U.N. to Pull International Workers From Gaza Amid Israeli Strikes

The United Nations is withdrawing about one-third of its international work force in Gaza, with the reduction coming after an Israeli tank shell hit a U.N. compound.

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U.N. to cut staff numbers in Gaza as Israeli strikes escalate

The United Nations said Monday it will reduce international staff numbers in Gaza by about a third after Israeli strikes in the enclave that killed hundreds.
NBC News - 12h
U.N. staffer killed and 5 others wounded in a strike in the Gaza Strip

An international United Nations staffer was killed and five others were wounded in a strike on a U.N. guesthouse in the Gaza Strip, a U.N. official said.
NBC News - 6d
U.N. report accuses Israeli forces of "genocidal acts," sexual violence

Israel has railed against a U.N. commission accusing its troops of sexual violence in Gaza as an "anti-Semitic, rotten, terrorist-supporting" body.
CBS News - Mar. 13
UN says worker killed in Gaza as Israeli air strikes resume

Israel's military denies attacking the Deir al-Balah compound, after the Hamas-run health ministry blamed an Israeli strike.
BBC News - 6d
Israelis Take to Streets a Day After Gaza Strikes

Israeli protests are converging over the war in Gaza and domestic politics amid concerns about a government push to reduce the power of state watchdogs.
The New York Times - 6d
Israeli strikes kill 14 in Gaza in one day as negotiators work to uphold fragile ceasefire

Israeli military strikes killed at least 14 people in 24 hours, the Gaza Health Ministry said, as international negotiators engage in talks to reinforce the fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel.
NBC News - Mar. 16
Deadly Israeli strikes in Gaza and Lebanon amid calls for halt to ‘endless war’

Hamas leader in Khan Younis among 19 dead from Gaza bombing, while Iran-backed rebels in Yemen fire missile at Israel. Israeli strikes across southern Gaza killed at least 19 people overnight into ...
The Guardian - 2d
Israel Resumes Attacks in Gaza After Stalled Cease-Fire Talks With Hamas

While the Israeli government has stopped short of a ground invasion for now, its new strikes in Gaza seem to be an effort to force concessions from Hamas.
The New York Times - 6d
Israel accused of genocidal acts and sexual violence in Gaza by U.N. experts

United Nations-backed human rights experts accused Israel of the use of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based violence in its war with Hamas in Gaza.
NBC News - Mar. 14

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