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The Israeli army denied it had fired on the crowd. The Hamas-run government in Gaza said Israeli fire killed 19 people as they were waiting at an aid distribution point on Saturday, a charge Israel denied. The deaths if confirmed would be the latest in a series of cases of Gazan civilians being killed while…
Guterres will also visit a hospital in El-Arish, an Egyptian city which sits close to the Gaza border. United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit the Egypt-Gaza border city of Rafah on Saturday to reiterate his call for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, his spokesman said Friday. Guterres, who is currently in…
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Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations Amar Bendjama (L) and China’s ambassador to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, vote against a U.S. ceasefire resolution for the Gaza war during a UN Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters on March 22, 2024 in New York City. | Photo Credit: Getty Images via…
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United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, center, addresses a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the war in Gaza, on U.N. headquarters. File photo | Photo Credit: AP The United States, which has repeatedly blocked calls for a truce in Gaza, will submit a draft resolution to the UN Security Council Friday on the…
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The United States will submit a draft resolution urging “an immediate ceasefire” in Gaza. United Nations: The United States, which has repeatedly blocked calls for a truce in Gaza, will submit a draft resolution urging “an immediate ceasefire” linked to the release of the hostages held by Hamas, the US representative said Thursday. The US…
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Antony Blinken is on a tour of the Middle East to secure a deal for the ceasefire in Gaza. Cairo: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that “gaps are narrowing” in ongoing talks in Qatar aimed at reaching a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages. The United States is “continuing to…
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Lokpal orders CBI probe into charges against Mahua Moitra The Lokpal has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to further probe the allegations made against former Lok Sabha member Mahua Moitra and submit a report on its findings within six months. “After careful evaluation and consideration of the entire material on record, there remains no doubt regarding…
A UN-backed assessment meanwhile said 300,000 people in the territory’s north would face famine. Palestinian Territories: Tensions surged as Hamas’s chief accused Israel on Tuesday of sabotaging talks for a Gaza truce after it raided the devastated Palestinian territory’s largest hospital for a second time. Months of war have pushed hundreds of thousands of Palestinians…
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump walks outside the courtroom on the day of a court hearing on charges of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to a porn star before the 2016 election, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., February 15, 2024….
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Palestinians gather to receive free food as Gaza residents face crisis levels of hunger, during the holy month of Ramadan, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip March 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.N. said on March 19 that Israel’s severe restrictions on aid into…
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