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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 ....

US bears responsibility for killing of civilians in Gaza - Russian envoy to UN

Date: 2024-02-27 23:15:12 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:82 - ID:10601331

NEW YORK, Feb 27 (MENA) – The alternative draft Security Council resolution on Gaza proposed by the US is not an alternative at all, but another license to kill Palestinian civilians, TASS quoted Russian Permanent Representative to the United ....

US announces $53 mln in humanitarian aid to Gaza

Date: 2024-02-27 21:45:28 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:10601265

WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (MENA) – The United States on Tuesday announced another $53 million in humanitarian assistance for Palestinians as the US aid chief pleaded for protection to relief workers in war-ravaged Gaza, Al Arabiya reported. The US ....

Arab Group working for reaching immediate ceasefire in Gaza: AL envoy to UN

Date: 2024-02-27 21:40:07 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:10601286

CAIRO, Feb 27 (MENA) - The Arab Group at the United Nations is currently working for reaching an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, opening border-crossings for the delivery of urgent life-saving assistance to Gazans, and preventing an imminent ....

Palestine’s FM emphasizes horrific situation in occupied Palestinian territories, particularly in Gaza

Date: 2024-02-27 20:39:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:10601287

GENEVA / RAMALLAH, Feb 27 (MENA) – Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Riyad Al-Maliki gave a briefing on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, including Jerusalem, especially the war of genocide against the ....

Shtayyeh: Israel has turned Gaza into killing field

Date: 2024-02-27 20:34:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:73 - ID:10601186

RAMALLAH, Feb 27 (MENA) – Caretaker Prime Minister of the Palestinian government Muhammad Shtayyeh said Tuesday Israel is practicing the worst forms of genocide, working to perpetuate apartheid, and a state above the law. This came during a ....

UN says Israel 'systematically' blocking Gaza aid access

Date: 2024-02-27 20:32:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:10601266

GENEVA, Feb 27 (MENA) – UN relief agencies operating in war-torn Gaza voiced deep frustration on Tuesday over continuing aid access restrictions placed on them by the Israeli military, after ambulances carrying patients away from a stricken hospital ....

US alleged ceasefire efforts sheer political maneuvers: Fatah spokesman

Date: 2024-02-27 20:01:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:10601185

RAMALLAH, Feb 27 (MENA) - Fatah Movement Spokesman Hussein Hamayel has described US alleged efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza as sheer political maneuvers, given its continued political and military support to the Israeli occupation ....

Israel resuming revenue transfers to Palestinian Authority

Date: 2024-02-27 19:25:01 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:10601222

WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (MENA) - Israel has agreed to resume tax revenue transfers to the Palestinian Authority to fund basic services and bolster the West Bank economy, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday, adding that the money has begun ....