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U.N. rights chief: war crimes committed by all parties in Israel-Gaza conflict

U.N. rights chief: war crimes committed by all parties in Israel-Gaza conflict

U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk on Thursday said war crimes had been committed by all parties in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, calling for them to be investigated and for those responsible to

Thousands of artists ask Venice Biennale to exclude Israel

Thousands of artists ask Venice Biennale to exclude Israel

Almost 9,000 people, including artists, curators and museum directors, have signed an online appeal calling for Israel to be excluded from this year's Venice Biennale art fair and accusing the country of "genocide" in Gaza.

As Gaza death toll passes 30,000, grave-digger longs to build houses again

As Gaza death toll passes 30,000, grave-digger longs to build houses again

The mounting death toll from Israel's military offensive on the Gaza Strip is a concrete, daily reality for Ibrahim Ahmed: instead of building houses as he did before the war, he digs graves. Displaced from

Keys to lost homes in Gaza become latest symbols of Palestinian displacement

Keys to lost homes in Gaza become latest symbols of Palestinian displacement

Palestinians displaced by Israel's military offensive on Gaza are holding onto keys to damaged or destroyed homes as a symbol of their loss, a tradition dating back to the mass displacement of 1948. Most people

One quarter of Gaza’s people one step away from famine, UN says

One quarter of Gaza’s people one step away from famine, UN says

At least 576,000 people in the Gaza Strip - one quarter of the population - are one step away from famine, a senior U.N. aid official told the Security Council on Tuesday, warning that widespread

Despondency and Israel’s war dominate election in N. England’s Rochdale

Despondency and Israel’s war dominate election in N. England’s Rochdale

Voters in the northern English town of Rochdale say they have little enthusiasm for an election this week dominated by political disputes over the Gaza war and paving the way for leftist firebrand George Galloway

Israel parliamentary panel approves rise in 2024 budget deficit target amid Gaza war

Israel parliamentary panel approves rise in 2024 budget deficit target amid Gaza war

Israel's parliamentary finance committee cleared a proposal to sharply raise the budget deficit target for 2024 to 6.6% of gross domestic product from a planned 2.25% due to higher spending to help finance the war

Michigan’s 100,000 ‘uncommitted’ votes challenge Biden’s Israel stance

Michigan’s 100,000 ‘uncommitted’ votes challenge Biden’s Israel stance

President Joe Biden's reelection campaign faces an arduous task uniting his party after Michigan Democrats waged a massive protest vote over his support of Israel's military campaign against Hamas in Gaza. With 95% of the

Palestinian minister: no ‘miracles’ expected at talks on unified government

Palestinian minister: no ‘miracles’ expected at talks on unified government

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said on Wednesday he did not expect "miracles" at talks in Moscow to discuss the formation of a unified Palestinian government and the rebuilding of Gaza. The talks between representatives

Food aid reaches north Gaza for first time in weeks: Israeli officials

Food aid reaches north Gaza for first time in weeks: Israeli officials

Aid convoys carrying food reached northern Gaza this week, Israeli officials said on Wednesday, the first major delivery in a month to the devastated, isolated area, where the UN has warned of worsening starvation among