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UNRWA pauses aid delivery through main Gaza crossing over safety concerns
Gaza: The UN agency for Palestine refugees decided on Sunday to pause aid delivery through the Kerem Shalom crossing, a main entry point for humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, citing ongoing…
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WFP: Hunger crisis worsens in Gaza, food prices rise over 1000 pc
The World Food Programme (WFP) confirmed that the hunger crisis is worsening across Gaza Strip, noting a 1000 percent increase in the prices of basic foodstuffs compared to pre-war levels. This came…
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World Central Kitchen suspends Gaza operations after staff reportedly killed
Gaza: The World Central Kitchen (WCK) announced the suspension of its operations in Gaza following the reported killing of its staff in an Israeli airstrike. “We are heartbroken to share that a…
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Hezbollah leader claims ‘great victory’ in war with Israel
Beirut: Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem declared a ‘great victory for the resistance’, asserting that his group had thwarted Israel’s efforts to eliminate Hezbollah and undermine the resistance. “We won because we prevented…
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Gaza faces ‘most intense’ civilian bombardment since WWII: UNRWA
Gaza: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said that Gaza endured the most intense civilian bombardment in the past year since World War…
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US, British warplanes conduct airstrikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah
Aden: The Houthi group announced that American and British fighter jets conducted two airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, while claiming that it has seized complete control of maritime…
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Lebanese PM calls for pressure to halt Israeli ceasefire violations
Beirut: Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati urged pressure on Israel to stop its violations of the ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah, according to a statement by the Council of Ministers, Lebanon’s cabinet. Mikati…
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Day after ceasefire, Israel strikes Hezbollah facility in Lebanon
The Israeli military on Thursday, November 28, said it struck a facility used by Hezbollah, a militant group supported by Iran, in southern Lebanon for storing mid-range rockets. This is the first…
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Egyptian President, Qatari PM meet on Gaza ceasefire efforts
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani held talks in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss joint efforts to reach…
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Hamas says ready to cooperate on ceasefire in Gaza
Gaza: Hamas said that it is ready to cooperate with any ceasefire efforts in the Gaza Strip, following a ceasefire deal struck between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. “We are following the…
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Israel to appeal to ICC on arrest warrant against Netanyahu
Jerusalem: Israel filed a notice with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague of its intention to appeal the arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defence…
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36 killed, 17 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon
Beirut: At least 36 people were killed and 17 others injured in Israeli airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon, according to media reports. Israeli airstrikes on the eastern Lebanese governorate of Baalbek-Hermel…
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34 killed, 80 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon
Beirut: At least 34 people were killed and 80 others injured in Israeli airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon, media reported. According to the official National News Agency (NNA) on Saturday, 24…
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France, Norway back ICC’s arrest warrants for Israeli PM Netanyahu
Paris: France has backed the International Criminal Court (ICC) in its issuing of arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas military commander Mohammed…
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Lack of flour, fuel threatens to shut down bakeries in Gaza: UN
United Nations: The lack of flour and fuel in Gaza threatens to shut down bakeries serving hundreds of thousands of hungry Palestinians, UN humanitarians said. The UN Office for the Coordination of…
