As the Gaza-Israel war enters its third year, sparked by Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel, the UN is appealing for the release of all hostages,…
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Gaza health system overwhelmed as WHO reports 42,000 people have life-changing injuries
Nearly 42,000 people in Gaza are living with life-changing injuries from the ongoing conflict – including more than 10,000 children – as the health system…
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Gaza: Guterres calls for ‘all parties’ to commit to US peace plan, as UN agencies stress urgent ceasefire need
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed Monday’s Gaza peace deal proposal from US President Donald Trump, urging “all parties” to commit to it. Hamas has yet…
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Attacks on Gaza City hospitals rob pregnant women of vital care: UNFPA
Pregnant women in Gaza City are unable to receive obstetric care as hospitals and health clinics are being attacked, said the UN agency for reproductive…
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Netanyahu Faces Global Backlash
For decades, Israel has relied on Western backing, but today it faces a growing crisis of legitimacy on the global stage Looks like the world…
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Syria: Deadly sectarian violence displaces thousands in Sweida; healthcare attacked
Since 13 July, around 176,000 people have been displaced from Sweida, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Mostly migrating…
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Gaza: UN staff now fainting from hunger, exhaustion; WHO worker detained
Worrying alerts from United Nations staff in the Gaza Strip who have been fainting from hunger and exhaustion over the past 48 hours have increased…
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Humanitarians report more deaths, displacement and desperation in Gaza
The continued onslaught and mass deprivation of people in the Gaza Strip is becoming normalised, the UN aid coordination office OCHA warned on Friday. “Every…
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Syria crisis: Hundreds killed in ongoing violence, hospitals overwhelmed
Amid violent clashes in southern Syria’s Suweida governorate, a picture of grave human rights abuses and rising humanitarian needs is emerging by the hour, the…
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David’s Corridor: The Hidden Axis Behind Israel’s Expansion into Syria and Iraq
A new geopolitical corridor is quietly forming in the shadows of the Levant, connecting the occupied Golan Heights to southeastern Syria and extending toward the…
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