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WHO Chief Says Continuous Medical Aid Into Gaza 'Critical'

This is Beirut, 30/07 17:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The World Health Organization's chief said getting a continuous flow of medical supplies into Gaza was "critical", as WHO trucks carrying aid headed for the border on Wednesday. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the UN health agency had moved 10 trucks from El-Arish in Egypt to Israel's Kerem Shalom border crossing into the Gaza Strip. The trucks ...

France, 14 Other Nations Urge Recognition of Palestinian State

This is Beirut, 30/07 11:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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France and 14 other Western nations called on countries worldwide to move to recognize a Palestinian state, France's top diplomat said Wednesday. The foreign ministers of 15 countries late Tuesday issued a joint statement following a conference in New York, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, aimed at reviving a two-state solution between ...

France to Airdrop 40 Tons of Aid to Gaza from Friday

This is Beirut, 29/07 21:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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France will airdrop 40 tons of aid into Gaza from Friday, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday, as UN-backed experts warned the Israeli-blockaded Palestinian territory was slipping into famine. Concern has escalated in the past week about hunger in the Gaza Strip after more than 21 months of war that started after Palestinian ...

Israeli FM Rejects International Pressure for Gaza Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 29/07 12:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's foreign minister rejected on Tuesday what he called a "distorted campaign" of international pressure for a ceasefire in the Gaza war and recognition of a Palestinian state. Gideon Saar told reporters that if Israel was to halt the conflict while Hamas is still in power in Gaza and still holding hostages it would be a "tragedy for both ...

Gaza Civil Defense says Israeli Strikes Kill 30

This is Beirut, 29/07 10:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said Tuesday that Israeli air strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians, including women and children, in the central Nuseirat district. Civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal said the strikes were carried out overnight and into the morning and "targeted a number of citizens' homes" in the Nuseirat refugee camp. The ...

Forceful Pleas at UN For Two-State Solution for Israel, Palestinians

This is Beirut, 29/07 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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There is no alternative to a two-state solution between Israelis and the Palestinians, France told a UN conference co-chaired with Saudi Arabia Monday that was boycotted by Israel and branded a stunt by Washington. "Only a political, two-state solution will help respond to the legitimate aspirations of Israelis and Palestinians to live in peace ...

Egypt's Sisi Urges Trump to End Gaza War

This is Beirut, 28/07 16:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday made an impassioned call for US President Donald Trump to intervene to put an end to Israel's war in Gaza after more than 21 months. In a televised address, Sisi said Trump "is the one capable of stopping the war, bringing in aid and ending this suffering" after more than 21 months, with Gazans ...

Israeli Settlers Attack West Bank Christian Village

This is Beirut, 28/07 16:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank overnight, torching cars and spray-painting threatening graffiti, a witness and the Palestinian Authority said Monday. Jeries Azar, a Taybeh resident and journalist for Palestine TV, told AFP his house and car were targeted in the pre-dawn assault. "I ...

Israel Says Gaza Got 120 Trucks of Aid on Day One of Pause

This is Beirut, 28/07 11:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel said Monday that more than 120 truckloads of food aid were distributed by the UN and aid agencies in the Gaza Strip on the first day of a promised limited break in fighting. On Sunday, Israel declared a "tactical pause" in military operations in part of Gaza and promised to open secure routes for aid, urging humanitarian groups to step up ...

The UN, The Palestinians, Israel and a Stalled Two-State Solution

This is Beirut, 28/07 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ever since the partition of Palestine into Jewish and Arab states in 1947, the United Nations has been inextricably linked to the fate of Palestinians, with the organization meeting this week hoping to revive the two-state solution. Here is a timeline on the issue: Partition In November 1947, the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 181 ...

Over 220 British MPs Call for Palestinian Statehood Recognition

This is Beirut, 25/07 20:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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More than 220 British MPs, including dozens from the ruling Labour party, demanded Friday that the UK government formally recognize a Palestinian state, further increasing pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The call, in a letter signed by lawmakers from nine UK political parties, came less than 24 hours after French President Emmanuel ...

Washington "Strongly" Rejects France's Plan to Recognize a Palestinian State

This is Beirut, 25/07 05:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States "strongly" rejected on Thursday French President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to recognize a Palestinian state, calling it a "reckless" decision that undermines peace. “This reckless decision only serves Hamas propaganda and sets back peace. It is a slap in the face to the victims of October 7th,” declared U.S. Secretary of ...

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