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Israel pauses military activity along southern Gaza road to facilitate aid
Reuters  |  Jun 16, 2024

It said military activity would be paused from 0500 GMT until 1600 GMT daily until further notice along the road that leads from the Kerem Shalom Cros...

BRICS countries condemn 'unprecedented' Israeli violence in Gaza
Amina Wako  |  Jun 12, 2024

They urged the implementation of relevant UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolutions and the UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution 2720, emphasising the n...

New report reveals devastating human, economic toll of prolonged Gaza war on Palestinians
Yunis Dekow  |  Jun 09, 2024

Nearly half of the population is grappling with catastrophic levels of food insecurity.

Ruto endorses Qatar-Egypt-US initiative to end Israel-Palestine conflict
Amina Wako  |  Jun 03, 2024

Qatari, Egyptian and US mediators called on Israel and Hamas Saturday to "finalise" the truce deal.

Situation in southern Gaza ‘horrific and apocalpytic’ - WFP
UN News  |  Jun 02, 2024

From May 7 to May 20, not a single WFP truck crossed from the southern corridors from Egypt into Rafah.

Explainer: What is the two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict?
Reuters  |  May 28, 2024

Advocates of the two-state solution have envisaged a Palestine in the Gaza Strip and West Bank linked by a corridor through Israel.

Israeli attack on Rafah tent camp kills 45, prompts international outcry
Reuters  |  May 28, 2024

Survivors said families were preparing to sleep when the strike hit the Tel Al-Sultan neighbourhood where thousands were sheltering after Israeli forc...

Global reactions to World Court's order for Israel to halt Rafah assault in Gaza
Reuters  |  May 25, 2024

While the International Court of Justice, or World Court, has no means to enforce its orders, the case was a stark sign of Israel's global isolation o...

800,000 Palestinians displaced from Rafah - UN
Hanifa Adan  |  May 19, 2024

The closure of the Rafah crossing has left thousands of sick and injured Palestinians trapped in Gaza, unable to seek treatment abroad.

Israel war cabinet minister demands post-war Gaza plan, threatens to quit cabinet
Reuters  |  May 19, 2024

Gantz said he wanted the war cabinet to form a six-point plan by June 8. If his expectations are not met, he said, he will withdraw his centrist party...

Gaza war: Egypt to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel at ICJ
Hanifa Adan  |  May 12, 2024

Egypt's Foreign Affairs ministry attributed the decision to the escalating severity and scope of Israeli attacks on Palestinian civilians in the Gaza...

South Africa seeks more protection for Palestinians in Gaza
Mary Wambui  |  May 11, 2024

In its latest act of aggression against the people of Gaza, Israel seized that side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, forcing tens of thousands...

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