The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese said the sanctions recently imposed on her by the administration of US President Donald Trump will have serious…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Child in Gaza kisses aid worker’s hand before being fatally shot by Israeli forces – Middle East Monitor
A resigned US Army soldier who served at an aid distribution point in Gaza, affiliated with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), has shared a heartbreaking account of the final moments of a Palestinian boy known as…
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Trump’s envoy Witkoff heads to Israel for Gaza aid, ceasefire push
By Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-Mughrabi
JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff was expected to arrive in Israel on Thursday in a bid to salvage Gaza ceasefire talks and tackle a humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave,…
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Fires and destruction as missile attacks rattle Ukraine’s capital | Russia-Ukraine war News
Russia launched a barrage of missile and drone attacks on Kyiv, killing at least six people – including a six-year-old boy and his mother – and injuring 52, according to Ukrainian officials.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday that…
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Palestinian Authority intensifies political arrests in occupied West Bank – Middle East Monitor
“Lawyers for Justice” organisation in Palestine has announced a significant escalation in political arrests by the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the occupied West Bank.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the…
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Israeli media warns of “global political Tsunami” over Gaza genocide – Middle East Monitor
Israeli media outlets have unanimously warned on Tuesday of a global political tsunami is currently hitting Israel over its ongoing genocide of the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
“In light of the worsening…
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‘If the baby could speak, she would scream’: the risky measures to feed small babies in Gaza
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Charlotte Greenfield
GAZA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -In a makeshift tent on a Gazan beach, three-month-old Muntaha’s grandmother grinds up chickpeas into the tiniest granules she can to form a paste to feed the infant,…
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Mass displacement, hundreds killed as violence escalates in Kordofan – Middle East Monitor
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said that intensified fighting since the start of 2025 in the three states of Sudan’s Kordofan region has caused the deaths of hundreds of people, mass…
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South Korea breaks 117-year record with 22 ‘tropical nights’ in July | Climate Crisis News
At least 16 people have died from heat-related illnesses in South Korea this year, according to health authorities.
South Korea has shattered a 117-year record for the number of sweltering nights in July amid a scorching heatwave.
Temperatures in…
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Hamas refuses negotiations until humanitarian conditions in Gaza improve – Middle East Monitor
Hamas has informed mediators that it will not enter negotiations with Israel until the humanitarian situation in Gaza improves, according to two sources who spoke to the Jerusalem Post.
Meanwhile, Israel has…
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