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Egypt stood as bulwark against Israel's forced displacement scheme: PA official

Date: 2024-03-02 19:06:50 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:10606864

RAMALLAH, March 2 (MENA) - Palestinian Authority (PA) presidential adviser Mahmoud Habbash hailed Saturday Egypt's relentless efforts to foil Israeli occupation's displacement scheme in the embattled Gaza Strip. "Egypt has stood as a bulwark ....

Death toll exceeds 30,000 people in Israel's heavy strikes in Gaza

Date: 2024-03-02 17:36:02 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:10606735

GAZA CITY, March 2 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces committed a total of 10 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, resulting in the tragic killing of 92 Palestinians and leaving 156 others wounded, WAFA quoted medical ....

WHO: Destruction in Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital beyond words

Date: 2024-03-02 15:07:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:10606701

NEW YORK/GAZA, March 2 (MENA) - World Health Organization Director Tedros Adhanom said the level of destruction around Al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza is beyond words. On his X account, he said "After more than a month, WHO and partners ....

Gaza Health Ministry: 11 people killed in Israeli airstrike targeting tent for displaced persons in Rafah

Date: 2024-03-02 15:03:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:10606990

GAZA CITY, March 2 (MENA) – At least 11 civilians were killed and others were wounded in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a tent for displaced people near the Emirati Hospital, west of the city of Rafah, south the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian news ....

Biden announces US airdrops of humanitarian assistance into Gaza

Date: 2024-03-01 20:40:46 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:10606010

WASHINGTON, March 1 (MENA) – The United States will begin air dropping food aid to the people of Gaza, US President Joe Biden announced Friday. Speaking in the Oval Office, Biden said the US would be “pulling out every stop” to get additional aid ....

Gaza famine 'almost inevitable': UN

Date: 2024-03-01 20:12:33 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:10605817

NEW YORK, March 1 (MENA) - A famine in the Gaza Strip "is almost inevitable" unless the Israel-Hamas war changes, the United Nations warned Friday. "The production of foodstuff within Gaza itself is almost impossible," said Jens Laerke, ....

China condemns killing of Palestinians waiting for aid in Gaza

Date: 2024-03-01 19:30:05 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10605754

BEJING, March 1 (MENA) - China is deeply shocked and strongly condemns the killing of more than 100 Palestinians in an Israeli attack when they were waiting for aid in Gaza, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday, according to Xinhua news ....

EU to proceed paying EUR 50m to UNRWA, increase support to Palestinians in 2024

Date: 2024-03-01 18:22:51 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:10605849

CAIRO, March 1 (MENA) – The European Commission has decided to allocate an additional EUR 68 million to support the Palestinian population across the region to be implemented through international partners like the Red Cross and the Red Crescent. ....

Brazil says Israel’s action in Gaza beyond ethical, legal limits

Date: 2024-03-01 18:09:59 GMT - Brazil - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:10605760

BRAZILIA, March 1 (MENA) - The Brazilian government said that Thursday's mass-casualty incident in northern Gaza where dozens of civilians were killed swarming humanitarian aid trucks shows that Israel’s military action in the enclave has no ethical ....

Syria: Seven drones shot down in Hama and Idlib countryside

Date: 2024-03-01 16:28:27 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:10605523

DAMASCUS, March 1 (MENA) - The Syrian Ministry of Defense announced that seven terrorist drones have been shot down and destroyed in Hama and Idlib countryside, state news agency SANA reported. “Our forces operating in the direction of Hama and ....