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Aid trucks arrive at Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing ahead of Gaza entry, two sources say
Reuters  |  Jan 19, 2025

The aid trucks were using the Kerem Shalom entry point pending completion of maintenance at the Rafah border crossing into southern Gaza from Egypt, t...

The moral bankruptcy of the West
John Mearsheimer  |  Dec 27, 2024

Almost all of the many human rights advocates in those countries, and the West more generally, have stayed silent while Israel executed its genocide.

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.

UN report warns of ‘Genocidal Project’ as Israel advances in Gaza and West Bank
Christopher Lynn Hedges  |  Oct 31, 2024

Thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank towns of Jenin, Nablus, Qalqilya, Tubas and Tulkarem live for days under curfew, making it difficult to acc...

Egypt proposes initial two-day truce in Gaza with limited hostage-prisoner exchange
Reuters  |  Oct 28, 2024

There was no immediate comment from Israel or Hamas, but a Palestinian official close to the mediation effort told Reuters: "I expect Hamas would list...

CIA, Mossad chiefs to meet Qatar PM for Gaza ceasefire, hostage talks, official says
Reuters  |  Oct 27, 2024

The talks aim to get Israel and Hamas to agree to a ceasefire in Gaza that would last less than a month

Mohamed Abu Jalda: Football dream alive in Gaza despite ‘constant fire’
UN News  |  Oct 21, 2024

Mohamed Abu Jalda who is currently living in a camp for displaced people after fleeing his home, practices on the beach in the Al-Mawasi area of Rafah...

No Gaza ceasefire talks for last three to four weeks, Qatar says
Reuters  |  Oct 16, 2024

Sheikh Mohammed, who is also foreign minister, has led mediation efforts for a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.

Why only 30 Kenyans were evacuated from Lebanon by deadline day - Govt
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 15, 2024

The report highlighted that, of the estimated 26,000 Kenyans living and working in Lebanon, only about 7,000 registered for the government’s evacuatio...

US tells Israel to improve Gaza's humanitarian situation or risk aid, reports say
Reuters  |  Oct 15, 2024

Washington has frequently pressed Israel to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza since the war with Hamas began.

UN says Israeli tanks burst through gates of peacekeeper base
Reuters  |  Oct 13, 2024

Soon after the tanks left, shells exploded 100 meters away, releasing smoke that blew across the base and sickened U.N. personnel, causing 15 to requi...

Israeli foreign minister reiterates UN Chief Guterres is persona non grata over Iran stance
Reuters  |  Oct 13, 2024

Katz had said on October 2 that he was barring U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres from entering the country.

Israeli tanks deepen their push into the northern Gaza Strip
Reuters  |  Oct 13, 2024

Gaza's health ministry says dozens of people have been confirmed killed in the assaults on northern areas.

Iran's president denounces Israeli attacks on Tehran's regional allies
Reuters  |  Sep 29, 2024

Israel said it had bombed Houthi targets in Yemen on Sunday, expanding its confrontation with Iran's allies in the region after killing the Hezbollah...

Iran arrests 12 for collaborating with Israel, Revolutionary Guards say
Reuters  |  Sep 22, 2024

Tensions in the Middle East have shot up since thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Lebanon's Hezbollah members exploded in an attack widely...

Egypt won’t accept security changes on Gaza border, foreign minister says
Reuters  |  Sep 18, 2024

Israeli troops entered the buffer zone in May as they pressed an offensive around Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip.

Israel allegedly recruiting African asylum seekers for Gaza siege in exchange for residency
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Sep 15, 2024

Internal criticisms regarding the ethics of this practice have largely been silenced, with one source describing the situation as “very problematic.”

Hamas says ready to implement ceasefire without new conditions
Reuters  |  Sep 12, 2024

CIA Director William Burns, who is also the chief U.S. negotiator on Gaza, said on Saturday that a more detailed ceasefire proposal would be made in t...

Turkey's Erdogan calls for summit of Muslim country leaders on Gaza war
Reuters  |  Sep 09, 2024

"We will take every legal step for her blood not to remain on the ground," Erdogan said.

Gaza: Polio vaccination campaign moves to southern areas
UN News  |  Sep 06, 2024

Vaccinations will continue over the next few days at four large health facilities to ensure no child is missed in the area.

Gaza schoolgirl longs to return to class as war disrupts new academic year
Reuters  |  Sep 03, 2024

Since the war began on Oct. 7, schools have been bombed or turned into shelters for displaced people, leaving Gaza's estimated 625,000 school-aged chi...

Between fear and hope, Gazans parents line up in their thousands to protect their children from polio
UN News  |  Sep 02, 2024

The parents who have come to the health centre are well aware of the importance of vaccinations.

Biden says Netanyahu not doing enough to secure hostage deal
Reuters  |  Sep 02, 2024

Months of stop-start negotiations mediated by the U.S., Qatar and Egypt have so far failed to reach an accord on a Gaza proposal laid out by Biden in...

Israel and Hezbollah in major missile exchange as escalation fears grow
Reuters  |  Aug 26, 2024

Missiles were visible curling up through the dawn sky, dark vapour trails behind them, as an air raid siren sounded in Israel and a distant blast lit...

Kenya evacuates 11 Kenyans from volatile Lebanon
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 22, 2024

There are more than 26,000 Kenyans in Lebanon, the majority of whom are domestic workers. 

Egypt's Sisi, Blinken discuss ways to move forward in Gaza ceasefire negotiations
Reuters  |  Aug 20, 2024

Sisi warned of the risk of the Gaza war expanding regionally in a way "difficult to imagine."

Blinken to renew push for Gaza ceasefire; Israel launches fresh strikes
Reuters  |  Aug 18, 2024

In Israel, Blinken was due to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials.

Guterres appeals for ‘Polio Pause’ in Gaza
UN News  |  Aug 17, 2024

Mr. Guterres described Gaza as being in “a humanitarian freefall” because “just when it seems the situation could not get worse for Palestinians in Ga...

Most of Gaza's 40,000 dead are women and children, says UN rights chief
UN News  |  Aug 16, 2024

Meanwhile, in Gaza, a fortunate few in the devastated enclave enjoyed a little respite from the ongoing conflict, at a restored water pumping station...

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