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Israel passes laws to restrict the work of a UN agency that is a lifeline for Gaza
Israel’s parliament has passed two laws that severely restrict the U.N. agency responsible for distributing aid in Gaza9 minutes ago -
World - The Guardian
Unrwa condemns ‘outrageous’ law banning refugee agency from operating in Israel – Middle East crisis live
Israel passes two bills restricting agency’s activities and designating it a terror organisation in huge blow to humanitarian efforts in Gaza and the West Bank. The Israeli army told residents in ...27 minutes ago -
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Gaza aid fears as Israel bans UN Palestinian refugee agency
Israel passes two laws which Western governments fear could have devastating consequences for civilians in the Gaza Strip.29 minutes ago -
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Israel bans UNRWA, the U.N. relief agency for Palestinian refugees
Israel's parliament voted Monday to ban the operations of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, the main humanitarian aid agency operating in Gaza.42 minutes ago -
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Iran’s response to Israeli attack awaited as Tehran says it is ‘entitled’ to defend itself – live
Iranian army tells local media four soldiers killed ‘countering projectiles’ in Israel’s overnight attack. We’ve launched video footage of the blasts and light flashes in Tehran early today and ...2 days ago -
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Middle East crisis live: Israeli military says it is carrying out strikes on military targets in Iran
IDF spokesman says strikes are a response to ‘months of continuous attacks from the regime in Iran’, as blasts reported in Tehran and nearby city of Karaj. Lebanon’s health minister, Firass Abiad ...2 days ago -
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Israel’s plan to ban Unrwa from accessing Gaza marks new low in its relations with UN
US only nation likely to be able to persuade Netanyahu to drop plan condemned by 123 member states. Worsening relations between the United Nations and Israel appear to have reached a nadir with the ...3 days ago -
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Middle East crisis live: Israeli airstrike reported in south Beirut; Gaza is ‘dying’, aid group chief tells Paris conference
Lebanese state media report an Israeli strike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs; Doctors of the World official laments lack of action for people in Gaza. Warning sirens have again sounded in northern ...3 days ago -
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Middle East crisis live: child among four people killed in Israeli airstrike at hospital in south Beirut
Lebanese health ministry says more than 20 were wounded as spokesperson for hospital says entrance of hospital was hit. Israeli forces blew up homes and besieged schools and shelters for displaced ...October 21 -
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Middle East crisis live: explosions in Beirut after Israeli warning of imminent strikes
The IDF said it would focus on buildings belonging to a Hezbollah-run banking system. At least 42,603 Palestinian people have been killed and 99,795 injured in Israeli strikes on Gaza since 7 ...October 21 -
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Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu vows revenge on Iran proxies after drone attack on his house
Israeli prime minister says incident was an assassination attempt and the perpetrators will ‘pay a heavy price’. Here are some of the latest images coming in via the news wires:. Naval drills ...October 19 -
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Yahya Sinwar’s death raises ceasefire hopes and is a ‘moment of justice’ says Biden – Middle East crisis live
US president tells Netanyahu ‘let’s make this moment an opportunity to seek a path to peace, a better future in Gaza without Hamas’. At least 28 people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a ...October 18 -
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Middle East crisis live: Israel hails Yahya Sinwar’s death as ‘beginning of the end’ as US signals push for ceasefire and hostage return
Israeli PM says 'task before us is not yet complete’; US president, VP and senior leaders say killing must be opportunity to end Gaza war. Israel says Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar is dead: what we ...October 17 -
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Middle East crisis live: essential supplies ‘running out’ in Gaza, says UN leader; WHO warns of cholera risk in Lebanon
Emergency meeting of UN security council hears that no food entered northern Gaza between 2 and 15 October; cholera case confirmed in Lebanon. Aid has arrived in northern Gaza for the first time ...October 16 -
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Middle East crisis live: US warns Israel it will withhold arms funding if Gaza aid doesn’t improve
US state department confirms reports that secretary of state and defense secretary warned Israel . See all our Middle East coverage here Israeli military strikes killed at least 40 ...October 15 -
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Middle East crisis live: Israeli attacks on UN forces in Lebanon must stop, say UK, Italy, France and Germany
Benjamin Netanyahu claims Israeli military did its utmost to avoid harming Unifil personnel while striking Hezbollah fighters. More now on the Hezbollah strike on an IDF training base we reported ...October 14