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UN rights office condemns continuing Israeli military operation in West Bank
UN News  |  Feb 16, 2025

Many of those killed were unarmed and posed no imminent threat, said the UN rights office, calling the killings “part of an expanding pattern of Israe...

Israel asks army to prepare plan for Palestinians to "voluntarily" leave Gaza
Amina Wako  |  Feb 06, 2025

Katz announced that the military’s plan would provide options for departure by land, air, and sea, allowing Palestinians freedom of movement.

Trump suggests US will take over Gaza, make it the 'Riviera of the Middle East'
Amina Wako  |  Feb 05, 2025

When questioned by reporters about the legal basis for the US assuming control of Gaza, Trump claimed he had studied the matter closely for months.

Arab ministers reject Trump's call to displace Palestinians from Gaza
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Feb 01, 2025

The ministers also warned that any attempt to forcibly remove Palestinians from Gaza would escalate tensions in the region and further undermine effor...

Gaza residents stream home to the north after hostage breakthrough
Reuters  |  Jan 28, 2025

Families repeatedly displaced after over 15 months of war erupted in cheers at shelters and tent encampments when they heard the crossings would be op...

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Gaza ceasefire will not start until Hamas releases hostage list
Reuters  |  Jan 19, 2025

Hostages were expected to be released within hours of the start of the ceasefire, opening the way to a possible end to a 15-month war that has upended...

Israeli strikes kill 17 Palestinians in Gaza as mediators yet to secure ceasefire
Reuters  |  Dec 22, 2024

Palestinian medics said eight people, including children, were killed in the Musa Bin Nusayr School that sheltered displaced families in Gaza City.

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza, Egypt to host Hamas leaders for ceasefire talks
Reuters  |  Nov 30, 2024

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of "using the weapon of starvation against the people (in northern Gaza) to displace them from thei...

'Gaza is my heart': Palestinians struggle with life in Egypt
DW News  |  Nov 17, 2024

More than 100,000 Palestinians have fled to Egypt to escape the war in Gaza. Mona and her children are among them, but without a secure residence stat...

Canada warns of 'catastrophic' humanitarian conditions in Gaza
Reuters  |  Nov 15, 2024

The statement said not enough aid is reaching those who rely on it for survival and humanitarian agencies and humanitarian workers continue to face pr...

A year of escalating conflict in Middle East has ushered in new era of regional displacement
The Conversation  |  Oct 05, 2024

Members of the "Gran Grif" gang wielded assault rifles and massacred dozens of people near Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, forcing thousands to flee.

Frustration with Netanyahu mounts as Gaza talks falter
Reuters  |  Aug 05, 2024

Divisions between Netanyahu and the defence establishment over a deal, which could help defuse the escalating crisis that risks engulfing the Middle E...

UN rights office condemns forced evictions of Palestinian families in East Jerusalem
UN News  |  Jul 30, 2024

About 87 Palestinian families – nearly 680 individuals – face legal actions begun by “settlers” to remove them from their houses in Batn al-Hawa.

Israeli forces quit east Khan Younis, Palestinians recover dozens of bodies
Reuters  |  Jul 30, 2024

Palestinian rescue workers and civilians collected dead bodies from the streets of the abandoned battle zone, bringing corpses wrapped in rugs to morg...

Palestinians in Khan Younis hold Eid ul-Adha prayers
Reuters  |  Jun 16, 2024

People sat on prayer mats that they placed among the rubble of surrounding destroyed buildings, while few children wore the traditional jalabiya on th...

In Nairobi, Guterres reiterates appeal for end to Gaza war
UN News  |  May 10, 2024

Speaking at a press conference in Nairobi, he warned that “the fate of Palestinians and the entire region hangs in the balance.”

South Africa applauds World Court's new order on Gaza situation
Amina Wako  |  Mar 29, 2024

According to Gaza's health ministry, more than 32,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli strikes and attacks since then.

UN expert accuses Israel of ‘genocide’ in Gaza, calls for arms embargo
Hanifa Adan  |  Mar 26, 2024

The 1948 Genocide Convention, enacted in the wake of the mass murder of Jews in the Nazi Holocaust, defines genocide as "acts committed with intent to...

Kenyans in Mombasa march for Gaza as famine fears deepen
Farhiya Hussein  |  Feb 24, 2024

The procession aimed to promote awareness among both Muslims and Christians, pushing them to unify and join efforts for a permanent truce.

South Africa urgently requests ICJ to review Israel's Rafah operations
Foreign Correspondent  |  Feb 13, 2024

Pretoria is requesting the global court to assess whether Israel's decision to expand military operations in Rafah warrants court's intervention

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