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US underlines urgent need to deliver further humanitarian aid to Gaza

Date: 2024-02-29 09:24:47 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:10603237

WASHINGTON, Feb 29 (MENA) – US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III spoke with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant on Thursday, the US Department of Defense said in a press release. The Secretary asked for Minister Gallant's assessment of ....

Israel: Ben-Gvir's security authority on Al Aqsa Mosque to be removed

Date: 2024-02-28 22:59:21 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:10602988

RAMALLAH, Feb 28 (MENA) - The Israeli war cabinet will vote to remove the authority to restrict Muslim access to Al Aqsa Mosque during the month of Ramadan from extremist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, Channel 12 News reported. It ....

Japan government wants to start funding UNRWA again soon

Date: 2024-02-28 22:51:04 GMT - Japan - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:10603003

TOKYO, Feb 28 (MENA) - A senior Japanese diplomat said Japan is prepared to resume funding the UN agency for Palestinian refugees after an investigation into the organization has been completed. More than 10 countries, including Japan, stopped ....

Palestinian president says rejects Netanyahu's post-war principles

Date: 2024-02-28 22:14:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:10602965

RAMALLAH, Feb 28 (MENA) - In a series of identical letters sent to heads of states, prime ministers, and heads of organizations and unions, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has affirmed the State of Palestine's unequivocal rejection of the ....

US urges Israeli occupation to let Muslims worship at Al-Aqsa during Ramadan

Date: 2024-02-28 21:31:17 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:10602948

WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (MENA) - The United States has urged the Israeli occupation authorities to allow Muslims to worship at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, expected to start within the next two ....

Syrian air defense forces confront Israeli missile aggression in vicinity of Damascus

Date: 2024-02-28 21:26:31 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:73 - ID:10602949

DAMASCUS, Feb 28 (MENA) - The Syrian air defense forces responded to an Israeli missile aggression and shot down most of them. State news agency SANA quoted a military source as saying that "at approximately 21:35 pm [local time] today, the ....

Six Palestinian infants die from malnutrition in northern Gaza hospitals

Date: 2024-02-28 20:50:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:10602904

GAZA, Feb 28 (MENA) - Six infants died this evening at the Kamal Adwan Hospital and the Al Shifa Medical Complex in the northern Gaza Strip due to severe malnutrition as a result of the ongoing Israeli military blockade imposed on the region, state ....

Austria allocates ten million euros for Gaza

Date: 2024-02-28 11:16:40 GMT - Austria - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:10601934

VIENNA, Feb 28 (MENA) - Austria considers making ten million euros available for the needy population in the Gaza Strip. A corresponding decision will be taken in the Council of Ministers on Wednesday. The money is distributed through the ....

Two Israeli officers killed, 7 seriously hurt fighting in northern Gaza

Date: 2024-02-28 11:10:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:10601670

RAMALLAH, Feb 28 (MENA) - The Israeli army announced two officers were killed fighting yesterday in northern Gaza, raising the ground toll in the offensive in Gaza to 242. The Israeli army said another seven soldiers of the Tzabar Battalion were ....

Arish airport receives French-Qatari aid shipment for Gaza: Macron

Date: 2024-02-27 23:20:34 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:84 - ID:10601336

PARIS, Feb 27 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron said that France and Qatar, in a joint operation, chartered humanitarian and medical aid on Tuesday for “the people of Gaza.” Posting to his official account on X, Macron said “75 tonnes of ....