Amman, Jordan | Xinhua | A Jordanian Royal Air Force aircraft Monday airdropped urgent medical supplies to the Jordanian field hospital in the Gaza Strip, reported Jordan’s state-run Petra News Agency. The hospital was on the verge of running out of supplies due to the delay in land aid delivering …
Read More »Israeli troops encircle Gaza City as Palestinian death toll rises to 9,770
Gaza , Palestine | Xinhua | Israel’s military said its forces reached on Sunday the coast of Gaza City and encircled Hamas in the city, as the Palestinian death toll in the enclave rose to 9,770 amid Israel’s relentless bombardment. The Israeli military said in a statement that the armored 36th …
Read More »Blinken says reaching ceasefire in Gaza enables Hamas to regroup
Amman, Jordan | Xinhua | U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that reaching an immediate ceasefire in Gaza would enable the Hamas movement to regroup its forces, Jordan’s state-run Petra News Agency reported. He made the remarks during a joint press conference in Jordan’s capital Amman with Jordanian …
Read More »Palestinian death toll rises to 9,488 as Israel-Hamas conflict rages on
Gaza, Palestine | Xinhua | The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has reached 9,488 on Saturday, as the Israel-Hamas conflict that started four weeks ago shows no sign of ending, according to the Gaza-bases Health Ministry. Meanwhile, 24,000 others were wounded in the …
Read More »Russia stays committed to nuclear test ban treaty after withdrawing ratification: foreign ministry
Vladivostok, Russia | Xinhua | Despite withdrawing its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), Russia remains committed to the treaty and its obligations, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Friday. The ministry said in a statement that Russia is still a signatory to the CTBT and will …
Read More »Falling sugar prices push global food prices down, says FAO
Rome, Italy | Xinhua | Global sugar prices settled down in October, following sharp increases in previous months, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Friday. Sugar has been the most volatile food commodity in recent weeks, amid concerns over supplies sparked by extreme weather in sugar-producing countries, …
Read More »6 killed in Israeli airstrike on ambulances heading to Rafah crossing
Gaza, Palestine | Xinhua | At least six Palestinians were killed on Friday after an Israeli warplane attacked ambulances in front of the main gate of the Shifa Medical Complex, the largest hospital in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. In a press statement sent to Xinhua, the ministry …
Read More »WHO welcomes Egypt’s reception of wounded Palestinians for treatment
Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomed on Wednesday Egypt’s decision to accept some 80 injured and sick people from the besieged Palestinian Gaza Strip for treatment in Egyptian hospitals. WHO said in a statement that it has been working with the Egyptian Health Ministry “in …
Read More »UN mission in northern Mali completes hurried withdrawal from 3 camps
New York, US | Xinhua | The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali has completed its accelerated withdrawal from three camps in the eastern Kidal region of northern Mali, a UN spokesman said on Tuesday. The operation was carried out despite deteriorating security challenges, said Stephane Dujarric, chief spokesman for UN …
Read More »EU calls for pauses in Gaza bombing to allow humanitarian aid access
Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | European leaders on Friday called for “pauses for humanitarian needs” to allow aid into Gaza through humanitarian corridors. During the two-day EU summit that ended on Friday in Brussels, leaders of the 27-member bloc held heated discussions over the conflicts between Israel and Hamas and between …
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