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US Treasury pushes Lebanon to halt the flow of funding to Hamas

US Treasury pushes Lebanon to halt the flow of funding to Hamas

A top U.S. Treasury official visiting Beirut this week pressed Lebanese authorities to prevent funds from being funneled to Hamas by way of Lebanon, officials said. Jesse Baker, deputy assistant secretary of the Treasury for

UNRWA chief ‘cautiously optimistic’ for funding resumption

UNRWA chief ‘cautiously optimistic’ for funding resumption

UNRWA chief 'cautiously optimiThe head of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency said he was cautiously optimistic some donors would start funding it again within weeks, warning it was "at risk of death" after Israel alleged

UNRWA says Israel coerced some agency employees to falsely admit Hamas links

UNRWA says Israel coerced some agency employees to falsely admit Hamas links

The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said some employees released into Gaza from Israeli detention reported having been pressured by Israeli authorities into falsely stating that the agency has Hamas links and that staff took

Biden’s port for aid to Gaza might not be ready for 60 days: Pentagon

Biden’s port for aid to Gaza might not be ready for 60 days: Pentagon

U.S. President Joe Biden's plan to build a floating U.S. military port to speed up aid to Gaza could take up to 60 days to become a reality and involve more than 1,000 American troops,

EU maritime aid corridor to Gaza opens soon

EU maritime aid corridor to Gaza opens soon

The head of the European Commission said on Friday a maritime aid corridor could start operating between Cyprus and Gaza this weekend, part of accelerating Western efforts to relieve the humanitarian crisis in the war-ravaged

Israeli settlements expand by record amount: UN rights chief

Israeli settlements expand by record amount: UN rights chief

Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories have expanded by a record amount and risk eliminating any practical possibly of a Palestinian state, the U.N. human rights chief said on Friday. The United Nations High

Will Biden’s temporary port plan stop famine in Gaza?

Will Biden’s temporary port plan stop famine in Gaza?

U.S. President Joe Biden has announced that the military will build a temporary port on Gaza's Mediterranean coast to receive humanitarian aid by sea. It's part of an effort to avert famine in the Palestinian

Biden tells Netanyahu: we need a ‘come to Jesus’ meeting over Gaza

Biden tells Netanyahu: we need a ‘come to Jesus’ meeting over Gaza

US President Joe Biden caught on State of the Union hot mic warning saying he told Netanyahu we need a 'come to Jesus' meeting over Gaza. Biden made his comment on the House floor after

Expanding Israeli settlements, a ‘war crime’: UN

Expanding Israeli settlements, a ‘war crime’: UN

Expanding Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories constitutes "a war crime" and risks eliminating any likelihood of a viable Palestinian state, the UN rights chief warned on Friday. Volker Turk said there had been

US proposal to build aid port off Gaza ‘cynical’: UN expert

US proposal to build aid port off Gaza ‘cynical’: UN expert

A US plan for a temporary port off Gaza to bring in aid is a cynical play for a US audience and will not avert mass starvation, a UN rights expert said on Friday. Announcing