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The Cyprus-Gaza maritime aid corridor was a harmful publicity stunt

The aid initiative did not help Palestinians and actively undermined the very concept of humanitarianism. Since Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attacks on southern Israel and the beginning of the latest Israeli military offensive on Gaza, the calls for unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid to the Palestinians in the besieged strip have remained tragically unanswered. This was neither the first nor …

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1 week ago

How Myanmar’s junta is suppressing information about a hunger crisis

Hindustan Times

By Poppy McPherson, Devjyot Ghoshal, Steve Stecklow and Ruma Paul How Myanmar’s junta is suppressing information about a hunger crisis COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, - Myanmar’s ruling junta has suppressed information about a severe food crisis gripping the country by pressuring researchers not to collect data about hunger and aid workers not to publish it, a Reuters investigation has found. “I’ve …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Syria faces crisis and Gaza heads toward famine, World Food Program official says

Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — The deputy executive director of the U.N. World Food Program has been on whirlwind visits to hotspots in the Middle East and Sudan to assess dire humanitarian situations and escalating demands for food from millions of people trapped or fleeing conflicts. Now, Skau said, “it’s a triple crisis, and the needs are going to be massive.” While …

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Middle East latest: An Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital kills a teen in a wheelchair

Associated Press

An Israeli drone strike on a hospital compound in northern Gaza on Thursday killed a 16-year-old boy in a wheelchair and wounded at least 12 other people, including medical staff, the Gaza Health Ministry and the hospital director said. Earlier Thursday, the human rights group Amnesty International accused Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip during its war with …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Israel rejects the allegations

Associated Press

CAIRO — Amnesty International accused Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip during its war with Hamas, saying it has sought to deliberately destroy Palestinians by mounting deadly attacks, demolishing vital infrastructure, and preventing the delivery of food, medicine and other aid. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Israel, which was founded …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Amnesty International accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza, which Israel strongly denies

NPR

Amnesty International accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza, which Israel strongly denies toggle caption Fatima Shbair/AP CAIRO — Amnesty International accused Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip during its war with Hamas, saying it has sought to deliberately destroy Palestinians by mounting deadly attacks, demolishing vital infrastructure and preventing the delivery of food, medicine and other aid. Middle …

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1 month ago

More aid workers have been killed in 2024 than in any other year, UN says

Associated Press

GENEVA — More aid workers, health care staffers, delivery personnel and other humanitarians have been killed in 2024 than in any other single year, the United Nations reported Friday. “Before the year is even over, 2024 has become the deadliest on record for humanitarian personnel worldwide,” OCHA spokesman Jens Laerke said. Laerke said the threats to aid workers “extend beyond …

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1 month ago

Middle East latest: ICC issues warrant for Israel’s Netanyahu as Gaza death toll soars past 44,000

Associated Press

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and a Hamas military leader, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Turkey’s ruling party welcomes warrant against Netanyahu ANKARA — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling partyhas welcomed the decision by the International Criminal Court to issue arrest …

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1 month ago

How has the UNSC voted since the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza?

Al Jazeera

The US vetoed a Gaza ceasefire draft resolution; here are all the other Gaza resolutions the Security Council has voted on. Votes in favour: UAE, Russia, Mozambique, Gabon, China UAE, Russia, Mozambique, Gabon, China Votes against: US, UK, France, Japan US, UK, France, Japan Abstentions: Switzerland, Ghana, Ecuador, Brazil, Albania Switzerland, Ghana, Ecuador, Brazil, Albania October 18, 2023, draft resolution …

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1 month ago

Sudanese gov't says open to settling armed conflict, ensuring aid delivery

China Daily

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-19 09:44 Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, chairman of Sudan's Sovereignty Council and general commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces, meets with visiting US Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello in Port Sudan, Red Sea State, eastern Sudan, on Nov 18, 2024. PORT SUDAN, Sudan - The Sudanese government on Monday said that it is open to finding a …

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1 month ago

Israel Strikes In The Heart Of Lebanon's Capital Near Parliament And Embassies

Huff Post

Rescuers evacuate a wounded man from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. He said Israel will continue allowing trucks into Gaza but the U.N. and international organizations must step up aid distribution, and “the focus must also shift to Hamas’ constant hijacking of humanitarian aid to feed the machine of terror and misery.” US …

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1 month ago

Middle East latest: Israel strikes in the heart of Lebanon’s capital

Associated Press

Israeli airstrikes targeted a neighborhood in the heart of Lebanon’s capital late Monday evening, slamming into an area near the Parliament, several embassies and the U.N. headquarters, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency. He said Israel will continue allowing trucks into Gaza but the U.N. and international organizations must step up aid distribution, and “the focus must also shift …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds

CNN

CNN — Israel’s war conduct in Gaza “is consistent with the characteristics of genocide,” including mass civilian casualties and using starvation as a weapon, according to a new United Nations Special Committee report released Thursday. “Through its siege over Gaza, obstruction of humanitarian aid, alongside targeted attacks and killing of civilians and aid workers, despite repeated UN appeals, binding orders …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds

CNN

CNN — Israel’s war conduct in Gaza “is consistent with the characteristics of genocide,” including mass civilian casualties and using starvation as a weapon, according to a new United Nations Special Committee report released Thursday. “Through its siege over Gaza, obstruction of humanitarian aid, alongside targeted attacks and killing of civilians and aid workers, despite repeated UN appeals, binding orders …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Blinken calls for 'real and extended pauses' in Gaza to allow humanitarian aid as US deadline expires

