a Palestinian state, adding the move already taken by more than 140 countries is aimed at “contributing to achieving ....