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UN Security Council to Hold Emergency Session on Israeli Push to Occupy Gaza City

The meeting, urgently requested by several Council members, comes amid what diplomats have described as an “unprecedented intensification” of Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip, which has been ongoing since October 2023. The densely populated enclave has been the epicenter of heavy bombardments, mass displacement, and a deepening humanitarian catastrophe.

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Trump’s Gaza proposal sparks political turmoil in Israel and beyond

By Burnett Munthali TEL AVIV – A storm of political debate and division erupted on Wednesday following reports that U.S. President Donald Trump proposed a U.S. takeover of the Gaza Strip and the displacement of its nearly two million Palestinian residents. While the far-right in Israel celebrated the proposal as a long-awaited opportunity to reclaim […]

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UN General Assembly overwhelmingly demands immediate Gaza ceasefire

The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted on Wednesday to demand an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the immediate release of all hostages. The ceasefire demand in the resolution – adopted with 158 votes in favor – is an escalation by the 193-member General Assembly, which in October last year […]

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Gaza’s dire humanitarian crisis as UN warns of flooding and cold threats

-Al Jazeera As Gaza braces for its rainy season, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has issued a stark warning that half a million people in the region face the imminent threat of sewage flooding. With Gaza’s already overstretched infrastructure, the situation is dire, particularly as heavy rains compound existing difficulties. The region’s […]