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Fidan Criticizes Israel's Aggressive Strategy
MENAFN
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July 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan criticized Israel on Wednesday for its aggressive approach to the Middle East, which he claimed is destabilizing the region. Speaking at a UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East situation,...
Erdogan hosts Qatari PM, head of UN agency for Palestinian refugees
MENAFN
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held meetings on Saturday in Istanbul with key international figures, including the UN Alliance of Civilizations High Representative, the Qatari Prime Minister, the head of the UN agency for...
Tragedy in Gaza stands out
MENAFN
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July 17, 2025
(MENAFN) The ongoing tragedy in Gaza stands out in two unprecedented ways. First, it is the world’s first genocide to unfold in full view, practically livestreamed to a global audience. Second, this atrocity is actively dismantling long-standing...
Thousands march in Rabat to show solidarity with Palestinians
MENAFN
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN) In Rabat, thousands of Moroccans gathered in the city center on Sunday to demonstrate their support for the Palestinian cause amid rising regional tensions. Many participants wore Palestinian keffiyehs and waved both Moroccan and...
Egyptian, Bahrain Presidents discuss Iran, Gaza situation over phone
MENAFN
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN) On June 21, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa held a phone conversation focusing on pressing regional issues, particularly the tensions involving Iran and the Gaza Strip. According to...
Gaza Bleeds: Israeli Strikes Kill Nearly 56,000 Palestinians
MENAFN
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN) Media reports that since October 2023, the devastating conflict waged by Israel has claimed the lives of at least 55,998 Palestinians, according to the Health Ministry’s update on Monday. In the past 24 hours alone, 39 bodies were...
France Reaffirms Drive to Recognize Palestine
MENAFN
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN) France’s foreign minister reaffirmed on Monday the nation’s strong commitment to collectively recognizing Palestinian statehood, urging international partners not to lose sight of the dire humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza. Speaking...
Moroccan Masses Unite to Amplify Support for Palestinian Cause
MENAFN
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN) Thousands of Moroccans flooded the streets of downtown Rabat on Sunday, demonstrating their steadfast backing for Palestine as tensions across the region intensify. Clad in Palestinian keffiyehs and brandishing both Moroccan and...
Israel Reports Elimination of Top Iranian Military Figure
MENAFN
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June 21, 2025
(MENAFN) Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz declared on Saturday that the Israeli Air Force had eliminated Saeed Izadi, who led the Palestine Corps within Iran’s Quds Force, during an aerial strike on a residential unit in the heart of Qom, a...
Egypt’s Leader Condemns Israel’s Military Escalation Against Iran
MENAFN
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June 22, 2025
(MENAFN) Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi spoke by phone on Saturday with Iranian official Masoud Pezeshkian, during which he strongly condemned Israel’s intensifying military actions against Iran, the Egyptian presidency reported. Sisi...
Federal Judge Directs Release of Detained Pro-Palestinian Activist
MENAFN
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June 22, 2025
(MENAFN) A federal judge mandated the Trump administration on Friday to free Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate, from immigration detention on bail. Khalil, who holds lawful permanent resident status, had...
Israeli Airstrikes Kill Over Forty Palestinians in Gaza
MENAFN
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June 22, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 41 Palestinians lost their lives on Saturday due to Israeli gunfire and air raids throughout the Gaza Strip, according to reports from local hospitals and civil defense officials. Al-Awda Hospital, located in the heart of Gaza’s...
Israel Kills Eleven Palestinians Seeking Aid in Gaza, Including Children
MENAFN
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June 21, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 11 Palestinians, including three children, were killed early Saturday in Israeli air and artillery strikes targeting civilian gatherings waiting for humanitarian aid in southern and central Gaza, medical sources confirmed. The...
Israel: IFJ records harassment and censorship of Palestinian Israeli journalists
National Union of Journalists
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June 19, 2025
The NUJ joins the International Federation of Journalists in condemning a wave of attacks against Palestinian Israeli journalists. At least 26 journalists including foreign media were subjected to physical assaults, racist incitement, denial of...
Denmark’s Bishops Push Government to Pressure Israel Over Gaza Genocide
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN) On Wednesday, eight bishops from the Church of Denmark urged their government to ramp up diplomatic pressure on Israel to stop its military actions in Gaza and to ensure humanitarian aid reaches those in desperate need. In a joint...
UN Reports Over 680,000 Palestinians Displaced Over Past Three Months
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN) The United Nations announced on Wednesday that the ongoing Israeli assaults have forcibly uprooted more than 680,000 Palestinians throughout the Gaza Strip over the past three months. During a press briefing, UN spokesperson Stephane...
Venezuelan President Implores Jewish Communities to Stop Netanyahu
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN) On Wednesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro issued a call for Jewish communities worldwide to intervene and stop Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid rising tensions triggered by Israel’s strikes on Iran. Speaking on a...
Three Top UN Commissioners Abruptly Step Down
MENAFN
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July 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Three commissioners from the United Nations panel probing alleged violations in the occupied Palestinian territories have unexpectedly stepped down, citing personal reasons. Navi Pillay, Chris Sidoti, and Miloon Kothari—all members of the...
Enough of passing the buck, enough of the delay, enough of the bloodshed
Oxfam
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July 15, 2025
In response to the EU’s foreign affairs ministers meeting to discuss the list of options for political action against Israel, Bushra Khalidi, Oxfam’s Policy Lead in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Gaza, said: “Every day that passes without...
Israeli Authorities Transfer Control of Ibrahimi Mosque
MENAFN
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July 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Israeli officials have removed the Palestinian-controlled Hebron municipality's authority over the Ibrahimi Mosque and reassigned it to a religious council associated with Israeli settlers, as per a report released on Tuesday by a news...