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Knesset approves amended 2024 budget to fund war on Gaza

Date: 2024-03-13 21:38:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:10623088

RAMALLAH, March 13 (MENA) - Israeli lawmakers gave their final approval on Wednesday to an amended 2024 state budget that adds tens of billions of shekels to fund Israel's war on Gaza, as the conflict runs into its sixth month. The amended budget ....

US, Czech FMs discuss importance of continued humanitarian support to Palestinian civilians

Date: 2024-03-13 20:23:10 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:10622980

WASHINGTON, March 13 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský reaffirmed their countries’ resolute support for Ukraine as it defends itself from Russia’s aggression and discussed coordination on ....

UNRWA urges countries to resume funding to help Gazans

Date: 2024-03-13 20:07:21 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:10623041

GAZA CITY, March 13 (MENA) - Inas Hamdan, the Acting Director of the UNRWA Media Office in the Middle East, said Wednesday that the humanitarian and living conditions in the Gaza Strip are catastrophic in light of the severe shortage in humanitarian ....

UAE sends 21,000 tonnes of aid to Gaza

Date: 2024-03-13 20:06:54 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:10622981

ABU DHABI, March 13 (MENA) - The International Humanitarian and Philanthropic Council has resolved to intensify humanitarian aid for the Palestinian people in Gaza during the holy month of Ramadan. This will be achieved through initiatives ....

UNRWA says one staffer killed in Israeli strike on aid center in Gaza’s Rafah

Date: 2024-03-13 19:07:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:10622989

GAZA, March 13 (MENA) - The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said one of its staff members was killed on Wednesday in an Israeli strike on a food distribution center in war-hit Gaza, Al Arabiya reported. “At least one UNRWA staff ....

UK sends 150 tonnes of aid to Gaza

Date: 2024-03-13 17:34:18 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:10622892

LONDON, March 13 (MENA) – Around 150 tonnes of UK aid, including more than 13,000 blankets and 840 family-sized tents, has entered Gaza on Wednesday, where the United Nations [UNICEF] will distribute them to those in need. In a oppress release, ....

UNRWA: More children died in Gaza conflict than in worldwide wars in 4 years

Date: 2024-03-13 17:03:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:10622893

GAZA CITY, March 13 (MENA) - The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said the number of child deaths reported in the Gaza Strip in four months is higher than that for all wars around the world in the four previous ....

Rafah crossing receives 38 injured Palestinians from Gaza

Date: 2024-03-13 13:15:21 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:10622502

RAFAH, Egypt, March 13 (MENA) - Rafah border crossing on Thursday received 38 injured Palestinians with 73 companions coming from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. An official source at the crossing said 117 holders of Egyptian passports and 40 foreign ....

31,272 killed in Israeli aggression on Gaza: statement

Date: 2024-03-13 13:14:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:10622506

GAZA CITY, March 13 (MENA) - Ministry of Health in Gaza said Wednesday 31,272 Gazans were killed while 73,024 others injured since the outbreak of the militry operation in Gaza Strip since October 7. In a statement, the ministry said Israel ....

Yemen's Houthis fired ballistic missile toward USS Laboon in Red Sea

Date: 2024-03-13 08:13:48 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:10621981

WASHINGTON, March 13 (MENA) - The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the Houthis fired one close-range ballistic missile from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward USS Laboon in the Red Sea. In a statement on Wednesday, CENTCOM added that the ....