Nicholas Torbet, Middle East director at The HALO Trust, says the scale of unexploded ordnance in Gaza is remarkable
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Bombs left behind in Gaza present significant challenge
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Egyptian committee in Gaza receives heavy equipment for humanitarian missions – Middle East Monitor
The Egyptian committee operating in Gaza announced that it has received heavy machinery and equipment to help clear roads blocked by debris from destroyed buildings and to carry out humanitarian missions.
On Saturday,…
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At least 3 killed in new Israeli strikes across Lebanon amid ceasefire violations
At least three people have been killed as a result of Israeli strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon, according to the country’s Ministry of Public Health, despite a ceasefire agreement that took effect almost a year…
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Hamas agrees to appoint Amjad Al-Shawa to head technocratic committee in Gaza – Middle East Monitor
The Israeli Channel Kan reported that Hamas has agreed to appoint Amjad Al-Shawa as head of the technocratic committee in Gaza, which will take charge of running the Strip the day after the war ends.
Amjad Al-Shawa is…
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Iran urges reform for a just, representative United Nations
Speaking at a ceremony on Monday at the Foreign Ministry’s Institute for Political and International Studies, Esmaeil Baghaei said that the current state of global affairs reflects the failure of certain powers to uphold the UN Charter’s…
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Quds Brigades IED disables Israeli military vehicle in Jenin
The military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), al-Quds Brigades, announced on Monday that its fighters detonated a “Tofan” improvised explosive device overnight, targeting an Israeli military reinforcement column operating in the…
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Former Reformist President Khatami Criticizes Iran’s Development Policies, Citing Tourism Gap With Turkey
Speaking during a visit to central Iranian city of Yazd, Khatami compared Iran’s economic progress with that of Turkey, noting that “Turkey earns more from tourism than Iran does from its entire oil industry,” despite Iran’s greater…
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Israeli forces kill Palestinian youth, injure minor amid raids across occupied West Bank
Israeli forces have shot dead a young Palestinian man and wounded a teenager in separate raids across the occupied West Bank, as the regime’s ongoing assaults on civilians continue despite a fragile ceasefire in…
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Arab League SG exposes secret US deal shielding Israel nukes
In a televised interview with Egypt’s Sada El-Balad channel, Aboul Gheit explained that “the agreement stipulates that Israel pledges never to speak, no matter how many centuries pass, about its nuclear arsenal, while America, in turn,…
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Deadly violence in Cameroon ahead of presidential election results | Elections
NewsFeed Deadly clashes have broken out in Cameroon after opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma declared victory in an election yet to publish results. Tchiroma urged his supporters onto the streets to demand President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest…
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