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Middle East crisis: Israel releases video footage of former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar moving inside tunnel ahead of October 7 attack

Israel has released video footage where slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar could be seen shifting to a tunnel in Gaza with his wife, children and belongings ahead of the October 7 massacre that triggered the ongoing war between the group and Israel. more

UN says aid access to north entirely blocked as war escalates in south Gaza

Reports of hundreds of fatalities from bombing in southern Gaza over the weekend heightened deep concerns for civilians sheltering there, while UN humanitarians on Monday said that ...

Middle East on ‘verge of the abyss’, warns UN chief Antonio Guterres as Israel-Hamas conflict further deepens

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday appealed to Hamas to immediately release all hostages and to Israel to grant “unimpeded access for humanitarian aid” int ...

UN officials call for children’s rights to be respected in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel

New York: Children’s rights continue to be violated in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and Israel, according to three leading UN officials in the region who on Wednesday called on all ...

Security Council calls for calm following deadly Gaza clashes; diplomats debate US embassy move

New York, May: The United Nations Security Council, in an emergency meeting on Tuesday, called for calm along the border of the Gaza Strip following Monday’s deadly clashes, in whic ...

Gaza medics ‘struggling to cope with influx of wounded’: UN agencies

New York: Medical teams inside Gaza are running out of supplies to cope with the wounded, following the deadliest day of protests against occupation along the border with Israel so far th ...

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