Firstpost

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel on Wednesday to implement “real and extended pauses” in the fighting in Gaza to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid, as a US-imposed 30-day deadline to improve conditions in the region ended today US Secretary of State Antony Blinken talks to the press following a North Atlantic Council Meeting at NATO's headquarters …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Israel’s UNRWA ban is another declaration of genocidal intent

Al Jazeera

Israel doesn’t attack UNRWA only for its memorialisation of the right of return, but because it helps to nourish, to educate, and to administer care to Palestinians. This strategy long pre-dated October 2023 – almost the entire population of Gaza was forced to depend on humanitarian aid under Israel’s siege and occupation, with an average of 500 aid trucks entering …

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Middle East latest: US won’t halt any weapons to Israel over Gaza humanitarian aid situation

Associated Press

Eight international aid groups said Tuesday that Israel has failed to meet U.S. demands for greater humanitarian access to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where hunger experts say the north may already be experiencing famine. Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ilze Brands Kehris told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that “the age group most represented in verified fatalities was children …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Aid groups say Israel misses U.S. deadline to boost humanitarian help for Gaza

The Hindu

Israel has failed to meet United States demands to allow greater humanitarian access to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where conditions are worse than at any point in the 13-month-old war, international aid organisations said on Tuesday. The Biden administration last month called on Israel to “surge” more food and other emergency aid into Gaza, giving it a 30-day deadline that …

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Israeli strikes kill 46 people in the Gaza Strip and 33 in Lebanon, medics say

Associated Press

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 46 people in the Gaza Strip in the past day, including 11 at a makeshift cafeteria in an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone, medics said. AP AUDIO: Israeli strikes hit Beirut suburbs and kill 31 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, medics say AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports Israeli strikes hit the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

US has not assessed Israel is violating law on Gaza aid, will not change policy despite humanitarian groups’ findings

CNN

Washington CNN — The Biden administration has not assessed that Israel is in violation of US law and will not change its policy at this time, a State Department spokesperson said Tuesday on the US-mandated 30-day deadline for the Netanyahu government to take specific steps to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza. The US statement comes in sharp contrast to …

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1 month, 1 week ago

US won't limit weapon sales after aid groups say Israel missed deadline to boost Gaza humanitarian aid

New Indian Express

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration says Israel has made good but limited progress in increasing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza, and it will not limit arms transfers to Israel as it had threatened to a month ago if the situation had not improved. However, international aid organisations say Israel has failed to meet US demands to allow greater humanitarian …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Despite 30-day Gaza aid ultimatum, US says support for Israel will proceed

Al Jazeera

US law prohibits military assistance to allies blocking humanitarian aid, but Washington says no assessment on Israel. The organisations – which include the Norwegian Refugee Council, Oxfam, Refugees International and Save the Children – accused Israel of taking “actions that dramatically worsened the situation on the ground, particularly in northern Gaza”. The Blinken-Austin warning had pressed Israel to ease the …

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Shenzhou XVIII Mission Ends with Successful Return to Earth

China Daily

The Shenzhou XVIII mission crew has successfully returned to Earth after completing a six-month mission onboard the Tiangong space station. The crew members safely landed their spacecraft in the Gobi Desert in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, where they were met by ground recovery personnel and medical professionals.

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Shenzhou XVIII Mission Ends with Successful Return to Earth

China Daily

The Shenzhou XVIII mission crew has successfully returned to Earth after completing a six-month mission onboard the Tiangong space station. The crew members safely landed their spacecraft in the Gobi Desert in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, where they were met by ground recovery personnel and medical professionals.

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The Cyprus-Gaza maritime aid corridor was a harmful publicity stunt

How Myanmar’s junta is suppressing information about a hunger crisis

Syria faces crisis and Gaza heads toward famine, World Food Program official says

Middle East latest: An Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital kills a teen in a wheelchair

Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Israel rejects the allegations

Amnesty International accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza, which Israel strongly denies

More aid workers have been killed in 2024 than in any other year, UN says

Middle East latest: ICC issues warrant for Israel’s Netanyahu as Gaza death toll soars past 44,000

How has the UNSC voted since the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza?

Sudanese gov't says open to settling armed conflict, ensuring aid delivery

Israel Strikes In The Heart Of Lebanon's Capital Near Parliament And Embassies

Middle East latest: Israel strikes in the heart of Lebanon’s capital

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds

Blinken calls for 'real and extended pauses' in Gaza to allow humanitarian aid as US deadline expires

Israel’s UNRWA ban is another declaration of genocidal intent

Middle East latest: US won’t halt any weapons to Israel over Gaza humanitarian aid situation

Aid groups say Israel misses U.S. deadline to boost humanitarian help for Gaza

Israeli strikes kill 46 people in the Gaza Strip and 33 in Lebanon, medics say

US has not assessed Israel is violating law on Gaza aid, will not change policy despite humanitarian groups’ findings

US won't limit weapon sales after aid groups say Israel missed deadline to boost Gaza humanitarian aid

Despite 30-day Gaza aid ultimatum, US says support for Israel will proceed

Shenzhou XVIII Mission Ends with Successful Return to Earth

Shenzhou XVIII Mission Ends with Successful Return to Earth