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Palestinian presidency welcomes ICJ’s ruling on Israeli offensive on Rafah

Date: 2024-05-24 16:47:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:10719298

RAMALLAH, May 24 (MENA) - The Palestinian presidency welcomed the International Court of Justice (ICJ)'s decisions calling on the occupying state of Israel to halt its offensive on Rafah city, considering it a direct danger to the Palestinian ....

ICJ's order to end Rafah offensive deals another blow to Israel - paper

Date: 2024-05-24 15:46:11 GMT - Netherlands - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:10719294

THE HAGUE, May 24 (MENA) - The International Court of Justice on Friday ruled that Israel must immediately halt its ground assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, dealing another blow to the country as it faces increasing international ....

UN’s top court orders Israel to ‘immediately’ halt its operation in Rafah

Date: 2024-05-24 14:14:45 GMT - Netherlands - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:10719218

THE HAGUE, May 24 (MENA) - The United Nations’ top court has ordered Israel to immediately halt its controversial military operation in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, CNN reported on Friday. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The ....

40,000 Palestinians perform Friday prayers at Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2024-05-24 13:52:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:10719126

RAMALLAH, May 24 (MENA) - Thousands of Palestinians performed Friday Prayers at Al Aqsa Mosque amid tightened security measures imposed by Israeli occupation forces on worshippers. The Islamic Waqfs Department said in a press release that nearly ....

UNRWA: “Unnoticed” war fought in occupied West Bank

Date: 2024-05-24 12:45:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:10719084

RAMALLAH, May 24 (MENA) - Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), has said an “unnoticed” war is being fought in occupied West Bank where Israeli occupation forces are launching regular attacks to destroy ....

Top EU official: time ripe for Israel to accept criticism

Date: 2024-05-24 12:14:44 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:10719041

BRUSSELS, May 24 (MENA) - EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has called on Israel to accept some criticism. “Recognizing the Palestinian state is not a gift to Hamas, quite the contrary. Reinforcing the Palestinian Authority is not reinforcing ....

PMRS: No functioning hospitals in Gaza now

Date: 2024-05-24 12:12:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:10718996

GAZA CITY, May 24 (MENA) - The health situation in the Gaza Strip is on the brink collapse as there are no functioning hospitals in the enclave now, said Dr. Aed Yaghi, director of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society in Gaza. In statements to ....

World Bank warns Palestinian Authority on brink of financial collapse

Date: 2024-05-24 09:55:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:10718855

WASHINGTON, May 24 (MENA) - The Palestinian Authority is facing the risk of financial collapse, the World Bank said in a new report, as revenue streams run dry and economic activity drops significantly against the backdrop of the Israeli aggression ....

Newsweek: Israel is losing the diplomatic war

Date: 2024-05-24 06:17:13 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:10718622

WASHINGTON, May 24 (MENA) - Israeli leaders have been left rattled by a difficult week of diplomatic developments related to their ongoing war against Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip, the Newsweek magazine ....

Israeli bombardment on Gaza kills 12 Palestinians, wounds scores others

Date: 2024-05-24 05:40:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:10718614

GAZA CITY, May 24 (MENA) - Israeli aerial and artillery bombardment killed at least 12 Palestinians and wounded scores others in Deir al-Balah in the central blockaded Gaza Strip, WAFA news agency reported. Israeli warplanes and tanks targeted a ....