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UNRWA chief says Israel blocks him from Gaza for 2nd time

Date: 2024-05-05 19:35:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:10692494

GAZA CITY, May 5 (MENA) - Israeli occupation authorities denied Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini's entry to the Gaza Strip for the second time since October 7, ....

Pro-Palestine protests spread across British university campuses

Date: 2024-05-05 18:58:04 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:10692466

LONDON, May 5 (MENA) - Protests have spread across British university campuses in Sheffield, Bristol and Leeds, after a crackdown in the US on protests, which led to mass arrests of students and staff, The Guardian reported on Sunday. Students ....

Macron urges Netanyahu to reach truce deal with Hamas

Date: 2024-05-05 16:30:27 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:10692342

PARIS, May 5 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in telephone talks to reach a deal in negotiations with Palestinian group Hamas on a ceasefire in the Gaza war, France 24 ....

Israeli PM rejects Hamas demand to end Gaza war in exchange for hostages

Date: 2024-05-05 14:40:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:10692181

RAMALLAH, May 5 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a message released on Sunday sharpened his rejection of Hamas demands for an end to the Gaza war in exchange for the freeing of hostages, saying that would keep the Palestinian ....

Israeli occupation forces detain 25 Palestinians across West Bank

Date: 2024-05-05 13:51:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:10692043

RAMALLAH, May 5 (MENA) - At least 25 Palestinians were arrested by the Israeli occupation forces across the occupied West Bank over the last few hours, including a girl from Jerusalem, as well as children and former prisoners, according to a joint ....

29 Palestinians killed in 3 Israeli massacres in Gaza in last 24 hours

Date: 2024-05-05 12:32:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:10691950

GAZA, May 5 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces committed three massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours, resulting in the documented killing of at least 29 Palestinians and the injury of 110 others, WAFA reported Sunday. ....

The Hill: Aid to Israel is a moral and legal calamity

Date: 2024-05-05 11:52:23 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:10691898

WASHINGTON, May 5 (MENA) - The $95 billion military and foreign aid package Congress passed was a calamity for decency and humanity, according to The Hill. That’s primarily because of the $15 billion in military aid to Israel. Unless President ....

Arish airport receives plane from Belgium carrying aid to Gaza

Date: 2024-05-05 11:07:11 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:10691750

EL ARISH, Egypt, May 5 (MENA) - El Arish International Airport on Sunday received a plane carrying humanitarian relief to the Gaza Strip. A source at the airport said that the plane is loaded with 88 tons of medical supplies. It added that the ....

Threats against ICC blatant violation of court independence - diplomat

Date: 2024-05-05 07:09:27 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:10691525

CAIRO, May 5 (MENA) - Egypt's former representative to the UN international law committee Hussein Hassouna said on Sunday the threats against the International Criminal Courts employees and judges, who are investigating the war crimes committed by ....

Israeli forces kill 3 Palestinians north of Tulkarm

Date: 2024-05-04 16:29:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:10691158

RAMALLAH, May 4 (MENA) - Israeli forces killed at least three Palestinians during their offensive in Deir al-Ghusoun, north of Tulkarm. The bodies of two more individuals were recovered from the rubble of a house that had been demolished by ....