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Palestinians perform the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan near the ruins of a destroyed mosque by the Israeli airstrikes in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Friday, March 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Displaced by Israeli bombardment, the Tabatibi family gathered in central Gaza to eat together during the first Friday night…
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Palestinian children wait to receive food during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip March 13, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem | Photo Credit: MOHAMMED SALEM One in three children under the age of two in northern Gaza is now acutely malnourished…
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With ally Hamas under attack in Gaza, the head of Iran’s Quds Force visited Beirut in February to discuss the risk posed if Israel next aims at Lebanon’s Hezbollah, an offensive that could severely hurt Tehran’s main regional partner, seven sources said. In Beirut, Quds chief Esmail Qaani met Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the…
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Palestinians buy food for a pre-dawn meal before fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Sunday, March 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Palestinians began fasting for Ramzan on Monday as the Muslim holy month arrived with ceasefire talks at a standstill, hunger worsening across the Gaza Strip and no…
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. | Photo Credit: Reuters Turkish President Recep Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Ankara “firmly backs” Palestinian militant group Hamas. “No-one can make us qualify Hamas as a terrorist organisation,” he said in a speech in Istanbul. “Turkey is a country that speaks openly with Hamas leaders and firmly backs them.”…
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Armed Houthi followers. Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: REUTERS An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Friday set off explosions ahead of a Singapore-flagged vessel in the Gulf of Aden, authorities said. The attack targeted the bulk carrier Propel Fortune, which continued on its way, according to the United States military’s…
Palestinians line up for a free meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip. | Photo Credit: Reuters It’s not just Israeli bombs that have killed children in war-ravaged Gaza — now some are dying of hunger. Officials have been warning for months that Israel’s siege and offensive were pushing the Palestinian territory into famine. Hunger is most…
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Permanent Representative of India to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj speaking at the UNGA informal discussions on the humanitarian situation prevailing in Gaza, in New York. File | Photo Credit: ANI India is “deeply troubled” by the conflict in Gaza that has raged on for nearly five months now, the country’s envoy to the U.N. has…
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Helping hand: Omar Abu Kuwaik with his aunt, Maha Abu Kuwaik, at Shriners Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia on February 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Omar Abu Kuwaik is far from his home in Gaza. The four-year-old’s parents and sister were killed by an Israeli airstrike, when he lost part of his arm. He’s one…
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U.S. military carries out its first aid drop over Gaza, amid the ongoing the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Gaza City, March 2, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS U.S. military C-130 cargo planes on March 2 dropped food in pallets over Gaza, three U.S. officials said, two days after more…