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GOP effort to halt UNRWA funding emerges as late shutdown threat

GOP effort to halt UNRWA funding emerges as late shutdown threat

Funding for the United Nations (U.N.) agency that provides relief for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, has emerged as a serious obstacle as congressional negotiators race to prevent a partial government shutdown at the end

UN special rapporteur highlights what Israel’s war in Gaza is having on human rights

UN special rapporteur highlights what Israel’s war in Gaza is having on human rights

‘The sheer barbarism of the complete destruction of infrastructure and the massacre of civilians makes me truly despair as to whether this (Israeli attacks) will stop,’ Mary Lawlor tells Anadolu. UN Special Rapporteur on Human

Beirut says French plan for Lebanon-Israel truce could be ‘step’ to stability

Beirut says French plan for Lebanon-Israel truce could be ‘step’ to stability

Lebanon sees a French proposal meant to end hostilities with Israel and settle a border dispute as a possible "significant step" towards peace, according to a letter by Lebanon's foreign ministry dated Friday and seen

US-Backed UNSC Resolution Backs Efforts for Immediate Gaza truce

US-Backed UNSC Resolution Backs Efforts for Immediate Gaza truce

AU.S.-backed U.N. Security Council draft resolution in support of diplomatic efforts for an immediate ceasefire in the war in Gaza in exchange for the release of all hostages held by Hamas was reportedly circulated on

At least 29 killed in crowds waiting for aid in Gaza – health ministry

At least 29 killed in crowds waiting for aid in Gaza – health ministry

At least 29 Palestinians have been killed while waiting for aid in two separate Israeli attacks, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. The first incident on Thursday saw eight people killed in an airstrike on

EU humanitarian chief calls for Israel to open land crossings into Gaza

EU humanitarian chief calls for Israel to open land crossings into Gaza

EU humanitarian chief Janez Lenarcic has urged Israel to increase land access to the Gaza Strip for aid deliveries. He said airdrops and a maritime corridor will not be enough to supply the Palestinian enclave

Israeli strike killed ‘clearly identifiable’ reporter in Lebanon: UN probe

Israeli strike killed ‘clearly identifiable’ reporter in Lebanon: UN probe

UNIFIL investigation finds Israeli tank killed Reuters reporter Issam Abdallah and wounded several others in October. An Israeli tank killed Reuters reporter Issam Abdallah in Lebanon last year by firing two 120mm rounds at a

Hamas member killed in Israeli air strike on Gaza UN food center

Hamas member killed in Israeli air strike on Gaza UN food center

Israel said on Wednesday its airstrike on a U.N. food distribution centre in southern Gaza killed a Hamas commander whom it targeted, and Palestinian health officials said it killed four more people including a U.N.

US pause on funding UN’s main Palestinian relief agency may become permanent

US pause on funding UN’s main Palestinian relief agency may become permanent

U.S. officials are preparing for a pause on funding the main U.N. agency for Palestinians to become permanent due to opposition in Congress, even as the Biden administration insists the aid group's humanitarian work is

Israel urges UN Security Council to pressure Hamas on hostages

Israel urges UN Security Council to pressure Hamas on hostages

Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Monday demanded the United Nations Security Council "put as much pressure as possible" on Palestinian militants Hamas to release the people it took hostage during the Oct. 7 attack