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Israel keeps 28 embassies closed amid Iranian threats

Date: 2024-04-05 15:56:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:10651662

RAMALLAH, April 5 (MENA) - The Israeli government has suspended the operations of 28 embassies in countries around the world amid threats from Iran, the Times of Israel reported. According to the report, an Israeli source said 28 diplomatic ....

WCK demands independent investigation into Israeli strike

Date: 2024-04-05 15:30:47 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:10651652

WASHINGTON, April 5 (MENA) - World Central Kitchen (WCK) has called for an independent investigation into the killing by Israeli forces of seven of its staff members as they worked to deliver aid in Gaza, The New York Times reported. “We have ....

US says prepared to coordinate with Egypt, Jordan to ensure implementation of Israel's steps on aid flow to Gaza

Date: 2024-04-05 14:54:58 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:10651571

WASHINGTON, April 5 (MENA) - US National Security Council Spokesperson Adrienne Watson said Washington is prepared to work in full coordination with the government of Israel, the governments of Jordan and Egypt, the United Nations, and humanitarian ....

2 killed, others injured in Israeli raid on Lebanon's Aita Al Shaab town

Date: 2024-04-05 14:46:59 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:10651558

BEIRUT, April 5 (MENA) - Two persons were killed and others injured in an Israeli airstrike on the southern Lebanese town of Aita Al-Shaab. The Israeli warplanes also launched a raid on the town of Kafr kila targeted a house near the separation ....

Czech Republic to release another CZK 10 million in aid to Gaza

Date: 2024-04-05 14:07:56 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:10651452

BRUSSELS, April 5 (MENA) - The Czech Republic will release an additional CZK 10 million to the World Food Program (WFP) for humanitarian aid to Gaza, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský said on Friday. In January of this year the government ....

Italian PM: We seek to reach ceasefire in Gaza along with hostage release

Date: 2024-04-05 13:47:39 GMT - Italy - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:10651480

ROME, April 5 (MENA) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni affirmed her country's efforts to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip concurrently with the release of hostages. Meloni stated - in a statement reported by the Italian news agency ....

United Nations Human Rights Council adopts a resolution calling for an immediate halt to any arms sales to Israel

Date: 2024-04-05 13:01:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:10651368

Geneva, April 5 (MENA) - The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution Friday calling for an immediate halt to any arms sales to Israel in light of its ongoing aggression against Gaza, warning of the possibility of "genocide" against ....

Israel has to be held accountable for crimes in Gaza: Palestine

Date: 2024-04-05 12:27:44 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:10651398

GENEVA, April 5 (MENA) - Palestine representative to the United Nations Human Rights Council Ibrahim Kreisha called for Israel to be held accountable for its crimes against the Palestinian people. In his speech during the session of the United ....

Israel agrees to increase humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza

Date: 2024-04-05 12:26:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:10651323

RAMALLAH, April 5 (MENA) - Israel’s security cabinet decided to take immediate steps to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, the Prime Minister’s Office announced early Friday. Israel will temporarily open up Ashdod Port for humanitarian ....

On Palestinian Children's Day, 200 Palestinian children held in Israeli detention

Date: 2024-04-05 06:34:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:1 - ID:10651055

RAMALLAH, April 5 (MENA) - On the occasion of the Palestinian Children's Day, prisoner advocacy groups said that more than 200 Palestinian children are currently incarcerated in Israeli prisons, including 23 children from the Gaza Strip detained in ....