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10 civilians killed, others wounded in Israel's ongoing shelling of Gaza

Date: 2024-04-12 22:52:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:10659496

GAZA CITY, April 12 (MENA) – At least 10 civilians were killed and others wounded in an Israeli bombing that targeted several homes and areas in the Gaza Strip, WAFA reported. The occupation air force launched a raid on a house belonging to the ....

US intel said to indicate Iran could strike ‘Israeli soil’ in next 24 to 48 hours

Date: 2024-04-12 21:22:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:10659464

RAMALLAH, April 12 (MENA) – Iran could launch an attack on Israeli soil within the next 24 to 48 hours, the Times of Israel said on Friday. Israel has been on high alert amid multiple threats and intelligence assessments that Iran would launch a ....

US commander says seeking avoiding war between Iran, Israel

Date: 2024-04-12 17:25:07 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:10659297

WASHINGTON, April 12 (MENA) - Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Brown said Friday that the US army is exerting its utmost effort to deter a war between Iran and Israel and protect its troops deployed to the Middle East. The US is ....

Norway says ready to recognize a Palestinian state

Date: 2024-04-12 16:31:28 GMT - Norway - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:10659296

OSLO, April 12 (MENA) - Norway is ready to recognize a Palestinian state together with other countries, its prime minister said on Friday while hosting Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez, who is seeking support for the cause, according to Al Arabiya ....

Jordanian, US FMs discuss ceasefire in Gaza

Date: 2024-04-12 16:30:42 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10659291

AMMAN, April 12 (MENA) - Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi received Friday a phone call from his US counterpart Antony Blinken to discuss efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and the entry of ....

Israeli settlerss attack Palestinians, their homes in Ramallah-area-village

Date: 2024-04-12 15:23:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:10659248

RAMALLAH, April 12 (MENA) - Israeli settlets Friday attacked Palestinians and their homes in the village of Al-Mughayir, northeast of Ramallah, according to Wafa news agency. Local sources reported that a group of Israeli settlers sneaked their ....

Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor says Gaza in need of 1,000 trucks of aid daily

Date: 2024-04-12 15:07:31 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:10659209

BEIRUT, April 12 (MENA) - Regional director of the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor Mohamed Moghabat said Friday that Gaza is in need of 1,000 aid trucks to enter the besieged enclave daily, after six months of war and severe shortage in all foodstuffs ....

Russian plane lands at Arish airport with 30 tons of aid to Gaza

Date: 2024-04-12 14:46:51 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:10659201

ARISH, Egypt, April 12 (MENA) - A Russian plane laden with 30 tons of food aid landed at Arish airport Friday to be later delivered to Gaza. Meanwhile, 35 injured Palestinians have crossed Rafah terminal into Egypt to receive treatment with 32 ....

Gaza: No improvement in aid access to north, insists senior UN aid official

Date: 2024-04-12 14:22:05 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:10659164

NEW YORK, April 12 (MENA) - The situation for Gazans remains dire despite hopes stemming from recent commitments by Israel to boost assistance, the UN's top aid official in the Occupied Palestinian Territory said on Friday. Jamie McGoldrick, the ....

Israel commits eight massacres against civilians in Gaza in past 24 hours

Date: 2024-04-12 13:16:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:10659063

GAZA, April 12 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation army committed eight massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, killing around 89 civilians and injuring 120 others in the last 24 hours. Medical sources announced today that the death toll in the ....