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Israel commits 16 massacres in Gaza over past 24 hours

Date: 2024-02-13 09:54:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:10578260

GAZA CITY, Feb 13 (MENA) - Medical sources Tuesday said that the death toll from the ongoing Israeli occupation aggression against the Gaza Strip, since October 7, has risen to 28,473, while 68,146 others were injured, WAFA reported. They ....

UN rights chief warns against potential carnage in Rafah

Date: 2024-02-13 09:35:25 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:10578225

NEW YORK, Feb 13 (MENA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk appealed for restraint in the face of an Israeli military incursion in Rafah, warning of the risk of further atrocity crimes in the Gaza war, according to the UN News ....

PNI head to MENA: Egypt plays pioneering, key role to reach ceasefire in Gaza

Date: 2024-02-13 09:16:27 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:10577953

AMMAN, Feb 13 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI) Moustafa Barghouti on Tuesday hailed Egypt's pioneering and key role to reach a complete ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip since the start of the Israeli ....

3 Israeli troops killed in Gaza; dozens of Palestinians martyred on 130th day of war

Date: 2024-02-13 08:21:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:10578022

GAZA CITY, Feb 13 (MENA) - The Israeli military announced Tuesday that two officers, including a commander, and one soldier from the 630th Reserve Battalion were killed by explosives that were detonated in a building they were in, south of the Gaza ....

ICC's prosecutor says deeply concerned by situation in Rafah

Date: 2024-02-13 07:10:20 GMT - Netherlands - Middle East - SN:5 - ID:10577910

THE HAGUE, Feb 13 (MENA) - International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan said that he is deeply concerned by the reported bombardment and potential ground incursion by Israeli forces in Rafah. Khan, in a post on his account on "X" ....

Any Israeli attack on Rafah will produce another humanitarian catastrophe: Jordan's king - 2 Washington

Date: 2024-02-12 23:02:03 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:10577845

King Abdullah said, "It is imperative that UNRWA continues to receive the support it needs to carry out its mandate." "We cannot afford an Israeli attack on Rafah. It is certain to produce another humanitarian catastrophe," he warned. "All ....

UNRWA concerned over prospect of Israeli military offensive in Rafah

Date: 2024-02-12 22:48:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:10577825

GAZA, Feb 12 (MENA) - The Director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza expressed concern at the prospect of an Israel military offensive in Rafah which could result in hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the fighting. In a report published on its ....

ICC actively investigating any crimes allegedly committed in Gaza: Chief prosecutor

Date: 2024-02-12 19:21:20 GMT - Netherlands - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:10577716

THE HAGUE, Feb 12 (MENA) - Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Karim Khan voiced deep concern about a possible Israeli ground offensive into Rafah in Gaza, warning that anyone breaching international law would be held ....

'Antisemitic' UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese banned from Israel – officials

Date: 2024-02-12 17:08:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:10577539

RAMALLAH, Feb 12 (MENA) – UN Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese will be prohibited from entering Israel, The Jerusalem Post quoted Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz and Interior Minister Moshe Arbel as saying in ....

British gov't 'concerned' over prospect of ground offensive in Rafah

Date: 2024-02-12 16:22:41 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:10577474

LONDON, Feb 12 (MENA) - The British government has voiced deep concern about the prospect of a ground offensive in Rafah, Sky News reported. "The priority in Gaza must be an immediate pause in the fighting to get aid in and hostages out, such ....