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OIC condemns home demolitions in Al Quds

Date: 2024-02-15 16:18:12 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:10582432

RIYADH, Feb 15 (MENA) - The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned the ongoing house demolitions carried out by the Israeli occupation forces in the occupied Al-Quds, the most recent of which was the ....

UNRWA chief refuses to bow to Israeli calls for him to quit role

Date: 2024-02-15 14:45:57 GMT - Ireland - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:10582426

DUBLIN, Feb 15 (MENA) - The head of UNRWA, the UN's embattled agency for helping Palestinian refugees, has said that he won't accede to Israeli calls for him to step down. Sky News asked Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA commissioner-general, if he would ....

ICRC urges applying int'l humanitarian law, securing Gazans' needs

Date: 2024-02-15 14:21:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:10582324

GAZA CITY, Feb 15 (MENA) - Spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Hisham Mhanna has called for applying international humanitarian law, stressing it should be a priority. Israel should honor its legal commitment to ....

Seoul voices 'deep concern' over Israel's military operation in Gaza

Date: 2024-02-15 14:08:30 GMT - south korea - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:10582344

SEOUL, Feb 15 (MENA) - South Korea on Thursday expressed "deep concern" over Israel's recent military operation in the southern Gaza Strip, calling for relevant parties to protect civilians. "The government of the Republic of Korea expresses its ....

Scores of civilians killed as Israeli aggression on Gaza enters 132 day

Date: 2024-02-15 12:31:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:10581972

GAZA CITY, Feb 15 (MENA) - Dozens of civilians were killed and others were wounded in an Israeli artillery bombardment that targeted different parts of the Gaza Strip, according to medical sources. Medical sources reported that at least ten ....

Biden-Netanyahu relationship at boiling point as Rafah invasion looms

Date: 2024-02-15 12:25:04 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:10582133

WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (MENA) - The looming Israeli military plans to invade Rafah have exacerbated tensions between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and the Biden administration, which has grown increasingly frustrated with its ....

Biden shields Palestinians in US from deportation

Date: 2024-02-15 10:23:12 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:10581856

WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (MENA) - President Biden on Wednesday shielded thousands of Palestinians in the United States from deportation for the next 18 months, The New York Times reported. In a memo obtained by The New York Times, Biden said that ....

Palestinian Health Minister warns of humanitarian catastrophe due to Israeli targeting of Gaza hospital

Date: 2024-02-15 08:32:30 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:10581562

RAMALLAH, Feb 15 (MENA) - Minister of Health Mai Alkaila Thursday warned of an imminent humanitarian catastrophe as a result of the Israeli occupation army forcing citizens to evacuate the Nasser Medical Complex in the city of Khan Yunis, where they ....

Jordanian king, Canadian PM discuss peace, security in ME

Date: 2024-02-15 07:37:56 GMT - Canada - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:10581423

OTTAWA, Feb 15 (MENA) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Jordanian King Abdullah II to discuss peace and security in the Middle East, the office of Canadian prime minister said. They discussed their concerns around the planned ....

Australia, Canada, New Zealand issue joint statement calling for immediate ceasefire

Date: 2024-02-15 06:32:18 GMT - Canada - Middle East - SN:1 - ID:10581362

OTTAWA, Feb 15 (MENA) - The Prime Ministers of Australia, Canada and New Zealand today issued a joint statement calling for a ceasefire in Gaza following reports of Israel's planned military operation in Rafah, according to the office of the Prime ....