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Nearly 70% of Gaza war dead are women and children, UN says
A UN agency verified victims from a six-month period and said it found international law violations.Top stories - BBC News - November 8 -
Nearly 70% of deaths in Gaza were women and children, UN says
Israel is rejecting a new United Nations report on the early months of the war in Gaza that says 70% of those killed were women and children. Meanwhile, Israel is warning its citizens to avoid ...Top stories - NBC News - November 11 -
‘Almost unparalleled suffering’ in Gaza as UN says nearly 70% of those killed are women and children
Head of the Norwegian Refugee Council calls for peace process to begin as new figures reveal civilians have borne the brunt of the war. Nearly 70% of the people killed in the war in Gaza are women ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
Close to 70 percent of Gaza war fatalities children, women: UN Human Rights Office
Nearly 7 out of 10 deaths in Gaza amid the yearlong war in the region were women and children, the United Nations said in a sprawling report Friday that faulted Israel for a devastating attack on ...Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
Gaza food production ‘decimated’ with 70% of farmland hit, UN finds
Israeli attacks have destroyed huge areas of land used for crops, with 90% of cattle killed, analysis shows . More than 90% of cattle have died and about 70% of land for crops in Gaza has been ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Palestinian officials say an Israeli strike in northern Gaza killed 34, mostly women and children
Palestinian officials say an Israeli strike in northern Gaza killed 34, mostly women and childrenWorld - ABC News - October 29 -
UN says gangs looted aid trucks in Gaza
United Nations agencies confirm gangs violently looted dozens of aid trucks in Gaza. And speaking from Beirut Tuesday, where meetings were taking place regarding a possible cease-fire in the ...Top stories - CBS News - November 19 -
Haiti sees a rise in killings and police executions with children targeted, UN says
U.N. officials say more than 1,740 people were killed or injured in Haiti from July to September, a nearly 30% increase over the previous trimesterWorld - ABC News - October 30 -
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Children brought from Gaza to heal from war wounds become caught in another war, in Lebanon
Seven-year-old Halima Abou Yassine was brought to Lebanon from Gaza for treatment after an Israeli strike left her near death with a gaping wound in her skullHealth - ABC News - November 13 -
Children brought from Gaza to heal from war wounds become caught in another war, in Lebanon
Seven-year-old Halima Abou Yassine was brought to Lebanon from Gaza for treatment after an Israeli strike left her near death with a gaping wound in her skullWorld - ABC News - November 13 -
Strike on Gaza Hospital Destroys UN Supplies, Palestinian Officials Say
Israeli troops had withdrawn from Kamal Adwan Hospital after arresting most of the medical staff. The Israeli military said it was “unaware of a strike” there.World - The New York Times - October 31 -
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Vaccination centre and aid official’s car bombarded in Gaza, says UN
Unicef director says three children injured after polio clinic came under fire despite promised humanitarian pause. . A polio vaccination centre and the car of UN aid official involved in this ...World - The Guardian - November 3 -
Northern Gaza trapped in catastrophic humanitarian situation, UN report says
Most United Nations efforts to deliver aid to the area in November were obstructed, except for a single World Food Program mission, according to OCHA.Top stories - ABC News - 2 days ago -
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Middle East crisis live: US concerned by ‘horrifying’ Israeli airstrike that killed at least 93 civilians, including 20 children, in Gaza
US spokesperson says officials are asking Israel what happened, expressing ‘deep concern’ over loss of civilian lives. Al Jazeera has spoken with the director-general of the Gaza government’s media ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
Looters Strip Aid From About 100 Trucks in Gaza, U.N. Agency Says
UNRWA, the main U.N. agency aiding Palestinians, said its drivers were forced at gunpoint to unload supplies in what it called one of the worst such incidents of the war.World - The New York Times - November 19 -
Dozens killed as Israeli strikes destroy home, Gaza officials say
Gaza’s civil defence agency says 25 people killed, including 13 children, as Israel continues attacks in north of territory. Israeli warplanes carried out more strikes in northern Gaza on Sunday, ...World - The Guardian - November 10 -
Gaza medical officials say 2 Israeli airstrikes killed at least 14 Palestinians, including 2 children and a woman
Gaza medical officials say 2 Israeli airstrikes killed at least 14 Palestinians, including 2 children and a womanWorld - ABC News - November 12 -
Middle East latest: Israel strikes in the heart of Lebanon's capital near parliament and embassies
Israeli airstrikes targeted a neighborhood in the heart of Lebanon’s capital, slamming into an area of Beirut near the Parliament, several embassies and the U.N. headquartersWorld - ABC News - November 18 -
Middle East crisis live: North Gaza situation ‘apocalyptic’ with whole population at risk of ‘imminent death’, say UN chiefs
‘The entire Palestinian population in North Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence’. The Israel Defence Force has shared pictures of Nazi memorabilia it says it found ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
Almost 100 Gaza food aid lorries violently looted, UN agency says
Drivers in Saturday's convoy were forced at gunpoint to unload their food supplies, according to Unrwa.Top stories - BBC News - November 18 -
Virtually no aid has reached besieged north Gaza in 40 days, UN says
The UN says bakeries and kitchens have shut down due to limited supplies in the region.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
Women raped in war-hit Sudan die by suicide, activists say
Several women raped by paramilitary fighters in Gezira state have taken their own lives, activists say.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
War in Sudan has displaced over 14 million, or about 30% of the population, UN says
The International Organization for Migration says the war in Sudan has displaced more than 14 million people, or about 30% of the population, since it broke out over a year agoWorld - ABC News - October 29 -
UK says it voted against UN nuclear war panel because consequences already known
Foreign Office argues scientific study into modern effects of nuclear war not needed . The UK was one of three countries to vote against creating a UN scientific panel on the effects of nuclear war ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
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Middle East crisis live: France sees ‘window’ to end wars in Gaza and Lebanon after Trump victory
France’s foreign minister cites Donald Trump’s desire to see end of ‘Middle East’s endless wars’. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said the presidential election result in the US is a ...World - The Guardian - November 7 -
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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 GazaWorld - ABC News - October 29 -
Death toll in Gaza from Israel-Hamas war passes 44,000, Palestinian officials say
Palestinian health officials say the death toll in the Gaza Strip from the 13-month-old war between Israel and Hamas has surpassed 44,000World - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Gaza Health Ministry says Palestinian death toll from Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 44,000
Gaza Health Ministry says Palestinian death toll from Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 44,000World - ABC News - 5 days ago -
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Severe drought puts nearly half a million children at risk in Amazon – report
Warming climate has caused rivers used for transport to dry up, leaving children with little food, water or school access, says Unicef. Two years of severe drought in the Amazon rainforest have ...World - The Guardian - November 7 -
Star Wars Black Series Helmets Are $70 Or Less For Black Friday
Amazon is slashing prices on several Star Wars: The Black Series Helmets for Black Friday , including several Stormtrooper models and the iconic Luke Skywalker Battle Helmet. These are now ...Tech - GameSpot - 12 hours ago